No. 3 Miami Hurricanes rally, hold off Florida State Seminoles for double OT win

Miami Herald · Jordan McPherson · 2026-10-18 02:57 UTC

The Miami Hurricanes beat the Florida State Seminoles in double overtime to remain undefeated. Darian Mensah, Malachi Toney and the defense led the way.

The old adages about rivalry games rang true on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium.

The No. 3 Miami Hurricanes came into the game undefeated and riding high. The Florida State Seminoles came to South Florida still looking for answers and hoping to salvage what is already looking like a lost season halfway through their campaign.

And yet here the Hurricanes were, trailing their in-state rival entering the fourth quarter in a game that eventually needed more than four quarters to complete.

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