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Key Players Returning:
OG TJ Ferguson, OG Richie Leonard IV, NT Daniel Lyons, NT Darrell Jackson Jr., LB Justin Cryer, LB Blake Nichelson, CB Edwin Joseph, FS KJ Kirkland, SS Shyheim Brown, KR Samuel Singleton Jr., and PR Lawayne McCoy.
Key Players Departing:
QB DJ Uiagalelei, RB Lawrance Toafili, WR Malik Benson, WR Ja’Khi Douglas, OC Maurice Smith, OG Keiondre Jones, OT Jeremiah Byers, OT Robert Scott, OT Darius Washington, DE Joshua Farmer, DE Marvin Jones Jr., DE Patrick Payton, DE Sione Lolohea, LB Omar Graham Jr., LB Cam Riley, CB Fentrell Cypress II, CB Azareye’h Thomas, NB Kevin Knowles II, PK Ryan Fitzgerald and PT Alex Mastromanno.
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: DT Kevin Wynn (Greensboro, Georgia), WR Duce Robinson (USC transfer), RB Ousmane Kromah (Leesburg, Georgia), EDGE James Williams (Nebraska transfer), EDGE LaJesse Harrold (Tampa, Florida), CB Gregory Xavier Thomas (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida), OL Luke Petitbon (Wake Forest transfer), DT Jayson Jenkins (Tennessee transfer), OT Micah Pettus (Ole Miss transfer), and OL Mario Nash Jr. (De Kalb, Mississippi).
2024 Results:
G01 vs. Georgia Tech L 21-24
G02 BOSTON COLLEGE L 13-28
G03 MEMPHIS L 12-20
G04 CALIFORNIA W 14-9
G05 @ SMU L 16-42
G06 #15 CLEMSON L 13-29
G07 @ Duke L 16-23
G08 @ #6 Miami (FL) L 14-36
G09 NORTH CAROLINA L 11-35
G10 @ #10 Notre Dame L 3-52
G11 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 41-7
G12 @ Florida L 11-31
Misc. Team Information:
2024 Record: 2-10 (17th in ACC)
Home: 2-4
Away: 0-5
Neutral: 0-1
AAC: 1-7
Non-AAC: 1-3
Head Coach: Mike Norvell
Florida State: 33-27
Bowls: 1-4
Career: 71-42
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Passing: Brock Glenn (51-114, 597 yards, 44.7%, 5.2 avg., 4 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing: Kam Davis (52 car., 173 yards, 3.3 avg., 0 TD)
Receiving: Landen Thomas (14 rec., 173 yards, 12.4 avg., 1 TD)
TDs Scored: Samuel Singleton Jr. (1)
Sacks: Darrell Jackson Jr. (3.5)
Tackles: Shyheim Brown (70)
Tackles For Loss: Daniel Lyons (5)
Interceptions: A. Barker/J. Cryer/E. Joseph (1)
Pass Deflections: Omar Graham Jr./Quindarrius Jones (3)
Forced Fumbles: Darrell Jackson (1)
Kick Returns: Samuel Singleton Jr. (15 ret., 373 yards, 24.9 avg., 1 TD)
Punt Returns: Lawayne McCoy (10 ret., 30 yards, 3.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Jake Weinberg (1-1 fg/fga., 100%, 1-1 xp/xpa., 4 pts.)
Punting: None
Projected Offensive Starters
QB: 1 Tommy Castellanos (SR/TR)
RB: 5 Roydell Williams (RS SR/TR)
WR: 0 Duce Robinson (JR/TR)
WR: 7 Lawayne McCoy (SO)
WR: 4 Squirrel White (SR/TR)
TE: 18 Landen Thomas (SO)
LT: 55 Gunnar Hansen (RS SR/TR)
LG: 67 Richie Leonard IV (RS SR/TR)
OC: 51 Luke Petitbon (RS SR/TR)
RG: 76 Adrian Medley (RS SR/TR)
RT: 57 Micah Pettus (RS SR/TR)
KR: 28 Samuel Singleton Jr. (RS SO)
PK: 22 Jake Weinberg (RS FR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 10 James Williams (RS JR/TR)
NT: 6 Darrell Jackson Jr. (RS SR/TR)
DE: 8 Deante McCray (RS JR/TR)
LB: 40 Amaree Williams (SO)
LB: 7 Stefon Thompson (RS SR/TR)
LB: 31 Elijah Herring (SR/TR)
NB: 33 Edwin Joseph (RS SO)
CB: 4 Charles Lester III (RS FR)
CB: 16 Quindarrius Jones (JR)
FS: 24 KJ Kirkland (RS SO)
SS: 1 Shyheim Bown (RS SR)
PR: 15 Lawayne McCoy (SO)
PT: 00 Ethan Post (FR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: C
Secondary: C
Special Teams
Kick Returners: A
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: C
Schedule:
08/30 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE | FSU trails the series 0-3-1. The Seminoles lost (7-24) the last meeting between schools in 2017, and they lost (7-8) the prior meeting in 1974.
09/06 EAST TEXAS A&M LIONS | First meeting.
09/20 KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES | First meeting.
09/26 @ Virginia Cavaliers | FSU leads the series 14-4. The Seminoles lost (24-31) the last meeting in 2019, and they won (34-20) the prior meeting in 2014.
10/04 MIAMI HURRICANES | FSU trails the series 33-36. The Seminoles are 5-5 since 2015, and their last series win (27-20) was in 2023.
10/11 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS | FSU trails the series 5-6. The Seminoles won (24-7) the last meeting in 2023, and they lost (17-41) the prior meeting in 2020.
10/18 @ Stanford Cardinal | First meeting.
11/01 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS | FSU leads the series 31-9-1. The Seminoles are 5-3 since 2015, and they won (41-16) the last meeting in 2023.
11/08 @ Clemson Tigers | FSU leads the series 21-16. The Seminoles are 1-8 since 2015, and their last series win (31-24) was in 2023.
11/15 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES | FSU leads the series 24-13-1. The Seminoles won (39-17) the last meeting in 2023, and they lost (3-24) the prior meeting in 2018.
11/21 @ NC State Wolfpack | FSU leads the series 26-16. The Seminoles are 3-5 since 2015, and they lost (17-19) the last meeting in 2022.
11/29 @ Florida Gators | FSU trails the series 28-38-2. The Seminoles are 5-4 since 2015, and their last series win (24-15) was in 2023.
Predictions:
Home: 2-5
Road: 0-5
Neutral: 0-0
ACC: 0-8
Non-ACC: 2-2
Overall: 2-10 (16th in ACC)
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