MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Barring some bowl or playoff matchup, there likely won't be another Miami vs. Florida game again for many years.

That means the Hurricanes will have bragging rights for a long time — after a defensive performance that rendered Florida as inept as it has been at moving the ball in more than a quarter-century.

Mark Fletcher Jr. rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, Marty Brown rushed for a pair of scores and No. 4 Miami struggled at times before beating Florida 26-7 on Saturday night.

Brown had a 2-yard rush to cap the first drive of the game for Miami (4-0), then had a 1-yard plunge with 4:08 left to seal what became the Hurricanes' ninth win over the Gators in the teams' last 11 meetings. Fletcher scored from 1 yard out with 1:57 left.

“We've come miles, but

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