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Late in Florida State’s 42-16 loss to SMU on Saturday night, Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell made the decision to pull quarterback DJ Uiagalelei out of the game. Initially, it was believed Norvell made this decision because of Uiagalelei’s disappointing play this season AND against the Mustangs, a big reason why the Seminoles, who were […]

The start of this Florida State football season has been a nightmare for DJ Uiagalelei, and Saturday night wasn’t any better. SMU destroyed Mike Norvell and the Seminoles 42-16 to drop Florida State to 1-4 on the season. Uiagalelei had another terrible night, completing just 12 out of his 30 passes for 222 yards with […]

Even before they played a game in the United States this year, the Florida State Seminoles’ season was already in shambles. Since returning from Ireland, things haven’t gotten much better. In fact, for Seminoles quarterback DJ Uiagalelei, things have only gone further south. A rough five-game start to DJ U’s tenure in Tallahassee reached a […]

Starting with a stunning Week 0 loss in Ireland to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the 2024 season has been one that the Florida State Seminoles will be in a hurry to forget about. Just about a month after that last-second loss across the pond, thanks to a pair of losses at Doak Campbell Stadium […]

We’re just now out of Week 3 of the season, and already are some college football coaches on the hot seat. Of course, this isn’t uncommon. After all, some coaches, like Florida’s Billy Napier, entered the season on the hot seat after finishing with a losing record last season. Now sitting at 1-2 with lopsided […]

Florida State’s football season is already going about as badly as possible through two weeks after the Seminoles dropped two straight conference games against Georgia Tech and Boston College. It got even worse on Monday, as head coach Mike Norvell announced that running back Jaylin Lucas would miss the remainder of the season with an […]

Florida State football is looking for any small victories they can get amid a dismal 0-2 start to the season, and they got one on Wednesday. Four-star linebacker Izayia Williams from the class of 2026 has committed to Florida State, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports. “Four-Star LB Izayia Williams has Committed to Florida […]

Labor Day is usually a time for celebration and relaxation, but it was anything but that for the Florida State Seminoles football team on Monday night. The Seminoles suffered their second consecutive loss of the young 2024 season, falling to Boston College, 28-13, in Week 1. Florida State had the distinct pleasure of being granted […]

Florida State football coach Mike Norvell is sick to his stomach after his team dropped a 28-13 game to Boston College. Norvell is taking the blame for the loss. “You’ve got a football team that nobody envisioned ever being where we are and having disappointment, having failure, but I do believe in what this team […]

The Florida State football team is in danger of starting the season 0-2 and quarterback DJ Uiagalelei is catching the brunt of the grief from social media. Now in his fifth year playing college football and for his third program after stints at Clemson and Oregon State, Uiagalelei entered halftime only completing 8-of-22 passes (36.4%) […]

After just the first game of the 2024 college football regular season, No. 10 Florida State fell, leaving many around the country stunned by the outcome. Georgia Tech was supposed to be better, sure, but no one quite expected them to beat the perennial ACC powerhouse in Week Zero. After all, improved or not, this […]

Florida State football coach Mike Norvell is taking the blame for the school’s upset loss to Georgia Tech in Ireland. New locker room video shows Norvell consoling his players following that disappointing contest. VIDEO: Head football coach Mike Norvell addressing the team after losing to Georgia Tech in the season opener. How will Florida State […]

The 2024 college football season started off with a bang. In what turned out to be an absolute stunner that came down to the final moments, the No. 10 ranked Florida State Seminoles lost to Georgia Tech in an ACC showdown. A ranked Florida State football team seemingly had all the hype and favoritism on […]

Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell had a very good case last season when the College Football Playoff committee excluded his Seminoles from the four-team playoff despite having an undefeated record and the ACC championship. However, at least one of those attributes won’t be an issue this season after FSU’s season-opening loss to Georgia […]

Former Ohio State boss Urban Meyer may be controversial, but he knows a thing or two about how to succeed as a college coach. That’s why his effusive praise of Florida State football’s Mike Norvell was eyebrow-raising. Meyer insisted that Norvell is one of the best in the nation, via The Triple Option. Urban Meyer […]

Last season, Florida State football took back over the ACC conference. It was the first season they had won the conference championship since 2014, the same as their last College Football Playoff appearance. That must have meant they had one of the more talented groups in the country, right? They did. On their way to […]

Any time an elite college football program locks in a four-star recruit, it’s a small victory worth celebrating. However, in the case of four-star cornerback Gregory “Zae” Thomas and the Florida State Seminoles, there’s an extra layer to all of it that makes Thomas’ commitment even more special. In the 122 year history of the Florida […]

Now that the college football spring games have all but sprung us into the excitement again for the upcoming 2024 season, it’s time to start thinking once again about the new expanded College Football Playoff that will be moving to 12 teams this year. The sport of college football is changing rapidly, with the expanded […]

Since the inception of the transfer portal, perhaps no one has been a better user of it than Florida State football’s head coach, Mike Norvell. Going back to last season, Norvell more or less built a team mostly through portal additions that were good enough to make the College Football Playoff. With the new spring […]

Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell and his Seminoles are still trying to process their shocking snub from the College Football Playoff this past season. Although Florida State went undefeated throughout the regular season and conference championship, the committee elected to snub Norvell’s squad in favor of the Alabama Crimson Tide, who predictably went […]

