The No. 21 University of Miami and FIU have met twice in football.
But, oh, what a history they have.
On Monday, Hurricanes coach Mark Richt spoke briefly about FIU and its coach, former Canes coach Butch Davis, during his weekly radio stint on WQAM with Joe Rose and Zach Krantz. The teams are preparing to meet for the third time at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium.
The game will be televised on ESPN2, no doubt because of the added intrigue of two neighborhood schools with players who have grown up together, not to mention the history of Davis resurrecting the Hurricanes football program (1995-2000) through NCAA sanctions that did not occur under his watch.