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In three of those games, FSU fell behind 10-0. This time, FSU allowed Boston College a 14-0 first-quarter lead.

The solution won't be as easy as moving a safety over if rover Myron Rolle misses a significant part of Florida State's football game at Maryland on Saturday.

Black is the new Garnet and Gold on Saturday. Florida State will don its all-black jerseys for the third time, and second against Boston College.

Receiver Preston Parker leaps for the end zone in last year's Homecoming game vs.

And it's working. The Seminoles are considerably better offensively than they were a year ago, as FSU players adapted to offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher's new system.

Bobby Bowden will celebrate his 79th birthday Saturday without one important person.

After last year's Florida State starting quarterback and current third-teamer Drew Weatherford said in an Associated Press story Thursday he deserves to be Florida State's starter again, current second-string ...

The Bowden Bowl ? It's history. And that's just fine with Florida State coach Bobby Bowden .

You might have noticed that Florida State redshirt sophomore QB Christian Ponder of late hasn't been running the ball as often as he did earlier in the season.

Florida State might be on its way back to being the terror of the ACC. That doesn't bode well for Georgia Tech, which will host the Seminoles this week.

Former Lee County star D'Vontrey Richardson makes a small contribution to the Seminoles' win Saturday, as does former teammate James Esco.

If you glanced at the statistics, you would surely have to be impressed. The Florida State defense is allowing an average of 248 yards, which is third-stingiest among I-A teams.

Christian Ponder and D'Vontrey Richardson shared the quarterback job for Florida State early this season, but it's all Ponder's now.

Florida State's Bobby Bowden loves elusive quarterbacks - as long as they're on his side.

Media Credit: Quarterback Christian Ponder will lead the Seminoles against Virginia Tech at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday.

With Florida State trainers attending to a woozy Drew Weatherford and a graduate assistant yelling at Christian Ponder to get ready, offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher wasn't sure what to expect from his ...

Rich blogs about the Seminoles at ChantRant.com , and he was nice enough to answer a few of my questions.

It's something that can't be proven on a practice field. Or in a weight room. That's not how it works.

A bye week is allowing running back Jermaine Thomas and cornerback Patrick Robinson to recover from injuries.

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