The Hurricanes are ranked fifth in the AP poll, but they are not the talk of the college football nation. Even No. 10 Florida State, which took down Alabama in Week 1 and already matched its 2024 win total, is not the darling of the state that has garnered glowing features in national publications.

No, the biggest story in Florida college football — and around the country — is No. 18 USF, which upset 2024 playoff qualifier Boise State and a then-top 15 Florida squad in the season’s first two weeks, earning a spot in the AP poll for the first time since 2018.

The Bulls, 17 1/2-point underdogs, are trying to make it three straight upsets in a row. The Hurricanes are hoping to put an end to the Cinderella run when the two teams face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium

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