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) is off to a