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Mike Norvell addresses Florida State's 'failure' after loss

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State coach Mike Norvell ran off his home field after a 28-13 loss to Boston College on Monday night, his stone-faced expression speaking for him.

Nobody around the Seminoles program expected what has unfolded over two weeks in front of a national television audience: An 0-2 start, with issues across the board -- an inability to run the ball, an overmatched and oftentimes flummoxed defensive front and a passing game that has struggled with a completely overhauled roster.

If the 24-21 season-opening loss to Georgia Tech could be explained away because it happened a continent away in Ireland, its loss to Boston College exposed many of the same issues that came up against the Yellow Jackets.