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Can Florida State football recover from its historic collapse?

Related Topics: Mike Norvell, Jim Lookabaugh

It was easy to wonder if there might be a little bit of a hangover this season. Mike Norvell weathered a strange, stair-stepping climb to greatness with Florida State -- his Seminoles went 3-10 in his first 13 games, then 9-6 in the next 15, then won 19 in a row -- but endured one of the most gut-wrenching season finishes you'll ever see. First, the unbeaten Noles were snubbed out of a spot in the final four-team College Football Playoff; then, with a number of starters having either opted out or opted for season-ending surgery, they got completely humiliated 63-3 by Georgia in the Orange Bowl.