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- Coaching: By the time Mike Norvell walked in for his Wednesday press conference, he already knew what kind of week it had been.

- Pick/market: Florida State fired athletic director Michael Alford on Monday.

- Pick/market: TALLAHASSEE – Despite the best efforts of No.

- QB: In recent years when I would pushback on the numbers (basically that different folks said different numbers), a common theme from most parties was that 'we are spending enough to be a better football...

- Florida State moved Nate Pabst from right guard to right tackle and inserted Paul Bowling at guard after Chimdia Nwaiwu allowed a sack early in the second half against SMU; Tim Harris Jr. said the staff had not abandoned Nwaiwu's development, so the in-game switch does not establish a permanent starting lineup. - Nwaiwu had allowed a team-high five pressures and two sacks on 50 pass-blocking snaps through two games; Florida State's overall pressure rate was near 39 percent, ranked 119th in the article, making the right-side protection problem a concrete concern rather than just a reaction to the loss. - Florida State quarterback Ashton Daniels averaged 3.56 seconds before throwing, while the offense's 2.92-second time-to-pressure was tied for 12th best nationally; Mike Norvell pointed to receiver separation, quarterback anticipation and protection together as obstacles to the downfield passing game, rather than attributing every pressure to the line. - Pabst had allowed no pressures in 50 pass-blocking snaps at guard but gave up two in 13 second-half snaps at right tackle against SMU, and Bowling surrendered the interior pressure Daniels stepped into on a late sack; the replacement configuration therefore also showed protection limitations despite two touchdowns in its next four possessions. - Norvell said Florida State is still seeking its best offensive-line combination and challenged Nwaiwu and Jonathan Daniels to improve while retaining Pabst's ability to cover tackle; the bye before Alabama provides an evaluation window, with no final post-bye starting five announced in this report.

- Intel: Does Daniels need to get it out quicker/more quick options?: Bit of both.

- OL: From Matt Versatile Florida State OL Nate Pabst could start in a different spot against Alabama Nate Pabst has started games just about everywhere on the offensive line through his college football career, mainly...

- WR/LB: FSU release: Senior wide receiver Duce Robinson was named to the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Watch List Thursday.

- RB: RB coach Kam Martin has departed to go check out Jayden Miles and Baton Rouge Catholic's game vs.

- Florida State's podcast hosts criticized off-tackle runs on second-and-six because they expected those calls to leave the offense facing another third down, an area they viewed as a major weakness rather than citing a specific conversion statistic. - Florida State's hosts questioned the give-or-keep decision burden placed on Daniels and suggested directly calling a pass to simplify the choice, presenting their proposed adjustment rather than a confirmed change by the coaching staff.

- LB: Added an update to top post.

- LB: I’ve reached out to his representation for further details.

- Florida State's podcast criticized safeties retreating from the first-down marker to roughly five yards beyond it after the snap, creating excessive separation between the safeties and linebackers in the host's coverage assessment. - Florida State's host described the secondary as confused and faulted the lack of flat-coverage adjustments involving the secondary and linebackers under Tony White, an analyst's criticism rather than a reported staff or depth-chart change.

- Florida State's 2026 loss to SMU exposed a third-down and passing limitation despite 199 rushing yards: FSU converted only 2 of 15 third downs with an average 6.2 yards to gain and produced 125 passing yards. Its third-down touchdown came on Samuel Singleton Jr.'s 39-yard run after a short completion, rather than sustained downfield passing success. - The writer judges Ashton Daniels slow to process and release the ball through Florida State's first two 2026 games, arguing that quick middle-of-field throws with limited reads better suit him. The article questions confidence in the backup options but reports no announced quarterback change; those assessments are commentary, not a new depth chart. - Florida State recorded two sacks in its opener and none against SMU, despite 15 credited quarterback hurries across the two games. The report identifies failure to finish pressure and secondary communication or coverage busts as linked problems behind the explosive passing plays allowed. - Florida State scored only seven points from SMU's four turnovers, with that touchdown following a muffed punt and short field. SMU punted once and missed a field goal, so the 27-24 final was much closer than the underlying yardage and drive-control picture; the report treats that as a warning about FSU's ability to keep pace without takeaways.

- Intel: Miles also had a 56-yard touchdown run earlier in the gmae.