FSU football: Ranking the top defenses Noles will face in 2023

By Kelvin Hunt | Jun 11, 2023

RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 08: Head coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles speaks with Jordan Travis #13 during the first half of their game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium on October 8, 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

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Miami

26.8 PPG
5.92 YPP
42 percent third down conversion allowed
56.25 percent Red Zone TD percentage
No. 63 FEI

The Miami Hurricanes had a disaster of a year in 2021. I told Miami fans all offseason the hire of Kevin Steele was a joke, and he wasn’t any good. Steele is no longer there because FSU just scored again as you’re reading this. Mario Cristobal hired a relatively unknown defensive coordinator in Lance Guidry. Guidry comes to Miami from Marshall, ironically, the same place FSU coordinator Adam Fuller coached before joining Mike Norvell at Memphis.

Miami has some talent on its roster and could improve with better coordination. They couldn’t stop the run last year and got burned over the top by a ton of teams, including FSU and Middle Tennessee State. They return two of the better safeties in the ACC. I don’t think Guidry is some defensive savant, but I don’t think they can be worse than last year. They’ll likely be some growing pains, but there is talent on the roster.

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