, down 14 starters from its ACC Championship-winning roster, lost 63-3 to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, December 30.
Following FSU’s unprecedented exclusion from the College Football Playoff despite a 13-0 record and Power 5 conference title, multiple starters opted out either due to entrance into the NFL Draft or the transfer portal.
Head coach Mike Norvell hinted at their decision being partly due to the snub in his postgame press conference, saying, “when you do the things that our guys throughout the year, the way that they responded, fought, it did hurt when we were not selected.