NFL News NFL News, Reports and Updates
© Melina Myers-Imagn Images
One year after making a valid argument to be included in the College Football Playoff, Florida State collapsed in mind-boggling fashion and finished this season 2-10.
Losses to Georgia Tech, Boston College and Memphis started the year from hell. There were blowout losses and some close defeats in ACC play. The Seminoles finished the season by getting whacked by rival Florida, 31-11. National title runner-up Notre Dame beat FSU, 52-3.
The only wins came against Cal in a 14-9 snoozer and Charleston Southern.
Coach Mike Norvell canned a bunch of coaches, brought in new offensive and defensive coordinators – Gus Malzahn from UCF and Tony White from Nebraska, respectively – and has charted a course to never let 2-10 happen again.
And now it’s time to convince recruits.
MORE FSU: Seminoles are a transfer portal winner this offseason | 2025 recruiting class | 2026 commitment list
CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State
CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State
CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Top 100
TRANSFER PORTAL: Full coverage | Player ranking | Team ranking | Transfer search | Transfer Tracker
Restarting momentum can be really difficult especially when it seems Florida has some as coach Billy Napier dodged plenty of early-season bullets to seemingly get the Gators going again.
But this past weekend at Florida State’s junior day event, the Seminoles coaches seemed to make it clear that the focus is on the future, while learning from past mistakes.
“One season doesn’t determine who they are as a team,” said four-star defensive back Dorian Barney, who has FSU, Texas A&M, Georgia and many others involved.
“They are going to build that team back up. I don’t think that will ever happen again.”
Florida State sure hopes not.
Norvell went through the fires for two…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/florida-state-focusing-future-awful-134907406.html
Author : Rivals
Publish date : 2025-01-23 13:49:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
