Is Florida State's Everett Golson better than he was at Notre Dame?

What a wild 12 months it's been for Everett Golson.

It was at this same time last year -- the eighth week of the season -- that he led undefeated Notre Dame into Tallahassee to face the unbeaten defending national champion Florida State.

Trailing 31-27 in the fourth quarter, Golson took the Fighting Irish down the field on a memorable drive that included a 4th-and-18 conversion. Then, with 13 seconds remaining, he threw what appeared to be a game-winning touchdown pass and, for an instant, it seemed that Golson had simultaneously vaulted his team into the thick of the playoff chase and made himself the Heisman Trophy front-runner

Of course, that fleeting moment ended when an offensive pass…