Category: Florida State Seminoles

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Already down star quarterback Jordan Travis, Florida State might be without his successor, too, when the No. 4 Seminoles play No. 15 Louisville in Saturday’s ACC championship. Tate Rodemaker will be a game-time decision, the Seminoles said Friday, opening the possibility that true freshman Brock Glenn could start. Rodemaker took a hit to the head on a targeting penalty in the second half of last week’s win at Florida. Coach Mike Norvell said during Friday’s ACC championship game news conference that Rodemaker was evaluated on the sideline and cleared to return. On Sunday, Rodemaker...

BOB FERRANTEAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE  — Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis says the severe leg injury he sustained on Saturday will end his season. Travis’ left leg was placed in an air cast and he was carted off the field late in the first quarter following a run up the middle of the 58-13 win over North Alabama. He posted updates on Sunday from his Instagram account, including some showing Seminoles teammates around him in the hospital room. In a statement released Monday by the program, Travis says while the injury “marks the end of my Seminole playing career, the great memories...

By Bob Ferrante Orlando Sentinel Correspondent TALLAHASSEE — Florida State didn’t win a rivalry game in the 2018, ’19 and ’20 seasons. Now the Seminoles are a victory away from a sweep of Clemson, Miami and Florida — which the program hasn’t done since 2014. Jarrian Jones’ fourth-down interception of Tyler Van Dyke halted Miami’s upset bid and gave the Seminoles a 27-20 win on Saturday night, Florida State’s third straight victory in the series. “It’s just so big for the program, so big for our fan base, the university, everybody involved,” FSU coach Mike Norvell said. “I’m just proud of these...

By Bob Ferrante Orlando Sentinel Correspondent While not truly a defined step in Florida State’s journey in 2023, the moment wasn’t lost on those Seminoles who had been with the program through the low points: They could now celebrate a spot in the ACC championship game after a 24-7 win at Pittsburgh on Saturday. “I almost want to cry because we’ve put so much work from my first time getting here to where we are now,” redshirt senior linebacker Kalen DeLoach said. “I appreciate all those guys who came in and bought into the process because it wasn’t pretty all the time.” Here are three things...

By WILL GRAVES Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Ja’Khi Douglas was there during the dark days at Florida State when the losses piled up and the program’s reputation as a national power seemed like a distant memory. Those days are over. The fourth-ranked Seminoles (9-0, 7-0 ACC) are returning to the ACC title game for the first time in nearly a decade after pulling away from Pittsburgh (2-7, 1-4) for a 24-7 win on Saturday evening. “Since I’ve been here four years, we’ve been through ups and downs,” said Douglas, a redshirt junior wide receiver who caught a career-high six passes for 115 yards while...

TALLAHASSEE — The work isn’t done yet, but Florida State’s climb under the direction of coach Mike Norvell has been validated. After years of struggles, the Seminoles are among college football’s elite teams. FSU debuted at No. 4 in the College Football Playoff’s initial standings, which were released on Tuesday evening. The Seminoles (8-0, 5-0 ACC) are behind only No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Michigan in a four-team playoff field, in position to return to the CFP for the first time since they were a semifinalist in 2014. Phelan M. Ebenhack/APJared Verse spearheads a defense that...