Florida State football did not have the season that it wanted in 2025, as it finished with a 5-7 record and ended with a bad taste in their mouths to a struggling arch-rival Florida Gators squad. With that said, the expectations were heightened after the win over Alabama.
It was probably the worst that could have happened to the Seminoles, as fans already inserted them into the College Football Playoff. The public will overhype anything, but it sure seemed like Florida State turned a corner after the 2-10 disaster of 2024.
They even had quarterback Thomas Castellanos call out the Crimson Tide by saying that Nick Saban couldn't save them.