By HurricanesSports.com CORAL GABLES, Fla. – From the barbecue and beef to the trucks and football, the saying, 'Everything's bigger is Texas' is fitting when talking about Sunday's Advocare Classic. Two big-time college football programs will open their season Sunday, as the No. 8/8 Miami Hurricanes are set to face the No. 25/24 LSU Tigers at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. All eyes will be on the top-25 matchup, as the Canes and Tigers are the only two teams on the schedule Sunday. Kickoff is set for at 7:30 p.m.

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After the most successful season in a decade, head coach leads his Hurricanes into the highly anticipated 2018 season. With several stars and standouts back on both sides of the ball, Miami was predicted to repeat as ACC Coastal champions and is considered a legitimate contender for a spot in the College Football Playoff.

But hype and expectations are just that, and it's their play on the field that will dictate how far the Hurricanes can go. Richt's counterpart on the opposing sideline has a Miami connection, as LSU head coach Ed Orgeron was Miami's defensive line coach from 1988-92. Oregon is 15-6 heading into his second full season leading the Tigers and he will coach a roster that is stacked with talent, including preseason All-SEC selections OL Garrett Brumfield, DB Grant Delpit, DL Rashard Lawrence, LB Devin White and DB Greedy Williams. The Hurricanes trail the all-time series with the Tigers, 3-9, but the two teams have met just twice in the modern era of Miami Hurricanes football (since 1979), with the series split, 1-1. In the last meeting between the two teams - the 2005 Peach Bowl - the Tigers won, 40-3, on Dec.

But, in its last trip to Baton Rouge in 1988 – the last last regular season matchup between the two college football giants. Prior to that game, Miami and LSU had not matched up since the 1969 season. Here are three matchups to watch in Sunday's game. Miami's wide receivers vs. LSU's defensive backs will likely see a lot of Preseason All-American Greedy Williams, but those are just the headliners in what should be an exciting matchup between Miami's receivers and LSU's defensive backs. UM co-offensive coordinator has his deepest stable of receivers since arriving at Miami ahead of the 2016 season.

Richards, who set Miami's freshman receiving record in 2016 and is considered a potential first round pick, is joined by redshirt junior and sophomore as projected starters. Redshirt senior, sophomore and freshman are also expected to see a lot of action, giving quarterback plenty of talented options to choose from when looking downfield.

Williams is arguably the best cornerback in the country. The 6-foot-3, 184-pound redshirt sophomore is a projected top-15 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft after leading the SEC with six interceptions and adding 11 pass breakups a year ago. LSU is also expected to play freshman Kelvin Joseph, who was an Army All-American a year ago and was a four-star prospect before signing with the Tigers. Junior Kristian Fulton is another player that could be a big factor for LSU after being reinstated following a suspension for tampering with a drug test. A junior, Fulton was a five-star prospect who played in three games in 2016 before missing all of last season due to his suspension.

Miami's defense vs. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow A year ago, Miami's defense ranked ninth nationally in opponent yards per play (4.5), one of the most important modern metrics when measuring a college football defense. In 2016, UM ranked No. Blank soglasovaniya makita obrazec.