TALLAHASSEE — From disrespected and unranked to a top-10 team and now questioned again after a double overtime loss at Virginia, Florida State had a wild first month of the 2025 season.

Minutes after Virginia’s 46-38 double overtime win on Friday night, FSU quarterback Tommy Castellanos suggested the Seminoles had been “riding high, feeling it, smelling ourselves, feeling good.” Castellanos said the loss could be good moving forward, a wake-up call as the No. 18 Seminoles prepare for No. 3 Miami on Saturday (7:30 p.m. on ABC).

“It’s been happiness camp for three weeks,” FSU offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn said. “We play really good, we didn’t face any adversity. And you go on the road, you’re going to face adversity. We have 11 new starters. We got new coaches. We’re growing. The bigge

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