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Florida college FB wrapup: Gators crush FSU, hire coach, Miami rolls

2025-11-30 19:07
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The Gators snap a four-game losing streak by beating rival Florida State, then hire Jon Sumrall as head coach on Sunday; Miami's CFP case grows.

Florida college FB wrapup: Gators crush FSU, hire coach, Miami rollsStory byTim Walters, Jacksonville Florida Times-UnionSun, November 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM UTC·1 min read

The Gators handle the Seminoles, then hire a head coach. And we’ll be watching how the CFP committee handles Miami and Notre Dame.

Here's the USA Today Florida Sports Network state college football weekend wrapup.

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Florida 40, FSU 21

The Florida Gators ended their season on a high note, thumping rival Florida State 40-21.

In the process, the Gators eliminated the Seminoles from bowl game eligibility.

On Sunday, after losing out on the Lane Kiffin sweepstakes, the Gators hired a new head coach in Tulane’s Jon Sumrall.

For all the latest Gators news, check out the Gainesville Sun’s website, gainesville.com.

For the Seminoles, go to the Tallahassee Democrat at tallahassee.com.

No. 13 Miami 38, Pitt 7

Miam manhandled Pitt 38-7 on Saturday, and now we’ll wait to see how the CFP committee handles the Hurricanes.

Miami (10-2) won’t be in the ACC title game and has been continually behind Notre Dame (10-2) in the CFP rankings.

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The Irish don’t play a conference championship game either, and lost to the Hurricanes early in the season.

Stay up-to-date at palmbeachpost.com.

No. 11 BYU 41, UCF 21

UCF held a lead early but got blown out by BYU 41-21 on Saturday, ending the Knights season.

Read more at the Daytona Beach News Journal’s website, news-journalonline.com.

Great statewide coverage

The USA Today Florida Sports Network covers a large chunk of the state with 17 news sites. They include:

Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Brevard, Vero Beach, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, West Palm Beach, Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Lakeland, Leesburg, Ocala, Gainesville, Tallahassee, Panama City, Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola.

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