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Four Storylines That Will Shape Florida and Miami's Week 0 Showdown

College football is back! Or at least, sort of.

For the fourth consecutive season, we’ll get an early start to the season as Week 0 opens things up a few days ahead of Thursday’s formal kickoff. Although there will be some anticipating a late-night matchup between Arizona and Hawai’i, the centerpiece game will be the first—a Sunshine State battle as Miami and No. 8 Florida clash in Orlando. The neutral site battle will be played at Camping World Stadium and air on ESPN in a showcase of the state’s best power-conference programs.

With excitement building toward the first live action of the 2019 season, we run through a few of the storylines that will be worth watching at the Gators and Hurricanes renew a once-annual rivalry Saturday night:

Pressure Under Center

N’Kosi Perry was Miami’s best quarterback last season, although that’s not saying much.