Van Dyke seeking to be 5th UM QB in row to top FSU

The Hurricanes, led by QB Tyler Van Dyke, travel to Tallahassee to face the rival Seminoles in a game always entertaining and intense.

Last year at Hard Rock Stadium, it was Miami quarterback D’Eriq King helping to put the biggest Hurricanes whupping on the Seminoles (52-10) since the fierce rivalry began in 1951.

In 2019, it was quarterback Jarren Williams leading Miami to a 27-10 win over FSU in Tallahassee — the night before former Seminoles coach Willie Taggart was fired.

In 2018, it was N’Kosi Perry leading UM back with three straight second-half touchdowns to seal a 28-27 win at home.

And in 2017, it was UM’s Malik Rosier who helped snap FSU’s sevenyear win streak over UM with a 23-yard completion to Darrell Langham with six seconds left at Doak Campbell Stadium for a 24-20 Canes victory.

Make way for secondyear freshman Tyler Van Dyke, who at 3:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) will attempt to become the fifth different Miami quarterback in five years to lead the Hurricanes (5-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) over the Seminoles (3-6, 2-4).

“Looking back on the history of it, that’s why I came here,” Van Dyke said this week. “That’s why a lot of people are here. It’s a great rivalry game. We’re definitely preparing like we haven’t before — working harder, preparing even better than we were the last couple weeks. We’re really excited.”

MALIK ROSIER

And to bring the attempt at a five-year UM streak full circle, Rosier, the ‘17 winner who began it all, has been meeting with Van Dyke every Wednesday night through FaceTime to go over practice and game film, share tips and help him with the nuances of each challenge. Rosier, who graduated from UM in 2019, is now based in Orlando as a quarterbacks coach for the Mobile, Alabama-based