No. 15 Miami vs. N.C. State

When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

TV: ESPN

Coaches: UM’s Mario Cristobal 29-18 (91-78 overall), N.C. State’s Dave Doeren 92-69 (115-73 overall)

Line: Miami is favored by 16.5 points

Weather: 81 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain.

Quick slant: The Hurricanes climbed up to No. 15 in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings . They will look to build momentum against N.C. State, which is coming off a bye.

About No. 15 Miami (7-2, 3-2 ACC): Miami has started slowly in several games recently, and it needs to avoid falling into that trap this week. Against a poor Syracuse defense last week, the Hurricanes needed about 27 minutes of game time to score.

About N.C. State (5-4, 2-3 ACC): The Wolfpack have been g

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