Miami rallies past Florida State in OT

? New season, new conference, same result.

Frank Gore’s 18-yard touchdown run in overtime gave No. 5 Miami a 16-10 victory over No. 4 Florida State on Friday night.

The Hurricanes, playing their first game as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, extended their winning streak over the Seminoles to six games.

“Are all the games like this in the ACC?” Miami coach Larry Coker said. “I may not like this league.”

The Hurricanes, who used to be in the Big East, won this one with defense.

The Seminoles’ offense did little during regulation and even less in overtime. After a holding call put Florida State in a first-and-20, Antrel Rolle sniffed out a screen pass for an eight-yard loss. Chris Rix connected with Craphonso Thorpe for a 15-yard gain on second down, but Rix fumbled on third down and Miami’s Thomas Carroll recovered.

Gore scored on Miami’s second play.

“We never got tired; we were hungry all the way to the end,” Coker said. “It’s a monumental experience, a game you’ll remember for the rest of your life. It was just a great finish, a great finish.”

The game originally was scheduled to be played Monday but was postponed four days because of Hurricane Frances. A grandson and a former son-in-law of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden were killed Sunday when their car was hit a by a utility truck that was helping to restore power outages caused by the hurricane.

Miami (1-0) scored 16 straight points in the fourth quarter after Florida State (0-1) took a 10-0 lead by capitalizing on two turnovers.

Miami also had help from a missed field goal — something that has defined this rivalry.

Florida State’s Xavier Beitia had a 34-yarder blocked with 3:58 to play. The kick would have sealed a victory for the Seminoles. Instead, it gave Miami the ball back with a chance to tie the game.

“We had our chance to put them away and we didn’t,” Bowden said. “They had a chance to put us away and they did.”

Brock Berlin drove the Hurricanes 80 yards in five plays and 52 seconds. He connected with Sinorice Moss for a 30-yard touchdown with 30 seconds to play, and the extra point tied the game at 10.

After Miami tied the game, the Seminoles took a few shots deep, but the game went to overtime.

It was the third meeting in less than 11 months for the in-state rivals. And just like the last two, the embattled Rix did little to help Florida State.

He threw two interceptions and fumbled twice, including the crucial one in overtime. He finished 12-of-28 for 108 yards — and Bowden hinted that he might make a change.

“It wasn’t good, it wasn’t the performance I expected,” Bowden said. “But you don’t want to blame it on (Rix). It’s going to fall on the responsibility of the coaching staff to do the right thing in regards to his play tonight.”

Florida State couldn’t run the ball, either, gaining just 57 yards — the lowest in the series since 1994.