The No. 2 Miami Hurricanes (5-0, 1-0 ACC) host the Louisville Cardinals (4-1, 1-1 ACC) on Friday night at Hard Rock Stadium as they look to stay undefeated.
Kickoff from Hard Rock Stadium is set for 7 p.m.
Follow along throughout the game for score updates, thoughts, commentary and analysis.
No surprises with availability report
Everything is essentially status quo for the Hurricanes.
They have seven players listed as out but none were expected to be contributors.
The group: Defensive lineman Hayden Lowe, linebacker Bobby Washington Jr., wide receiver Chance Robinson, tight ends Dylan Reiman and Jackson Carver, and offensive linemen Ralph Scorggins and Demetrius Campbell.
Louisville has eight players listed as out: linebacker Stanquan Clark, quarterback Travis Egan, running backs Duke Watson, Jamarice Wilder and Shammai Gates, and offensive linemen Naeer Jackson, Mak Pounders and Tyler Folmar.
Also, Cardinals defensive lineman Micah Carter is a game-time decision.
Miami Hurricanes schedule
▪ Week 1: Miami 27, Notre Dame 24 — Carson Beck threw two touchdowns in his UM debut and Carter Davis hit a go-ahead 47-yard field goal with 1:04 left to play as the Hurricanes upset the Fighting Irish.
▪ Week 2: Miami 45, Bethune-Cookman 3 — The Hurricanes scored on all but one possession and had their starters out of the game midway through the third quarter as Miami routed the FCS-level Wildcats.
▪ Week 3: Miami 49, USF 12 — Carson Beck threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns (with two interceptions) and ran for a fourth, Mark Fletcher Jr. had two rushing touchdowns of his own and the defense held USF out of the end zone until the fourth quarter of a rout.
▪ Week 4: Miami 26, Florida 7 — sloppy play from the Hurricanes’ offense and a strong push from the Gators’ defense kept it close early, but a stout UM defense never allowed Florida to gain momentum and the run game sealed things late as Miami finished non-conference play with a perfect record.
▪ Week 5: Bye
▪ Week 6: Miami 28, Florida State 22 — Carson Beck threw for four touchdowns, two each to CJ Daniels and Malachi Toney, and the defense was solid for three quarters before the Seminoles scored 19 unanswered points in the fourth quarters to make the final score closer than the game appeared most of the night.
▪ Week 7: Bye
▪ Week 8: Louisville, tonight
▪ Week 9; Stanford, Oct. 25, Hard Rock Stadium, 7 p.m., ESPN
▪ Week 10: at SMU, Nov. 1, Gerald J. Ford Stadium, time and TV TBA
▪ Week 11: Syracuse, Nov. 8, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA
▪ Week 12: N.C. State, Nov. 15, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA
▪ Week 13: at Virginia Tech, Nov. 22, Lane Stadium, time and TV TBA
▪ Week 14: at Pittsburgh, Nov. 29, Acrisure Stadium, time and TV TBA
Pregame Miami Hurricanes reading
Need to catch up before kickoff? Here are the highlights of the Miami Herald’s coverage over the past few days.
‘The time is now:’ Miami Hurricanes know their potential as they host Louisville
As Hurricanes’ strong start continues, they want the past to guide their future
Jakobe Thomas’ ‘better feel for the defense’ making him a threat in Miami’s secondary
Both byes behind them, everything ahead of them: Hurricanes ready to make push
The Miami Hurricanes’ Rueben Bain Jr. hears the praise. How he’s blocking it out
Trying to stop Hurricanes’ multifaceted offense? ‘I don’t think you can,’ they say
Jordan McPherson
Miami Herald
Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Panthers for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.
