Few expected Florida State to run the table again in the Atlantic Coast Conference and coast into the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff. Not after losing quarterback Jordan Travis, running back Trey Benson, receivers Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson, and a handful of standout defenders. But no one could have seen this coming.
Florida State quarterbacks Luke Kromenhoek , DJ Uiagalelei , defensive back Charles Lester III and defensive back Cade Papineau walk off the field after losing 20-12 to Memphis in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei tries to jump over Memphis defensive backs An’Darius Coffey and Greg Rubin during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Tallahassee, Fla.
“I know that it’s a frustrating thing to sit there and look at, and it’s frustrating for everybody involved, for those guys that are out there playing,” Florida State coach Mike Norvell said Monday. “They want more. They want to be better. They’re working hard at it. But it’s some of those little things that we have to improve on and just the consistency of it.”
Florida State lost 10 players to the NFL draft, including five selected in the first 64 picks. Norvell turned to the transfer portal for help — a place that was so kind to him while building last year’s team that went 13-0 in the regular season — but former Oregon State and Clemson starting quarterback DJ Uiagalelei has fallen well short of expectations.
While Norvell and his assistants tried to focus on details and fundamentals during a bye week before hosting Memphis, little change showed on the field and the Seminoles lost 20-12. So the Seminoles might have to power through a slumping season and hope for brighter days ahead and a reboot in 2025.
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