The Florida State Seminoles and the California Golden Bears will kick off at 7 p.m. tonight from Doak Campbell Stadium in a sport the place the trajectories of the 2 groups have been heading in reverse instructions thus far this season. The sport can be televised on ESPN2.
California is getting into the sport with a 3-0 season document, has received six of their final seven video games going again to final 12 months, and is on the lookout for their first ACC win in opposition to the struggling Seminoles. Cal’s wins this season have been in opposition to UC Davis and San Diego State at residence, and they upset Auburn 21-14 in Jordan-Hare in week 2. It must be famous that the Auburn quarterback threw 4 interceptions in that sport, however you continue to must respect the win in a hostile atmosphere.
FSU’s disastrous 0-3 document may very nicely be the nation’s most disappointing and shocking begin to the 2024 faculty soccer season thus far. After ending the 2023 season undefeated, the Noles are on a 4-game dropping streak (if you wish to rely the bowl sport) and are desperately attempting to keep away from beginning a season with 4 losses for the second time since 2021.
According to FanDuel, the Seminoles are 2.5-point favorites in opposition to the Bears with the over/below set at 44.5.
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Florida State Seminoles vs. California Golden Bears
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Florida State Seminoles vs. Cal Bears: How to observe
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Florida State vs. Cal Bears: Game notes
» Florida State wraps up its three-game homestand by internet hosting Cal within the first matchup between the colleges in collection historical past. Cal would be the second staff from the state of California to go to Tallahassee. Florida State’s solely earlier matchup inside Doak Campbell Stadium with a staff from California was a 30-10 win over No. 18 USC in 1998.
» FSU is the primary ACC sport for Cal, and Florida State will even be the primary ACC opponent for SMU subsequent week. There have been 9 additions to the convention since Florida State joined the ACC for the 1992 season and the Seminoles have been the primary ACC sport for 5 of these with 4 (Miami in 2004, Boston College in 2005, Pitt in 2013, SMU in 2024) performed on the street. No different staff has been scheduled as the primary ACC opponent for a brand new convention addition greater than as soon as.
» Florida State is 23-7 because the begin of the 2022 season. The staff’s 23 whole wins and 76.7 successful proportion in that span are the very best within the ACC, with the win whole rating ninth nationally and the successful proportion twelfth.
» The Seminoles are certainly one of 4 ACC groups nonetheless good in pink zone scoring alternatives this season. Dating again to final season, Florida State has scored factors on 20 of its final 23 pink zone drives.
» Ryan Fitzgerald’s 59-yard subject aim within the season opener in opposition to Georgia Tech is tied for the longest subject aim within the nation this 12 months and is the longest in a convention sport in ACC historical past. He additionally made a 52-yard subject aim in opposition to the Yellow Jackets and made a 54-yard subject aim, tied for the Fifth-longest in Doak Campbell Stadium historical past, in opposition to Memphis.
» Fitzgerald is the one kicker within the nation with a number of makes from not less than 54 yards. He is certainly one of three kickers with three 50- yard subject targets in 2024 and the sixth kicker in FSU historical past with not less than three 50-yard subject targets in a single season.
» Alex Mastromanno has the very best punting common within the nation with a mark of 49.8 yards per punt. The Seminoles lead the ACC and rank eighth within the nation with a web punting common of 45.4 yards per punt. Last 12 months, Florida State’s web punting common of 43.3 yards per punt was Third within the nation.
» Florida State held Memphis to 65 dashing yards, the Seminoles’ Third-best single-game rush protection efficiency below head coach Mike Norvell.
» FSU recorded a season-high 9.0 tackles for loss in opposition to Memphis, the Seminoles’ most in a sport since making 14.0 TFLs within the 2023 ACC Championship Game win vs. No. 14 Louisville. It was probably the most TFLs allowed by Memphis since December 27, 2022.
» Five Florida State gamers have made their first collegiate begin in 2024. Linebacker Blake Nichelson has began every of the final two video games, whereas defensive again Ok.J. Kirkland, offensive lineman Jaylen Early and tight ends Brian Courtney and Jackson West made their first profession begins vs. Memphis.
» Florida State’s offensive line boasts 377 collegiate video games performed, probably the most within the nation, with 225 begins, the 2nd-highest whole nationally. The line consists of returning first-team All-ACC offensive sort out Darius Washington, all-conference middle Maurice Smith and beginning sort out Jeremiah Byers from final 12 months’s group that blocked for the ACC’s highest-scoring offense for the second straight 12 months. Washington and Byers have each missed video games this season as a consequence of harm, and eight totally different offensive linemen have made not less than one begin via the season’s first three video games, matching final 12 months’s season-long whole.
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