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#4 Florida State Seminoles

2023
Overall Record
3-0
Last Game
vs Boston College W 31-29
Conference Record
1-0
Next Game
@Clemson 09/23/2023
Jayden Daniels threw a career-high five touchdown passes, all in the first half, leading No. 14 LSU in a 72-10 rout of Grambling on Saturday night.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Quinn Ewers finished what he started last season, passing for 349 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 11 Texas to a 34-24 victory over third-ranked Alabama on Saturday night in a huge win for a program trying to climb back into national championship contention.
No. 4 Florida State is a top-five team for the first time in six seasons and opens its home schedule as a heavy favorite against Southern Miss.
No. 4 Florida State will try to avoid a letdown when it hosts Southern Miss on a short week. The Seminoles are coming off a 21-point victory against then-No. 5 LSU in Orlando and have one less day to prepare for their home opener.
Auburn and California both had relatively easy openers with the Tigers beating Massachusetts 59-14 and the Golden Bears beating North Texas 58-21.
Jordan Travis accounted for five touchdowns, including three to Michigan State transfer Keon Coleman, and No. 8 Florida State throttled fifth-ranked LSU 45-24 in the most anticipated matchup of college football’s opening weekend.
Michael Vick, Larry Fitzgerald and Terrell Suggs are among the college football stars who will be considered for induction to the Hall of Fame for the first time this year.
NCAA rules state schools cannot recruit athletes who are currently on another team’s roster. But with college football players freer to transfer than ever before — and name, image and likeness compensation opportunities being dangled — coaches are frustrated the recruiting starts even before the nam
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton, who came back from a gruesome leg injury in 2018 to play another season of college football for Florida State two years later, has been hired by Tennessee to be an offensive analyst.
The spring transfer window lasts just 15 days and is not nearly as active as the 45-day period that comes after the college football season — unless you’re Colorado.
The spring transfer window for college football players is now closed. Colorado saw 52 scholarship players enter the transfer portal since Deion Sanders was hired as head coach in December.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers entered the offseason looking to upgrade a passing game that was among the worst in the league last season.
The Southeastern Conference is losing some of its top quarterbacks, but there’s plenty of star power returning, including at running back.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After signs of change a couple of years ago, it looks as if the Atlantic Coast Conference is back to normal with defending champion Clemson and former powerhouse Florida State expected to battle for a title again.
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech and Florida State will open the 2024 season in Dublin, Ireland.

The Aer Lingus College Football Classic matchup announced Wednesday will mark the second time that two Atlantic Coast Conference teams have opened the season in Ireland.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jewel Spear scored all 19 of her points in the second half to help No. 12 seed Wake Forest overcome an 18-point halftime deficit and beat fifth-seeded Florida State 65-54 on Thursday in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Amari Robinson scored 20 points and Clemson made all the clutch plays in the fourth quarter to upset No. 23 Florida State 74-61 on Sunday to close the ACC regular season.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to allow universities to help set up endorsement deals for college athletes in the state.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State football coach Mike Norvell, whose team ended last season with a six-game winning streak, was rewarded with a three-year contract extension that will pay him an average of $8.05 million annually through 2029.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The prolific pace of school-switching among college players has helped some NFL prospects have breakout seasons and demonstrate they can adapt to a new system.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State standout defensive end Jared Verse, a projected first-round NFL draft pick, announced Saturday he is staying for another season.
As college football’s postseason heads toward the debut of an expanded, 12-team playoff in 2024 those involved with bowls anticipate changes.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Michael Penix, Jr. threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns and No. 12 Washington held off No. 21 Texas 27-20 on Thursday night in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After rebuilding Florida State’s program over the past few years, coach Mike Norvell will take a moment to savor the No. 13 Seminoles’ 35-32 victory over Oklahoma in the Cheez-It Bowl.
The Florida State Seminoles are finally seeing the fruits of their multiyear rebuild manifest on the field.
Cheez-It Bowl: Florida State (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (6-6), Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. Eastern (ESPN)

FanDuel Sportsbook College Line: Florida State by by 9 1/2
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Soriano scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and St. John’s beat Florida State 93-79 in an Orange Bowl Basketball Classic doubleheader on Saturday.
North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye is the unanimous choice as The Associated Press offensive player of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis, the fourth player in school history to account for 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns in a single season, is staying in school for his senior year.
Florida State (9-3, ACC) vs. Oklahoma (6-6, Big 12), Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. EST

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