FAU at Miami, 8 p. m.

Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens TV: ESPNU

Weather: 84 degrees, wind: 6 mph to south, 10 percent chance of rain, 65 percent humidity.

Online: SunSentinel. com/ sports/ um- hurricanes, SunSentinel. com/ sports/ fau- owls Twitter: @ dkurtenbach, # TheU, # FAU

Quick Slant: Today marks the first- ever matchup between the two South Florida programs. Miami, with ACC championship aspirations, is eyeing an emphatic win to start the season. A FAU win would inarguably be the greatest in program history.

AboutUM: TheHurricanes start the season outside of the top 25, but expectations are high for the ’ Canes in2013.

About FAU: The Owls enter the second season of the Carl Pelini era looking to build off a 3- 9 season. .

WhatToWatch:

1. BothFAUand Miami are looking for vast year- to- year improvement from their defensive line. FAU had only 12 sacks last season ( 118th nationally), but Miami was only one better with13 ( 115th nationally).

2. FAUis one of five teams in the nation who will enter the 2013 season without a quarterback who played the season before. FAUis not going tonamea starting quarterback ahead of kickoff.

3. Morris ended the 2012 season on a hot streak. Morris threwfor11touchdownsin his final fourgamesof2012and entering his senior season, he’s carrying a streak of 139 pass attempts without an interception.