Florida State's offense was much improved under first-year coordinator Gus Malzahn, but it wasn't rocket science to be better than what was put on the field in 2024. Some fans even argued that they could have gotten people off the street to perform as adequately.
While this isn't an opportunity to put salt on the wound of the 2-10 season in 2024, the failures started with the quarterback situation. Veteran transfer DJ Uiagalelei was not what the Seminoles thought he would be, then after the former Clemson and Oregon State transfer got injured, the staff went with youngsters Brock Glenn and Luke Kromenhoek.