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FSU falls to 13th, Florida climbs to 19th in new AP football poll

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The three Florida schools are sharing real estate in the new Associated Press Top 25. FSU is 13th, Miami 15th, and Florida 19th in the new poll. Alabama continues to be ranked N0. 1, followed by Ohio State. The Louisville Cardinals, who thumped former No. 2 FSU 63-20 on Saturday, is now ranked third, followed by Michigan and Clemson. Houston, Stanford, Michigan State, Washington, and Texas A&M complete the Top 10. FSU fell to 13th after absorbing the blowout from Louisville. In the coaches’ poll, FSU is 14th,…

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Louisville clobbers No. 2 Florida State behind Lamar Jackson

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Defeated? Yes, some people might have believed that Florida State’s football team would be defeated on Saturday. But dominated? This kind of result would have been impossible to conceive. The Louisville Cardinals administered a hard-to-believe 63-20 thumping on the Seminoles Saturday, dominating them from the coin flip. Louisville rushed for 314 yards and passed for 216 more in the lopsided victory. FSU, ranked No. 2 in the country coming in, was within 14-10 in the second period. However, the Seminoles…

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Football flashback: FSU still remembers comeback versus Louisville

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Back in the day, Louisville jumped all over FSU. Back in the day, FSU managed to come back. Back in the day, FSU retained its national rankings. If it doesn’t seem long ago to you … well, it wasn’t. This week’s Football Flashback happened just two years ago, on the day of the comeback. As victories go, it was one of the Seminoles’ most memorable. It was Oct. 30, 2014, and FSU was 7-0 and ranked second in the country…

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FSU’s Fearsome Foursome faces challenge in Louisville

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Through two games, they have been more than impressive. They have been fierce. While much of the conversation about the FSU football team has surrounded the offense, what with its old weapons (Dalvin Cook) and its new one (Deondre Francois), the rock for the Seminoles has been its defense, in particular, its defensive lline. Just Wednesday, in fact, Bleacher Report ranked the Seminoles fourth in the country among defensive lines, Well, guess what. If FSU is going to say undefeated,…

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State’s collection of quarterbacks off to good starts after two games

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Quarterbacks.  It’s all about the quarterbacks. This state churns out running backs and receivers, cornerbacks and defensive ends. But everyone talks about quarterbacks. And most game plans center around the quarterbacks. Well, two weeks into the season, guess what we have? That’s right, quarterbacks. Both Florida and FSU have to be pleased with their new quarterbacks. USF has to be thrilled. Miami’s happy. And so on. The best one, so far, might surprise you. The Bulls’ Quinton Flowers has a rating…

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FSU loses star safety Derwin James for several weeks after surgery

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Star safety Derwin James of Florida State University is out for two to six weeks after tearing the meniscus in his left knee. James will have surgery to repair it. James was hurt in the third quarter against Charleston Southern after twisting his leg. The timetable means James will miss the Louisville game, the University of South Florida, Miami, and North Carolina. James would be borderline for Clemson. James had been a star on the FSU defense so far. “Hopefully, we’ll…

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FSU wins big over Charleston Southern despite not being sharp

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They won by 44 points. They had a short week to get ready. And still, FSU was a bit disappointed after its 52-8 victory over Charleston Southern Saturday. That says a great deal about the program and its expectations. FSU jumped to a 35-6 halftime lead over an outmanned Charleston Southern team – which suspended 14 players — 10 starters — for the game. Quarterback Deondre Francois hit 25 of 32 passes for 262 yards. Running back Dalvin Cook gained…

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