The Florida State Seminoles have had an abundance of issues this season, but they start and finish on the offensive side of the ball.
The Seminoles have once again failed to score more than 21-points on offense in a single game this season. Currently the Seminoles are the last remaining school in the FBS to have not done so, which adds more fuel to the fire for fans upset with the Florida State staff. Just three games are left in the season for the Seminoles, and without a bowl game in sight, the Seminoles need to at least look cohesive for the last leg.
Entering the season, the Florida State Seminoles were considered to be not only a top team in the ACC, but also a top-25 team in the country. However, the Seminoles are now arguably a bottom-25 program this season after losing crucial games to Duke, Memphis, North Carolina, and Boston College. The Memphis loss in particular stung as the Florida State Seminoles paid to have the Tigers play them.
While the Seminoles have been bad this season, they have also lost historic games this season such as the Duke loss. The Blue Devils had previously never defeated the Seminoles, but now hold the first-ever football win against the school this season.
Florida State will likely score more than 21-points in a game this season, but as for winning multiple games, that is a different story.
Florida State Seminoles Running Out of Options with Three Games Left
With just three games left in the season for the Florida State Seminoles, the most the team can do at this point is limit the damage.
The Seminoles still must play #8 Notre Dame, Charleston Southern, and Florida this season before likely considering making staff changes. It is hard to imagine a world where the Seminoles pull-off a win against the Fighting Irish, but that might be the last way to really add some sort of positive to the season. Up to this point, even the game the Seminoles won against Cal was a 14-9 game that saw the Golden Bears miss two field goals.
Up to this point, the Florida State Seminoles staff has tried virtually everything they can on offense with three different quarterbacks receiving playing time. However, the issue has not solely been the quarterback play, but rather the offensive line play as well.
The Seminoles have allowed 30 total sacks this season for a loss of 178-yards on offense, which has truly killed momentum. Even when the Seminoles are able to break off big plays on offense, they likely loss a significant portion of that gain later on as the result of a sack. According to PFF, the highest-graded lineman on the team is Jaylen Early, with a rating of 75.1 this season, and the next closest is Maurice Smith with a 62.2.
The Florida State Seminoles will have to find a way to sure up the offensive line in order to have some sort of success down the final stretch.
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