FSU football: 5 things I need to see against Virginia Tech

Starters Resting In The Second Half

FSU football consists of a team of veterans with many underclassmen waiting for their turn in the wings. There’s a reason Virginia Tech is over a three-touchdown betting underdog, so Saturday would be a prime opportunity to get these young players in the game early.

These opportunities will provide valuable game reps for young guys to build depth, establish more team camaraderie, and provide starters with an opportunity to stay fresh for each contest. The thought is by the time they get to the Miami game, many of these young players will have multiple games of experience, and the starters will be primed and ready to go.

Why is this important? The biggest conference threat left, Miami, has a tough stretch of games before coming to Tallahassee.

They play North Carolina and Clemson in back-to-back weeks and play at NC State before traveling to Tallahassee. They likely won’t be able to play many of the young freshmen they bragged about when they were playing the cupcakes on their early schedule.

Those starters won’t be as rested as FSU, and that’s an advantage for the Noles.