The University of Miami’s social media team is already in midseason form when it comes to trolling rivals.
Florida State University’s game on Monday against SMU was compromised by a power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. The two squads had to play in unusual conditions, such as reduced lighting, no scoreboards, and, most significantly, compromised coach-to-player communication.
Players and coaches had to go old-school with signals replacing in-helmet audio and no iPads available on the sidelines.
Miami took the opportunity to tout that the Hurricanes’ home venue, Hard Rock Stadium, actually has working electricity sufficient to host a college football game.
“The lights are ON at our house,” the caption read. “See YOU at Hard Rock on Thursday.”
The lights are ON at our house 😉
— Miami Hurricanes (@MiamiHurricanes) September 8, 2026
See YOU at Hard Rock on Thursday 🙌 pic.twitter.com/DRElnDpKWU
On top of rival Hurricanes dunking on them on social media, the Seminoles also lost the actual football matchup to the Mustangs 27-24. Florida State benefited from four SMU turnovers but still succumbed to a go-ahead field goal with under 30 seconds left.
The “ACC Huddle” crew pointed out before the game that SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings would have an advantage amid the game’s unusual circumstances, given that he already had three years of experience under head coach Rhett Lashlee. That proved to be the case, as Jennings was unafraid to let it fly without the assistance of helmet audio. He went 26/34 for 430 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
Jennings outperformed counterpart Ashton Daniels, who was only playing his second game in a Seminoles uniform. The Florida State QB went 12/25 for 125 yards and a touchdown.
