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Updated · Fox News · Sep 11
No. 7 Miami Crushes Florida A&M 77-7, Prompting Shortened Fourth Quarter
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 11

No. 7 Miami Crushes Florida A&M 77-7, Prompting Shortened Fourth Quarter

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 11

Summary

  • Miami led 14-0 within five minutes and finished a 77-7 rout so lopsided that both coaches agreed before the fourth quarter to shorten the game.
  • 856 total yards powered the blowout: the Hurricanes scored on all seven first-half possessions, added four more touchdowns in the third quarter and topped 400 rushing yards.
  • Darian Mensah threw 3 touchdown passes with just 1 incompletion, while Miami's backup completed all 8 throws for 3 more scores as Florida A&M barely cleared 100 yards.
  • The mismatch underscored the widening FBS-FCS talent gap, with Florida A&M taking the payday for its athletic department despite a nationally embarrassing result.

Insights

Miami set records with 856 yards, but does obliterating a heavily outmatched FCS opponent actually prove they are legitimate national contenders?
With a massive $760,000 payout for a 77-7 beating, are lopsided FBS-FCS matchups essentially trading player safety for athletic department survival?
As NIL and the transfer portal widen the talent gap, will college football eventually be forced to ban these extreme mismatch guarantee games?