Florida State football defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 31-17 to start the 2025 season, where many individuals thought that the Seminoles would be serious contenders. The defense made Alabama's offense look confused and out of sync.
With that said, Florida State's season went in a downward spiral where they possessed a 5-7 record while their arch-rival, the Miami Hurricanes, are in the College Football Playoff national championship. It pains the Seminole faithful (including myself) that we have to endure their obnoxious fan base.
Hopefully, they don't win the game against Indiana on Monday, so they still have to pull out their VHS tapes to watch their last national championship victory.
Miami is trying its best to find an elite transfer quarterback
Head football coach Mario Cristobal seems to want to continue his success in Coral Gables, as the Hurricanes are desperately trying to find a quarterback for next year.
They had success with transfers Cam Ward and Carson Beck, so they want to continue the trend of acquiring elite options in the portal. They always attempted to get Arizona State's Sam Leavitt, but he ended up at LSU with Lane Kiffin.
Since Miami couldn't get Leavitt, they turned their attention to Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, who recently declared for the NFL Draft. The Hurricanes reportedly offered Simpson $6.5 million, which I (and many others) believe is a steep price for him.
Even though $6.5 million is enticing, On3 released a report that Simpson shut all the NIL deals down for the NFL.
NEW: Massive NIL offers from other schools couldn't delay Ty Simpson's NFL dreams, he tells @Clowfb🙏
— On3 (@On3) January 14, 2026
Tennessee, Miami and Ole Miss were offering $4M, and the Hurricanes upped it to $6.5M
“Miami was kind of like, ‘All right, we’re moving on,’ and then they lost out on Sam… pic.twitter.com/5crCEiq7qH
I commend Cristobal for trying this approach of attempting to get a quarterback, but I am glad that Florida State doesn't have to face Simpson for a second straight season. Understandably, Miami will end up getting itself a transfer signal-caller sooner rather than later. It is just hilarious that they struck out on two excellent options.