TALLAHASSEE — Robert Cooper has an appreciation for change that few of his Florida State teammates can match.
The defensive tackle committed to coach Jimbo Fisher. He outlasted Willie Taggart. He made it through Mike Norvell’s early struggles.
Now, he’s enjoying the payoff. Cooper and the 16th-ranked Seminoles (8-3) have won four consecutive games by 25 or more points and have a chance to put an exclamation point on their regular season when they host reeling rival Florida (6-5) on Friday night.
Cooper, a 6-foot-2, 335-pound senior from Lilburn, Georgia, said Monday the team has come “a long way” since he first committed to Fisher and FSU in 2016.