CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher hopes his players will be ready for a demanding opening month that could determine whether the Seminoles are playoff contenders.
Speaking at the Atlantic Coast Conference’s preseason media days Thursday, Fisher pointed to lessons learned from last year’s lopsided loss to Louisville and eventual Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson in September. The Seminoles open the season this year against Alabama in Atlanta, then face ACC foes Miami and North Carolina State later in September.
“I think last year will hopefully make us understand that it’s not only a one-game deal at the beginning, that it’s going to be all the way through and that first half of the season,” Fisher said.