Florida State football will once again be bringing in a top 10 ranked transfer portal class in 2024. During the latest cycle, the Seminoles added 15 transfer commits, consisting of five three-star players and 10 four-star players, the most for any team, which was good enough for the No. 4 ranked class. Since arriving in […]

Florida State football is hiring former Middle Tennessee State head coach Rick Stockstill to the coaching staff, per Zach Barnett of FootballScoop. He is expected to join the Seminoles in an off-field capacity, likely as an offensive analyst or something similar. Stockstill was fired last November after 18 seasons as head coach at Middle Tennessee […]

Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell has agreed to an 8-year contract extension with the Seminoles. This comes in the wake of rumors that Norvell would be a candidate for the head coaching job at Alabama, after the retirement of Nick Saban. FSU made sure to lock in their head coach for the future, […]

Earlier this week, massive news broke in the college football world as it was announced that Alabama football head coach Nick Saban was retiring. Saban is one of the best to ever do it, and the opening instantly became the biggest opening in the country. So, who will be the next coach for the Crimson […]

It’s been less than 24 hours since Nick Saban shockingly retired from Alabama football on Thursday, and the focus has turned to who the university will select to succeed him. Oregon’s Dan Lanning, who was a graduate assistant with Alabama football under Saban, was mentioned as a possibility. There were reports that surfaced about Lanning […]

The Florida State football program capped off an impressive 2023-24 run. Mike Norvell and the Seminoles are caught in rumors following Nick Saban’s shocking retirement from the Alabama Crimson Tide. However, former Alabama OL Terrence Ferguson II cooled the rumors with a decisive move. There is an increased chance Mike Norvell stays with the Seminoles […]

The unthinkable has happened, and Nick Saban is no longer the head coach of the Alabama football program. While we’ll have plenty of time to reflect on Saban’s tenure and how he is possibly the greatest college football coach of all time, the more immediate concern is who the next head coach of the Crimson […]

Alabama football lost the greatest coach of all time, due to retirement, but they’re reign as a powerhouse isn’t over. The Crimson Tide have the ability to hand any coach in the country a blank check with the opportunity of a lifetime in Tuscaloosa. Nick Saban and the Tide are going to be extremely careful […]

Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell has been awarded the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year trophy, per Brett McMurphy at Action Network. Norvell led the Seminoles to an undefeated 13-0 regular season, with an Orange Bowl appearance as the No. 5 seed. Other finalists for the award were Washington’s Kalen DeBoer, Alabama’s Nick […]

To say that college football is changing is an understatement. Now, arguably the greatest head coach of all time, Alabama football’s Nick Saban, is retiring, per Chris Low of ESPN. Nick Saban is retiring, sources tell ESPN. He won six national titles at Alabama. — Chris Low (@ClowESPN) January 10, 2024 This will undoubtedly send […]

Head coach Mike Norvell and Florida State football continue their ascend through the transfer portal. Norvell has used the transfer portal to help bring a National Title contending team to Tallahassee, but the job’s not finished. The Seminoles are inching toward newfound success after struggling for years, and much of that has to do with […]

The college football transfer portal was busy on New Year’s Day leading up to the College Football Playoff games. Cameron Ward headed for the NFL, KJ Jefferson went to UCF, and DJ Uiagalelei confirmed his choice to go join the Florida State football program. Uiagalelei transferred from Oregon State and Florida State was always expected […]

The Orange Bowl used to be a coveted college football bowl game. Dating back to 1935, the first of the annual game, it, along with the Rose, Cotton, and Sugar Bowls, has been a staple where competitive college football excellence has been displayed. But the 2023 season’s Orange Bowl between Georgia and Florida State football […]

The Florida State football team became the post child for perceived injustices in college football after an undefeated regular season that left them on the outside looking in of the 2024 College Football Playoff. Now, the Seminoles are reeling after a 63-3 loss at the hands of the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs. Prior to […]

It was not at all a good night for the Florida State football squad and Mike Norvell. They had to face a tough Georgia team that had great recruits in all parts of the gridiron. Kirby Smart looked to dominate one of the best teams in all of college football during the Orange Bowl. They […]

Seeing an untarnished record after 13 wins not reach the College Football Playoff is a rarity. This is why a lot of members of the sports world came together. They blasted the selection committee after it was announced that Mike Norvell’s Florida State football squad did not get a shot. The squad went through a […]

An untarnished 13-win record will often make a team climb atop the College Football Playoff standings. Unfortunately, this was not the case for Mike Norvell and the Florida State football squad. The Seminoles came off huge wins against teams but just could not make the cut alongside programs like Alabama, Washington, Michigan, and Texas. Although, […]

On Sunday, Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs saw their chances of a historic three-point come to an end when it was announced that they will not be competing in the College Football Playoff next month. Georgia went undefeated this regular season; however, Smart’s former mentor, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, […]

Chances are that if you’re a Florida State football fan today, your Sunday hasn’t been all that great. The Seminoles were left out of the top-4 in Sunday’s College Football Playoff final selections, falling to No. 5, with Alabama taking their place as the No. 4 team in the country. Florida State has been a […]