Miami opened the season against Notre Dame and jumped out to a 21-7 lead midway through the third quarter. As the Hurricanes tried to put the game away, they surrendered 17 more points, allowing the Fighting Irish to tie the game at 24 before UM won on a late Carter Davis field goal.

Fast forward to Saturday. The Hurricanes dominated rival FSU for three quarters, building an insurmountable 28-3 lead. But the Seminoles made things interesting late, scoring 19 points to make the final score of 28-22 look more respectable.

“I would say three quarters of dominant football and one quarter that wasn’t up to the standard,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said Monday. “Looking back and reflecting on it and analyzing it, we called it to win. We called it to be able to extend our lead. And up 28-3 w

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