Miami (FL) football declared themselves “state champions” after taking down Florida State Saturday . With the exception of Notre Dame, every 2025 Hurricanes victory was against a Florida representative.

Except the road win for Mario Cristobal and company comes with concerns on the side of the top five program.

Miami remains No. 2 in the country per the latest AP Top 25. Although they've surfaced as the No. 1 per CBS Sports' College Football Power Rankings.

Yet the Hurricanes faced trouble routing the Seminoles in the end after a fast start. FSU managed to expose some flaws on the side of the ‘Canes moving forward. The kind Miami must fix before facing a similar scenario in 2024: Start fast but stumble in the end.

Hurricanes still lacking consistent offensive explosion

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