Florida State gets it straight
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Some of the glitter was missing: No top-five national rankings, no Heisman Trophy front-runners, no one talking seriously about a national championship.
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Fifth-ranked Florida State was in the process of completing another comeback on the road, and Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen could think of only one course of action.
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There is no shortage of ways to measure Bobby Bowden&#39;s stellar career as Florida State&#39;s football coach. There are the 277 of his Division IA leading 350 wins here, which is
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After all, Florida is second in the Southeastern Conference and 17th nationally at 35.1 points per outing. And the Gators have put up 83 points in their last two games.
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In an effort to be fair and balanced, it should be pointed out that Florida coach Ron Zook is just 65 seconds away from being undefeated and being a major player in the Bowl Championship Series ratings.
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Florida coach Urban Meyer learned all he needed to know about the Southeastern Conference last season against Alabama.
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North Carolina State has the most turnovers in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Florida State is among the conference leaders in takeaways.
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Booker carried the ball 15 times...Chris Rix closed out the game for Florida State, completing his only pass for three yards in the fourth...Virginia guard Elton Brown left the game with an apparent injury and did not return after catching a deflected
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Florida coach Urban Meyer has lectured his team about being tougher on the road.
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Florida State's players celebrated their game-sealing defensive stop by cutting loose, whooping it up in front of those famously rowdy Cameron Crazies. After 15 straight losses on Duke's fabled home floor, the Seminoles finally had a reason to party.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (Sports Network) - Lorenzo Booker's four-yard  touchdown run in the third quarter gave 11th-ranked Florida  State the lead and the Seminoles defeated North Carolina State,  17-10, at Carter-Finley Stadium.
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Florida State coach Bobby Bowden probably didn&#39;t feel very good after watching his television this weekend. First, there was monster Hurricane Frances which forced the Florida State-Miami game to be moved from Labor Day to Friday.
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After letting several teams come back to win, Florida holds off FSU in the final minutes. By ANTONYA ENGLISH, Times Staff Writer. TALLAHASSEE - It had gained a reputation as a defense that would fold and collapse
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As he prepared for a potential game-winning field goal in the waning moments Saturday, Florida State senior Xavier Beitia had several teammates tell him they believed in him.
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Illinois romped over Florida A&amp;M 52-13 on Saturday. But coach Ron Turner doesn&#39;t sound like a coach whose team romped. After watching film of the game, Turner was furious over a &quot;cheap shot&quot; during the fifth
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It's a long way from making up for all the grief that Florida dished out to Ohio State in 2007, but the Buckeyes get a tiny measure of revenge Saturday with a 62-49 win over the Gators.
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MIAMI -- Although Chris Rix's fumble overshadowed Xavier Beitia's blocked field goal, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden will remember them both.