We’re awash lately in media retrospectives on life with COVID. While mulling those times, ACC followers should recall that no league program was hurt more by the COVID hiatus than Florida State.
Leonard Hamilton’s program was on a roll when the world shut down. FSU posted its fifth straight 20-win season in 2020, the best run in school history. And, by dint of tough defense, exceptional talent and consistent excellence the Noles routinely earned recognition among the ACC’s and, increasingly, the nation’s, top teams. The stellar ’20 squad rose as high as fourth in the final AP poll.