Miami must keep its eyes on Coastal Division prize

For the third straight season, Miami lost to Florida State in yet another oh-so-close heartbreaker. This one felt like a much bigger missed opportunity.

Not only were the Hurricanes playing at home, they were favored to win and clearly riding a feel-good wave of optimism under first-year coach Mark Richt. They had the lead, and the momentum in the third quarter when they drove down the field with a chance to build on a 13-3 lead.

Brad Kaaya threw a questionable pass into the end zone, and Tarvarus McFadden intercepted it. From there, the Seminoles scored 17 unanswered points and eventually won to save their spiraling season. The question for Miami, then, is will this loss send its own season…