Florida State grabbed national attention in its opener then rolled through a pair of easy wins against overmatched teams. The test awaiting the eighth-ranked Seminoles will be tougher with Friday night’s trip to Virginia.

FSU (3-0) opened the year with an impressive takedown of then-No. 8 Alabama at home, but it has barely been tested since by romping through home tune-ups against East Texas A&M and Kent State . The test now will be getting a shorter week to prepare for opening Atlantic Coast Conference play, along with the Seminoles’ first road game against a team with one of the country’s top offenses .

“It’s what you do with it,” coach Mike Norvell told reporters this week, “And how you handle yourself and how you respond. … You’ve got to be on point.”

Virginia (3-1, 1-0) i

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