![Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway (2) looks to hand off the ball during spring football practice at Heavener Football Complex at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Thursday, March 6, 2025. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_0,y_190,w_5392,h_3033/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/270/01jz45j74scb6azt8ywd.jpg "Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway (2) looks to hand off the ball during spring football practice at Heavener Football Complex at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Thursday, March 6, 2025. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]")
FSU FOOTBALL 2025 SEASON
Florida State football fans are eager to reset the way the 2024 season ended, as the Seminoles finished with a 2-10 record. It was embarrassing on all fronts for a program that is used to competing for conference and national championships.
Head football coach Mike Norvell headed into the offseason, where major changes were necessary. The fan base struggled to find positivity in what became a year where fans tried to survive watching the squad perform in Doak Campbell Stadium for fourth quarters.
OPPOSING QUARTERBACKS WILL BE DIFFICULT
College Football 26 will be released on July 7th for early access. The standard edition will be available on July 10th. This should allow fans across the college football landscape before the actual games kick off.
I am excited for the Seminoles to have veteran coach Gus Malzahn be the offensive coordinator as well as a dual-threat quarterback, Thomas Castellanos, under center. 2-10 should be a thing of the past, but it isn't identified how good Florida State could be in 2025.
The road to a successful campaign might not be easy, as College Football 26 has three of the quarterbacks that Florida State will be facing this season in their top ten at the position: Cade Klubnik, Carson Beck, and DJ Lagway.
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Maybe this is me as a passionate Florida State football fan talking, but I am hesitant to suggest that Beck should be a 91 overall after his struggles last season with the Georgia Bulldogs at times plus he has concerns of the shoulder injury heading into the year (obviously the shoulder injury won't impact his ability to play in the video game).
I also realize that DJ Lagway was a former five-star prospect, but he had a lackluster campaign in 2024, where he recorded 12 touchdowns and 9 interceptions with the Gators in playing significant time in eight games. I know that he beat the Seminoles last year (who didn't?), but I wonder how he deals with his injury and the expectations from the fanbase with the difficult schedule again.