FSU's final availability report has two starters in limbo heading into Virginia Tech game

The offense could be without a couple of starters against the Hokies
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The final availability report has been released for tonight's game against Virginia Tech and offensive lineman Gunnar Hansen has been moved from probable to a game-time decision.

Hansen, a fifth-year senior transfer from Vanderbilt, is the starting left tackle. He joins starting running back Samuel Singleton Jr. as a game-time decision. Singleton was questionable heading into tonight after starting the past two games for the Seminoles. 

Who would replace Hansen on FSU's offensive line?

When Micah Pettus was out for a few weeks last month, FSU used Adrian Medley and Hansen as the tackles and brought in Jacob Rizy at one of the guard positions. Medley is big enough and long enough to play tackle in a crunch, so whether he would go to the left side or Pettus would flip to the left side and the Seminoles would employ a Medley/Rizy right side, is unknown.

​Lucas Simmons is listed as the backup left tackle on the depth chart, but the coaches don't seem to be ready to let Simmons play extended snaps in a competitive game yet. With FSU's bowl eligibility riding on these final three games, I doubt that stance on Simmons will change. 

Is Ousmane Kromah in line for more work at RB?

Even if Singleton can go, he's clearly a little banged up after consecutive weeks of getting more snaps than he has in his career up to this point. There have been a lot of questions surrounding the usage of top freshman Kromah. FSU has invested a lot of resources in the former blue-chip prospect, but he's averaging a little more than six carries per game and has just 11 carries for 58 yards in the past three games. This is happening despite Kromah averaging nearly six yards a carry.

Mike Norvell claims Kromah is growing and will be a 'key part' of the Seminoles' offense for the rest of the season. Tonight we'll see if Norvell's actions equal his words. 

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