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“What is the standard?” FSU coaches and players continue to push before game against Virginia Tech

The clock read 0:48 seconds, and Maurice Smith snapped the ball to Jordan Travis on the 35-yard line.

No, this is not the ending to the 2021 Miami game — it was October 4, 2023, part of Florida State’s designated “situation Wednesday,” when the team focuses its attention on the areas of the game that serve as the difference between winning and losing.

Practice started with the offense needing a field goal with less than a minute remaining. Travis led a marvelous drive down the field, ending with a 32-yard Ryan Fitzgerald miss (he made the rest of his kicks on the day).