Week 6 is officially over for Florida State, and the Seminoles will need to head back to Tallahassee with a loss in hand. Louisville absolutely dominated Florida State without much resistance, just a week after the Seminoles did the same to Virginia. College football can move fast, and the team is right back where they started the 2026 season after finally putting everything together for a game.
The loss to Louisville is the last thing Florida State needed before heading into the toughest game of the season in Week 7 against Miami. The Seminoles needed another win to build momentum, but once the team faced adversity, an entirely different group from the one that defeated Virginia in Week 5 appeared to take the field.
1. Florida State still cannot get out of its own way
This has been a trend time and time again this season, but Florida State is its own worst enemy on the field. Missed connections at key times, big dropped passes, and miscommunications on defense left the Seminoles virtually incapable of doing anything productive after the first quarter. Florida State had multiple chances to build upon an early lead, but quickly dropped off and looked like an entirely different team for three quarters.
The loss to Louisville should sting particularly badly, with the Cardinals being a team filled with injuries and inconsistency themselves this season. Louisville has not been beating teams convincingly this season, and to lose to a team coming off two mistake-riddled losses in a row is a terrible look. The Cardinals did not do anything exceptional in the win, and the Seminoles were not out-schemed but rather just beaten up.
2. The Seminoles will not be able to move forward without consistent play, regardless of the coach
We have said this over and over again at this point, but Florida State simply does not have a team capable of playing consistently. The Seminoles started off the game without any issue, driving down the field to set up a quick rushing touchdown for Ashton Daniels and then connecting with Micahi Danzy for his first score of the season. Every drive afterwards, however, is the problem as Florida State fell apart regardless of the playcall.
Florida State found a way to disrupt the quarterback in Week 5 with ten sacks, and followed that up with virtually no pressure against quarterback Lincoln Kienholz. Unfortunately for the Seminoles, the real issue was defending against the run as the team allowed 9.2 yards per carry. The defense looked more prepped to stop big plays, and fell apart after allowing consistent gains to grow into scores.
3. Tony White has stayed in Tallahassee far beyond his expiration date
Frankly, if there was a time this season to fire White, it would have been after the collapse the defense suffered in Tuscaloosa. The secondary made the game far too easy for Alabama, and ultimately a very disappointing loss was handed down despite a solid performance from the offense. However, Florida State did not pull the trigger after the game and fire White, which means he is likely here to stay for the remainder of the season.
The problem, however, is that White has overstayed his welcome at this point, and keeping the defensive coordinator around serves nobody any good. The Week 5 win over Virginia proved that Florida State has talent on defense, which also proved that White simply had not been getting the best out of his defense through the previous four games.
Florida State completely regressed defensively against Louisville, with multiple chunk gains allowed and seemingly no real bite. Beyond the first quarter, Louisville was able to pick apart the defense and do virtually whatever they wanted to, which is concerning to see after shutting down Virginia a week ago.
It has been time to part ways with White for weeks, and the loss to Louisville needs to be the final nail since the team cannot consistently respond positively on the field with White leading.
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