MIAMI — It’s an embarrassment of riches.

When the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-1) visit the Miami Hurricanes (1-0) on Saturday, the running back talent on display will be impressive.

These 2 rosters bulge with 5-star running backs from the Miami-Dade and Broward county classes of 2019-20 and 2020-21, and that list includes Southern Miss’ leading rusher Frank Gore Jr. as well as Miami stars Henry Parrish Jr., Thad Franklin Jr., Jaylan “Rooster” Knighton and Donald Chaney Jr.

Here’s a closer look:

Knighton, a 5-foot-10, 190-pounder from the Lauderhill area, set the Broward County career rushing record while starring for Deerfield Beach High, gaining 5,150 yards.

Franklin, the biggest back of this bunch at 6-foot and 240 pounds, grew up in Broward, near Hard Rock Stadium, site of Saturday’s game. He rushed for 51 touchdowns and more than 5,000 yards during a 4-year prep career at Chaminade.

Parrish, a 5-10, 190-pounder from the Goulds area in deep South Dade, rushed for 4,653 yards in his prep career. As a senior in 2019, he led Miami’s Columbus High to a state title.

Chaney, a 5-10, 210-pounder, grew up in Homestead, not far from Parrish. Chaney attended Belen, which is Columbus’ main rival. He rushed for 4,511 yards, becoming Belen’s career leader and a 2-time Dade County Player of the Year.

Gore, a 5-8, 195-pounder from the Kendall area, is the son of a former NFL star and his namesake. Yet Gore was the least-hyped player on this list coming out of high school, where he rushed for 1,111 yards as a Miami Killian senior. He also is the shortest player on this list, which could be why he didn’t end up at a Power 5 school.

However, in 2 years at Southern Miss, Gore has rushed for 1,509 yards.

Last week, he ran 32 times for 178 yards, a 5.6 average and 2 touchdowns as Southern Miss lost to Liberty 29-27 in a 4-overtime heartbreaker.

“He’s got really good vision and instincts,” Hurricanes defensive coordinator Kevin Steele said when asked about Gore. “He got to touch the ball 32 times (against Liberty). That’s a lot.”

On Saturday, Gore will try to take down the 15th-ranked Canes (1-0), who are early 26-point favorites.

Chaney won’t play because of an injury. But Knighton, who missed Miami’s season-opening win against Bethune-Cookman last week, is expected to be ready for Southern Miss.

If so, he will add to a Miami ground game that was impressive last week, particularly with Parrish running for 3 first-half touchdowns in his Hurricanes debut. Parrish, who transferred in from Ole Miss, led Miami with 14 carries and 108 yards. He also had a 7.7 average.

In 2 years at Ole Miss, Parrish had 1,048 yards from scrimmage.

Franklin is the wild card in this group because of his size. He has had less carries than the others on this list. However, in just 9 carries last week, he ran for 78 yards, an 8.7 average and 2 touchdowns.

So, what will we see Saturday, starting at noon ET at Hard Rock?

In all likelihood, fans will witness a lot of runs, especially for Southern Miss, which passed just 14 times – with only 6 completions – last week.

Miami, with star quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, has much more capacity to attack through the air than Southern Miss. The Hurricanes can especially count on wide receiver Xavier Restrepo, who caught 5 passes for 100 yards and a TD.

There’s also Miami tight end Will Mallory, who has 11 touchdowns and more than 1,000 yards in career receptions in now his 5th season with the Hurricanes. He caught just 2 passes for 21 yards last week, but that limited production had a lot to do with his low snap count as he recovers from injury.

He should get increased playing time against Southern Miss, offering Van Dyke a good target at 6-5 and 245 pounds.

Then again, Van Dyke completed 81.3% of his passes for 193 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions last weekend.

“It was a pretty good performance by the guys, and I’m really proud of their focus,” Canes offensive coordinator Josh Gattis said.

“Tyler went through his reads in the correct way, and he managed the game. Tyler made some big-time throws, especially the deep shot (a 52-yarder) to Restrepo.”

One reason Miami might want to establish its ground game Saturday – aside from feeding studs Knighton, Parris and Franklin – is that it would be a way for the Hurricanes to avoid a highly aggressive Southern Miss defense.

“I think their blitz rate is 50%,” Gattis said of the Golden Eagles. “We’re going to have challenges up front identifying (pass-rushers) and blocking their movement.”