Seminole Sunday Sauce — Feb. 2, 2025: FSU Football’s 2025 Schedule Released
We won’t know until the fall whether or not Florida State football can bounce back from its worst season in 50 years. One thing that is now known is what the road to doing so will look like.
Long announced, Alabama will christen the newly renovated Doak Campbell Stadium for the season opener on Aug. 30. FSU will play its first three games at home with non-conference contests against East Texas A&M on Sept. 6 and Kent State on Sept. 20.
FSU will open and close ACC play with Friday night road games. The Seminoles begin the conference slate against Virginia on Sept. 26 and conclude it at NC State on Nov. 21. FSU begins October with a pair of ACC home games — against Miami on Oct. 4 and Pittsburgh on Oct. 11. FSU takes on Stanford for the first time ever on Oct. 18 in Palo Alto.
FSU opens November at home against Wake Forest before traveling to face reigning ACC champion Clemson on Nov. 8. FSU wraps up its home slate against Virginia Tech on Nov. 15 and its regular season at Florida on Nov. 29.
The Seminoles are coming off a 2-10 season. Entering Mike Norvell’s sixth season at the helm, FSU has made a handful of coaching changes. Times and television networks will be announced at a later date.
FOOTBALL
Record: 2-10
Ranking: N/A
Recognitions: None
Commitments: Chastan Brown, 4-star T* (No. 330 overall); Amari Clemons, 4-star 2026 RB* (No. 294 overall*)
Decommitments: Brady Smigel, 4-star 2026 QB* (No. 63 overall*)
2025 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 19 nationally, second in ACC (23 total commitments)
Wrap-up: With National Signing Day on the horizon, FSU is closing in on a top-20 class.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 13-9 (4-7 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (0-2), lost to Virginia Tech on Wednesday, 76-66; lost at Boston College on Saturday, 77-76
Upcoming: vs. Notre Dame (Tuesday)
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2025 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 95 nationally, 15th in ACC (2 total commitments)
Wrap-up: After two embarrassing losses, FSU’s season appears to be in a free fall.
WomEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 17-4 (7-2 ACC)
Ranking: No. 25 AP; No. 24 USA TODAY Coaches
Past Week: (2-0), beat North Carolina on Sunday, 86-84; beat Boston College on Thursday, 104-80
Upcoming: vs. Wake Forest (Sunday); at Virginia (Thursday)
Recognitions: Ta’Niya Latson, G (ACC Player of the Week, Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Week)
Wrap-up: Since a less-than-stellar trip out west, FSU is red hot. The Seminoles have won four straight, highlighted by a road win over No. 13 North Carolina.
Track and Field
Ranking: Men No. 7 USTFCCCA South Region; women No. 6 USTFCCCA South Region
Past Week: Participated in Lenny Lyles Invitational on Friday and Saturday
Upcoming: David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 14 and 15); Jarvis Scott Invite (Feb. 14 and 15)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will have a week off before a busy Valentine’s Day weekend.
Men’s Tennis
Record: 7-2
Ranking: No. 15 ITA
Past Week: (1-0), beat Florida on Friday, 4-0
Upcoming: vs. Alabama (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU rolled past Florida in a rivalry showdown this week.
Women’s Tennis
Record: 3-1
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: vs. Georgia State (Feb. 9)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU has had some time off. It returns to action next week.
Swimming and Diving
Ranking: Men No. 21 CSCAA; women No. 25 CSCAA
Past Week: Beat Miami on Tuesday, 157-143; men beat Florida on Friday, 150-149; women beat Florida on Friday, 161-138
Upcoming: ACC Championships (Feb. 18-22)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU had its best week in a long time with three wins over its biggest two rivals.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 12 WGCA Coaches
Past Week: Won Guadalajara Invitational
Upcoming: Moon Invitational (Feb. 16-18)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU kicked off the spring with a stellar performance. Mirabel Ting and Lottie Woad finished first and second.
Softball
Ranking: No. 12 ESPN/USA Softball; No. 10 Softball America; No. 8 D1Softball
Upcoming: vs. Oklahoma State (Thursday, Puerto Vallarta College Challenge); vs. Northern Colorado (Thursday, Puerto Vallarta College Challenge); vs. Louisiana Tech (Friday, Puerto Vallarta College Challenge); vs. Louisiana Tech (Saturday, Puerto Vallarta College Challenge); vs. Oklahoma State (Saturday, Puerto Vallarta College Challenge)
Recognitions: Jaysoni Beachum, IF (Preseason All-ACC); Jahni Kerr, OF (Preseason All-ACC); Michaela Edenfield, C (Preseason All-ACC)
Wrap-up: Softball season gets underway this week for FSU in Mexico.
Baseball
Ranking: No. 9 D1Baseball; No. 6 Baseball America; No. 6 Perfect Game
Upcoming: vs. James Madison (Feb. 14)
Recognitions: Jamie Arnold, P (Perfect Game Preseason Pitcher of the Year)
Wrap-up: We’re less than two weeks from the start of baseball season. FSU was picked to finish second in the ACC.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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