FSU football: Score prediction/analysis for Florida State versus ...

Florida State football is back in the friendly confines of Doak Campbell Stadium as the Seminoles are coming off their tough loss to Georgia Tech in their season opener in Dublin, Ireland.

This is certainly not the start that the Seminoles wanted as the program was projected to win the conference in the preseason, according to the Vegas oddsmakers.

Florida State will be trying to bounce back versus Boston College, which the Seminoles struggled with in the fourth quarter during the 2023 meeting. Florida State led by a score of 31-10 late in the third quarter where it finished as a 31-29 ball game with Seminole fans sitting on the edge of their seats.

Florida State's defense struggled to bottle up Georgia Tech's rushing attack where it accumulated 190 rushing yards. To make matters worse, Boston College quarterback Thomas Castellanos had 305 passing yards and 95 rushing yards last year.

The offense returns playmakers such as running back Kye Robinchaux (780 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns in 2023) and wide receiver Lewis Bond (646 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns). Much like Georgia Tech, Boston College wants to run the football where they ranked 13th in the FBS in rushing yards per game (198.8).

The Seminoles' defensive effort cannot be much worse than last week as Georgia Tech could get anything they wanted offensively. The biggest factor is: Will Florida State's defense be able to come up in run support?

As it pertains to the offense, head football coach Mike Norvell took the blame for what transpired on Saturday's loss. Quarterback DJ Uiagalelei did not do anything special in the loss where he had 194 passing yards with zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. The offense consistently tried to establish the running game, but, after the first drive, the Yellow Jackets' defense contained it.

The ChopChat staff is ready for their score predictions to be featured. It looks like everyone feels like the Seminoles will be victorious on Labor Day Night. I hope that this result generates momentum for the rest of the 2024 season.

Taylor Devers: 34-17 FSU

Kelvin Hunt: 31-20 FSU

Leslie Johnson: 20-17 FSU

Nick Andre: 33-14 FSU

I hope the staff's predictions are correct for this week. Let's hope that Nick's score will come to fruition. Nonetheless, we will be watching and cheering on our Seminoles!