While there is no matching the thrill of a rivalry matchup or any high-stakes game, few feelings come close to the comfort of a non-conference pay game at the end of the regular season.
We’ve seen them go wrong in a few ways (we don’t need to talk about FSU’s experiences with them as of late), but after a challenging schedule and one last regular season road trip to Notre Dame, Florida State gets a breather via bye week then follows it up with a matchup against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.
Led by second-year head coach Gabe Giardinia (who played kicker for the Alabma Crimson Tide kicker from 2000-2003), the team was recently voted to finish sixth in the Big South-OVC (out of eight teams).