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The Alabama Crimson Tide's defense was so bad in their 31-17 loss to the Florida State Seminoles this past Saturday, they were knifed through with regularity by what was ultimately a gritty, but pedestrian, quarterback performance from FSU quarterback Tommy Castellanos.

The Athletic's Sam Khan Jr. put Castellanos's performance (9-of-14 passing, 152 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 10.9 YPA, 16 rushes, 78 yards, 1 rush TD) in that context while deeming the signal-caller's stock as "up."

"Castellanos’ speed and mobility seemed to be a good fit for Gus Malzahn’s offense, and that was the case on Saturday.