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For 1st time in 2019, FSU’s SP+ defensive rank is better than its offense’s

Just when you thought the 2019 season couldn’t get any stranger for Florida State, the new SP+ rankings drop— and the Seminole defense is now outperforming the offense.

This is not exactly something many could see coming after week two, when the offense was a top-10 unit and the defense lagged behind by 100 spots. But then a couple of things happened: Jim Leavitt joined the ’Nole staff as a defensive analyst (and earned a promotion yesterday) and opposing defenses found more ways to exploit the poor FSU OL.