After the Florida State Seminoles went 13-1 during the 2023 college football season, it was a different story for them in 2024 under head coach Mike Norvell. In 2024, they had a 2-10 record.
It was one of the biggest disappointments of the 2024 college football season. Florida State has a chance to redeem themselves in 2025. A lot of fans during the 2024 season were calling for head coach Mike Norvell to be fired. Will see how he responds to his critics in 2025.
CBS Sports Thinks That the Florida State Seminoles Could Be a Playoff Team In 2025
CBS Sports writer Chip Patterson wrote about five potential teams that could make the college football playoffs in 2025. Two teams from the conference made it a season ago and they were the Clemson Tigers and the SMU Mustangs. Clemson will be a Top 10 ranked team to start the 2025 season and will be the favorite to win the ACC.
SMU could also be in the mix to win the league. Patterson has the Miami Hurricanes, the Louisville Cardinals, and also the Seminoles. Yes, you read that correctly, Florida State. Patterson gave interesting reasons as to why he thinks the Seminoles could make it next season out of the ACC. He said,
“At FanDuel Sportsbook lists only four ACC squads with preseason win totals higher than 7.5. And while teams exceed their win total by multiple games every single season it still stands as a cold-hearted reminder of the conference’s playoff outlook. Last year we saw nine-win teams from the SEC be left on the other side of the cut line. If we take that as precedent an ACC team likely needs to win 10 regular season games or the conference championship to get in. For Florida State that would mean soaring over the team’s current win total of 7.5 with a roster that is still relying on pieces that contributed to a 2-10 campaign in 2024. It’s highly unlikely, but given Florida State’s pedigree and the potential for major improvements in the wake of wholesale changes to Mike Norvell’s coaching staff, they get the nod as the ACC’s fifth contender.
Gus Malzahn has won championships as a coordinator and competed for a national title as a head coach, and new quarterback Thomas Castellanos should bring some versatility to the offense. Meanwhile, Tony White comes highly-recommended from Nebraska as one of the top defensive coordinators in the country. Given a schedule that includes Alabama, Miami, Clemson and Florida, this is a season where even 8-4 would be viewed as a huge turnaround. But FSU will need even more than eight wins to contend for the CFP.”
Mike Norvell will have a lot to prove this college football season with the Seminoles. If they finish with a 2-10 record again in 2025, there is a chance that Florida State could be looking for a new head coach. They can’t be any worse than what they were a season ago.
The ACC has been owned by the Tigers over the last several years, but Florida State needs to show massive improvement this season. The Seminoles feel like a long shot to make the playoffs, but they could finish 8-4 and that would be respectable. Clemson should win this league again, but it will be interesting to see who will finish behind them.
Louisville has a chance to be the surprise team in the conference in 2025. The North Carolina Tar Heels and Bill Belichick could also surprise this season, but they have a long way to go as a football program. The Seminoles will be one of the most talked about teams in the ACC this season other than Clemson. If Florida State were to somehow win 10 games this season, they could make the playoffs and it would shock college football also.
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