Through the summer and into fall camp the debate has raged, and I believe it is time to address the obvious: FSU football, a program that has operated out of the 4-3 since the days of Mickey Andrews will in fact be running a 3-4 this season.
Firstly, the term 3-4, in football code, translates to 3 down linemen and 4 stand up linebackers. Easy stuff so far. Here’s where it may get a little tricky: instead of two defensive tackles and two defensive ends, with a middle and two outside linebackers; you will have a nose-guard (think Vince Wilfork here), two defensive ends, and two outside linebackers and two inside linebackers.