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FSU football: Why eight wins should be expectation in 2022

By Kelvin Hunt

Florida State Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell applauds after his team makes a field goal. The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Florida State Seminoles 31-23 at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021.Fsu V Louisville Football1055
Florida State Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell applauds after his team makes a field goal. The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Florida State Seminoles 31-23 at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021.Fsu V Louisville Football1055 /
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Talent Level

A lack of talent wasn’t why FSU went 5-7 in 2021. The main reason is they lost their starting QB for multiple games. If we look at the overall composite rankings from Collegefootballdata.com, there were five teams on their schedule with more talent:

  • Clemson-935.08 (No. 4 overall)
  • Florida-885.67 (No. 9 overall)
  • Notre Dame-853.10 (No. 12 overall)
  • Miami-841.45 (No. 13 overall)
  • North Carolina-798.29 (No. 17 overall)

FSU football checked in at No. 20 (769.76) overall. They beat Miami and North Carolina and played close games with the other three teams. FSU had one player drafted in the first round and a few who signed as undrafted free agents. They didn’t lose a ton of talent.

Here’ a list of the teams FSU football will play in 2022 that list as teams with lesser talent:

  • Louisville
  • Wake Forest
  • Boston College
  • Syracuse
  • NC State
  • Georgia Tech
  • Duquesne
  • Louisiana

That’s eight teams, but the biggest X-factor is almost all of them return their starting QB.

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