Seminole Sunday Sauce — Nov. 5, 2023: FSU Football Clinches Spot in ACC Championship
A thing of beauty it was not, but for the first time since 2014, Florida State football is headed to the ACC Championship. The fourth-ranked Seminoles punched their ticket on Saturday with a 24-7 win at Pittsburgh.
FSU fell behind early, but scored the game’s final 24 points. Without his top two targets in Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson, quarterback Jordan Travis passed for 360 yards and accounted for two total touchdowns.
Defensively, FSU forced three turnovers with Conrad Hussey coming up with his first career interception. Ja’Khi Douglas had a career day receiving with six catches for 118 yards.
Dating back to last season, FSU has now won 15 straight games. It did fail to score 30 points for the first time in a game in more than a year.
With Saturday’s win, FSU moved to 9-0 and 7-0 in ACC action. The Seminoles can finish perfect in ACC play for the regular season on Saturday when they host Miami.
FOOTBALL
Record: 9-0 (7-0 ACC)
Ranking: No. 4 AP Poll; No. 4 USA Today Coaches Poll; No. 4 College Football Playoff
Past Week: (1-0), beat Pittsburgh on Saturday, 24-7
Upcoming: vs. Miami (Saturday)
Recognitions: Jordan Travis, QB (Manning Award Star of the Week, Davey O’Brien Award Great 8); Renardo Green, CB (Thorpe Award semifinalist); Jared Verse, DE (Lomardi Award semifinalist); Keon Coleman (Maxwell Award watch list)
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2024 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 4 nationally, first in ACC (22 total commitments)
Wrap-up: It wasn’t pretty, but FSU has punched its ticket to Charlotte.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 0-0
Ranking: N/A
Upcoming: vs. Kennesaw State (Friday)
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2024 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 66 nationally, 13th in ACC (1 total commitment)
Wrap-up: The wait is over. FSU hoops kicks off its season on Friday.
SOCCER
Record: 15-0-1 (9-0-1 ACC)
Ranking: No. 1 United Soccer Coaches; No. 1 seed ACC Tournament
Past Week: (1-0), beat Pittsburgh in ACC Tournament on Thursday, 2-0
Upcoming: vs. Clemson (ACC Championship, Sunday)
Recognitions: Lauren Flynn, D (ACC Defensive Player of the Week); Onyi Echegini, F (ACC Offensive Player of the Year, All-ACC first team); Jordynn Dudley, F (ACC Freshman of the Year, All-ACC first team, ACC All-Freshman); Jody Brown, F (All-ACC first team); Taylor Huff, M (All-ACC second team); Leilanni Nesbeth, M (All-ACC second team); Cristina Roque, GK (All-ACC second team); Beata Olsson, F (All-ACC third team); Amelia Van Zanten, D (All-ACC Freshman); Brian Pensky, HC (ACC Coach of the Year)
Wrap-up: FSU has likely already secured a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It can win the ACC on Sunday.
VOLLEYBALL
Record: 17-8 (11-2 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (2-0), beat Notre Dame on Sunday, 3-0; beat Pittsburgh on Friday, 3-2
Upcoming: vs. Virginia (Sunday); at Syracuse (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU picked up its most impressive win of the season on Friday, outlasting No. 6 Pitt in five sets.
CROSS COUNTRY
Ranking: No. 29 USTFCCCA, No. 3 South Region; women USTFCCCA No. 7 South Region
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: NCAA South Regionals (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will be in Gainesville this week as it tries to clinch a spot in the NCAA Championships.
MEN’S GOLF
Ranking: No. 15 Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
Past Week: Finished first in stroke play at East Lake Cup; beat Florida in East Lake Cup semifinals, 3-2; lost to North Carolina in East Lake Cup championship, 3.5-1.5
Upcoming: Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 8-10)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: Although it came up just short of a title, FSU ended the fall with a bang, winning stroke play and beating Florida at the East Lake Cup.
Swimming and Diving
Ranking: Men No. 24 CSCAA
Past Week: Men beat Alabama 151-149 and LSU, 170-130; women lost to Alabama 183-117 and beat LSU, 211-89
Upcoming: Georgia Invitational (Nov. 16-19)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU picked up three wins in the pool against SEC opponents this week.
Women’s Basketball
Record: 0-0
Ranking: No. 18 AP; No. 22 USA TODAY Coaches Poll
Upcoming: vs. Charleston Southern (Monday); vs. Tennessee (Thursday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: The wait is over. FSU women’s hoops gets its season underway this week.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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