Even the threat of a major hurricane couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm surrounding Florida State’s home game against Wake Forest on Saturday.
It’s the first time the No. 23 Seminoles had taken the field as a ranked team since 2018, when they were No. 19 in the preseason Associated Press poll. That distinction didn’t last long as FSU sputtered to a 24-3 home loss to Virginia Tech in Willie Taggart’s first game as coach.
Florida State has been unranked ever since, going through a stretch of 50 games without a mention.
The Seminoles (4-0, 2-0 ACC) are off to their best start since 2015 but face a challenging stretch of games that includes No.