When is Miami football vs FAMU? Time, date, prediction for Week 2 game

Miami football's 2026 season got off to a flying start. The Hurricanes will look to keep the good times rolling in their home opener against Florida A&M.

It's hard to imagine how Miami's first game with Darian Mensah at quarterback could have gone better. The Duke transfer showed why he got a record NIL deal by tying the school record with five touchdown passes with 401 yards and just three incompletions in a 45-6 throttling of Stanford. Yet somehow that wasn't the most impressive performance: That honor went to receiver Malachi Toney, who stated his Heisman case early and often with a program-record 234 yards and three TDs.

FAMU gets to stick around Hard Rock Stadium after playing the Orange Blossom Classic on Sept. 6. The Rattlers fell to 1-1 after a 31-13 loss to South Carolina State, the reigning Black college football national champions.

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Here's when the Hurricanes and Rattlers square off this week.

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Miami, ranked No. 7 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, hosts Florida A&M on Thursday in their Week 2 game. The game will air on ACC Network with streaming options including Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.

What time is Miami vs Florida A&M?

The Hurricanes and Rattlers kick off at 8 p.m. on Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Miami vs FAMU prediction

No offense to Florida A&M, which is on the up and up under new coach and school legend Quinn Gray, but the Hurricanes might win this by 60. Cam Ward threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns to lead Miami to a 56-9 win the last time these two met. While this FAMU defense is closer to the standards of the feared Dark Cloud days, this Canes offense looks even better than the '24 squad that led FBS with 537 yards and almost 44 points per game. The Rattlers might be able to stifle the run game like Stanford did, but look for similar eye-popping numbers from Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney from the record-breaking ones they put up in Week 1.

Prediction: Miami 70, FAMU 6

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