We learned a lot in Week 1 of the college football season, with some eye-opening results in some of the marquee matchups of the weekend. LSU upset Clemson on the road, Ohio State held firm against Texas and Miami gritted its teeth to get a tough win over Notre Dame. However, no result was as surprising as No. 8 Alabama losing by two touchdowns to Florida State.

The Crimson Tide came into the game with plenty of ammunition and should have had a chip on their shoulder after all the trash talk thrown their way from Seminoles quarterback Tommy Castellanos , but that was not the case. Throughout the game, Alabama got dominated at the line of scrimmage and repeatedly had poor effort in pursuit on defense.

It was jarring to see that from the Crimson Tide, who had built a brand on excelling

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