Miami, even after beating Florida State, insists there's still plenty of room to improve

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — When the Miami-Florida State game was over, defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. sat on the Hurricanes' bench with a blank stare on his face. Quarterback Carson Beck talked about how the team needs to get better. And coach Mario Cristobal was even more succinct.

“We've got a long way to go,” Cristobal said.

All of that, it should be noted, came after a Miami win — in a rivalry game, no less.

For the second time this season, the second-ranked Hurricanes (5-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) are heading into a bye week after beating a rival — first Florida, now Florida State — and insisting that they have much to improve upon. It's a far cry from what happened when Miami tasted some success in recent seasons, with the inevitable “Is ‘The U’ back?” question being aske