Miami’s Carson Beck ready for electric atmosphere at Florida State on Saturday night

CORAL GABLES Fla AP Miami quarterback Carson Beck has experienced playing in several historic college football stadiums under often hostile circumstances He threw for yards last year for Georgia at Alabama s Bryant-Denny Stadium in front of or so fans He threw for yards two years ago at Auburn s Jordan-Hare Stadium He has won at Texas and Tennessee both of those crowds topping the mark He has won at Auburn and before a raucous crowd at Georgia Tech And now Doak Campbell Stadium awaits Florida State s crowd is perpetually electric when Miami comes to town and even more so when a ranked and unbeaten Hurricanes gang is on the opposite sideline Beck is fully aware of what the circumstances in Tallahassee will be like Saturday night when the third-ranked Hurricanes - open Atlantic Coast Conference play by taking on the th-ranked Seminoles - The rivalry that this meeting is and what it means to not only the players but also the fan bases I m sure that this stadium is going to be packed Beck disclosed I m sure it s going to be rocking I m really excited for that opportunity I am sure it s going to be loud We know we re working through that and practicing through that with crowd noise and those types of things during practice It s going to be an electric climate And we re excited for the opportunity and challenge It has all the elements that a Miami-Florida State match should have title implications prime-time television tons on the line for both teams The Seminoles know their realistic ACC hopes which took a hit with last week s overtime loss at Virginia might hinge on the outcome of this event The Hurricanes are looking to kick off ACC play on the right foot and finish off a state title of sorts having already beaten South Florida and Florida this season Beck whose season at Georgia had certain rocky moments and tons of criticism has played like a Heisman Trophy candidate through his first month with the Hurricanes completing of his passes for nearly yards through four games And Florida State coach Mike Norvell is taking notice You see a quarterback that s been through it Norvell explained He s played obviously at a really high level throughout his career He s had his challenges You can see that here in Miami he s feeling very assured with what they re asking him to do and what they ve been able to accomplish here in the early part of the season Beck has seen Florida State before sort of Georgia played Florida State in the Orange Bowl to conclude the season The Seminoles were unbeaten but didn t get picked for the College Football Playoff then a four-team event unlike the -team field now in large part because quarterback Jordan Travis had been lost to a broken leg Multiple Seminoles players opted out of the bowl battle to begin focusing on the NFL draft and the Bulldogs waltzed to a - win over a watered-down lineup Beck knows the FSU gang he ll see Saturday will be far more competitive than that Orange Bowl lineup was Obviously they re very talented up front Beck explained They do a really good job Their secondary is very athletic very talented So again we re looking forward to the challenge