Time for showdown

Will UM end FSU streak?

TALLAHASSEE — Braxton Berrios grew up in North Carolina, where more often than not, it’s college basketball — not football — that reigns supreme.

That doesn’t mean he wasn’t paying attention to the annual rivalry showdown between Miami and Florida State, two of the most recognizable teams in college football, especially since he grew up a Hurricanes fan.

The fact that Miami has lost seven in a row to Florida State — including three games while he’s worn Miami’s orange and green — irks Berrios, deeply.

And so, with the 13th-ranked Hurricanes preparing to once again take the field against the Seminoles on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, the senior receiver didn’t mince words when talking about the matchup and Miami’s need to, somehow, find a way to snap that maddening losing streak.

“It’s a great rivalry. Everybody knows that. We say it’s the best rivalry in football. Ohio State and Michigan say it’s the second-best rivalry in football, so take it as you wish,” Berrios said. “But it’s inexcusable to have lost to them seven straight times. Especially the ways we’ve lost and how close most of the games have been. At least when I was here, we’ve led in every single fourth quarter, and so in one word it’s inexcusable.”

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