Miami, FSU primed for first top-20 matchup in 12 years

For the better part of 25 years, there was a college football truth you could mark on your calendar every year. Florida State and Miami would face off in either South Florida or Tallahassee, and the game would have massive stakes.

From 1981 to 2006, the Hurricanes and Seminoles faced each other 27 times (including a postseason Orange Bowl matchup). In 23 of those games, both teams were ranked — in fact, all 23 times, both teams were in the top 20.

In the last 18 matchups since then, both teams have been ranked just three times. Only once, in 2013, were both teams in the top 20.

But on Saturday, fans across the state will get a taste of the old days as No. 3 Miami (4-0) travels north to play No. 18 Florida State (3-1, 0-1 ACC) at Doak Campbell Stadium — the site of many classic matc