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The Florida State Seminoles travel to Gainesville to face the Florida Gators in one of college football’s premier in-state rivalries. While the stakes may be different than last year’s 31-11 Florida blowout, both teams still have plenty to play for in this Week 14 showdown. Florida State (5-6, 3-5 ACC) needs one more win to become bowl eligible. They’ve dropped six of their last eight but still have enough offensive firepower to pull off a road win. Coach Mike Norvell was officially retained for another season, signaling program stability during a tough stretch. Florida (3-8, 2-6 SEC) is playing for pride after a disappointing season. A win would hand Florida State its seventh loss and cap a miserable campaign for

LSU steps outside Baton Rouge for the first time this season as the LSU Tigers face the Drake Bulldogs on Friday night in the Emerald Coast Classic at Raider Arena in Destin, Fla. The Tigers sit at 5-0 after another explosive offensive outing, while Drake enters at 4-2, gearing up for its first matchup of the season against a power-conference opponent. LSU’s 99-73 win over Omaha last Friday extended its streak of scoring 90-plus points in every game this season, a testament to the aggressive, early-attack offense Matt McMahon has emphasized. Max Mackinnon snapped the team’s brief shooting slump by hitting six threes, confirming McMahon’s belief that the Tigers are a better perimeter team than recent percentages suggested. Despite the

The North Carolina Tar Heels close a disappointing first season under head coach Bill Belichick with a rivalry game against the NC State Wolfpack on Saturday night in Raleigh. While NC State is bowl eligible at 6-5 (3-4 ACC), UNC enters at 4-7 (2-5) and will finish below .500, win or lose. This marks Belichick’s first year in the college game after decades in the NFL, and though the Tar Heels failed to meet expectations, a rivalry win to end the year would provide momentum heading into the offseason. NC State has won four straight in the series, and head coach Dave Doeren will aim to make it five while improving to 9-4 all-time against the Tar Heels. Expect aggressive

The third-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational features the Georgetown Hoyas and Miami Hurricanes on Friday evening in Kissimmee, Fla. Both teams dropped their opening matchups Thursday, but each showed flashes that should make this neutral-site meeting a compelling contrast in tempo, perimeter scoring and defensive pressure. Miami enters 5-2 after falling 72-62 to BYU, while Georgetown is 5-1 following an 84-79 overtime loss to Dayton. Miami held a 33-29 halftime lead Thursday before BYU’s Keba Keita took over, blocking seven shots — six in the second half — and altering the Hurricanes’ offensive rhythm. Miami coach Jai Lucas acknowledged the large impact shot-blocking had in shifting momentum, as the Cougars used a 10-0 run fueled by rim protection