Through two games, the Miami Hurricanes have yet to play at the level expected of them coming into the season.
There was the blowout loss to top-ranked Alabama in which the Crimson Tide had at least a three-possession lead for 75 percent of the game.
A week after the sobering defeat came the closer-than-you’d-like 25-23 home victory over Appalachian State — a Group of Five program that plays in the Sun Belt Conference — in which UM needed an Andy Borregales game-winning field goal to secure its fist win.
So for No. 24 Miami (1-1), Saturday’s matchup against Michigan State (2-0) is an opportunity to get the convincing win that’ll help show it’s better than its current ranking in the AP Poll, and that it’s ready to contend for the ACC Coastal Division.