The Miami Hurricanes open the 2024 season on the road against their rival Florida Gators in The Swamp. The game is played on the true Week One of college football, August 31st at 3:30pm on ABC. Summer Scheming'24: Florida Gators A different approach to breaking down the Gators and Hurricanes Click Here The Hurricanes have a 29-27 all-time lead over the Gators, but Florida won the last meeting between the two in 2019. In that game, Florida escaped with a 24-20 victory over Manny Diaz's'Canes. Both teams struggled that night with a combined 23 penalties for 218 yards and five turnovers. Gators HC Billy Napier and Miami HC Mario Cristobal have both started off slow in their new jobs. Napier's record at Florida is 11-14, https://www.hurricanesgameday.com while Cristobal's record at Miami is 12-13. Both coaches are heading into that pivotal Year Three" with their program. Year Three is the make-or-break season for a head coach. For Jim Harbaugh at Stanford, Year Three was an 8-5 season that set up his 12-1 campaign in 2010. For Urban Meyer at Ohio State, Year Three was his third National Championship winning season of his career, and the peak of his run at OSU. Back in Miami history, Dennis Erickson finished Year Three 12-0 and the National Champions in 1991. Year Three was the 1987 Fiesta Bowl season for Jimmy Johnson at Miami, and Butch Davis' Year Three after the hardest sanction hits in 1997, was the 2000 season. Randy Shannon and Al Golden both hit their peaks in Year Three at Miami which were a pair of 9-4 seasons.