The No. 7 Miami Hurricanes showed some mercy to the FAMU Rattlers after overwhelming them throughout the course of the 77-7 blowout win on Thursday night. Miami has high expectations this season following their remarkable tournament run in the 2025 campaign.

Miami had 856 yards and 42 first downs in a 77-7 onslaught of Florida A&M in its home opener Thursday night.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — No. 7 Miami set a school record for yards and tied the mark for points in a game, with quarterbacks Darian Mensah and Luke Nickel each throwing three touchdown passes in a 77-7 victory over lower-division Florida A&M on Thursday night.

The No. 7 Miami Hurricanes dominated the FCS-level Florida A&M Rattlers 77-7 on Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium in UM’s home opener. The Hurricanes (2-0) were up 21-0 after the first quarter, 49-0 at halftime and had the majority of the starters out of the game by the time the second half began... and even then kept scoring.

King tides usually last around 3 hours, according to the City of Miami Beach, and typically occur during September, October and November. King tides may prompt "sunny day flooding," which occurs when "streets, roads, and sidewalks" become temporarily flooded, "even when it is not raining."

Wide receiver Malachi Toney and quarterback Darian Mensah have rewritten Miami's record book in their first game as teammates.

Miami used Florida State's power outage as an opportunity to troll their in-state rival.

Florida State's home matchup against SMU was delayed due to a power outage in its stadium, and Miami took advantage to troll its rival.