No. 3 Miami hosts Florida State as a 3-touchdown favorite in Saturday night rivalry game

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Florida State is sputtering, and Miami is undefeated. Florida State s coach is embattled amid endless speculation about his job security, and Miami s coach quietly got a contract extension a few months ago. Florida State has one of the nation s worst records over the last three years, and Miami has one of the best in that span. The programs are headed in opposite directions. None of that will matter when the rivalry resumes this weekend. There likely isn t much that Miami coach Mario Cristobal and Florida State coach Mike Norvell agree on, other than their belief that this game — Miami vs. Florida State — is as good as college football gets. The third-ranked Hurricanes (5-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) play host to the unranked Seminoles (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday night, with Miami a three-touchdown favorite. “For Miami and for me personally, Cristobal said, it’s always been the greatest rivalry in sports.” “It s a big week,” Norvell said. “Th