There's hope in Florida, with the state's 7 FBS teams off to a combined 11

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — It’s early. A lot will happen over the next three months of college football. Nobody is guaranteed anything.

That said, hope reigns all across Florida.

No. 5 Miami , No. 10 Florida State and No. 18 South Florida are all in the AP Top 25. Those three teams are 2-0, as is UCF. The state’s seven FBS teams — those four plus Florida Atlantic, FIU and previously ranked Florida — are a combined 11-3. That ties the best start in the 21-year era of the state having this many FBS schools.

What does it mean? Maybe nothing. But it’s a good start.

“In modern-day college football, it’s really, really hard to do what these guys are doing right now, which is not listening to anybody outside of our building, trusting their inner circle, believing in their inner circle,