Florida State heads to Boston College with kickoff less than 24 hours away, and the Seminoles are trying to start a new chapter without Mike Norvell, who was fired last weekend.
The matchup comes with a strange backdrop for Florida State: Boston College may not sit among the ACC’s elite, but the Seminoles still haven’t won a road game in nearly three years. That drought now sits at 1,077 days, and until Florida State breaks through, it’s hard to treat the streak as anything other than the defining number hanging over this trip.
The Seminoles are technically favored, but the road issues have been so persistent that the burden is on Florida State to prove anything has changed. Maybe a different group running the show helps.
Maybe it doesn’t. Either way, the game is there to answer that question.
In the injury report, Florida State got a couple of encouraging updates. Cornerback Ja’Bril Rawls and linebacker Caleb LaVallee are no longer listed, which signals they’ve moved from probable to available. Rawls was limited for most of the loss to Clemson after getting hurt early in that game.
There’s also movement on the offensive side. Running back Quintrevion Wisner and defensive lineman Cam Brooks both shifted from questionable to probable, and that matters for a Seminoles team still sorting out depth. Wisner is the only running back on the roster with legitimate college experience, though true freshman Amari Thomas is expected to be part of the rushing plan as well.
Florida State and Boston College have now ruled out a combined 22 players ahead of the game.
One more note from the report: TE Danny Edgehille was downgraded from questionable.
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