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This would be great...FSU football needs to focus on this during ACC Kickoff

ACC Kickoff would be great if this happens.
ByTaylor Devers|
Jul 22, 2025; Charlotte, NC, USA; ACC commissioner Jim Phillips speaks to the media during ACC Media Days at Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images
Jul 22, 2025; Charlotte, NC, USA; ACC commissioner Jim Phillips speaks to the media during ACC Media Days at Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images | Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

Florida State football will start its ACC Kickoff press conferences off at 10 AM EST tomorrow (Wednesday, July 23) in Charlotte, North Carolina. While ACC commissioner Jim Phillips continues to emphasize that the Seminoles and the Clemson Tigers want to be in the conference, it seems like there is more tension brewing.

As it stands, the Seminoles have bigger fish to fry as the program finished with a 2-10 record in 2024. This is not something that head football coach Mike Norvell expected from Florida State, which has a standard of competing for conference and national championships.

Florida State will be bringing the following players to the ACC Kickoff: Quarterback Thomas Castellanos, offensive lineman Richie Leonard IV, defensive lineman Darrell Jackson Jr., and defensive back Earl Little Jr.

Here are a few things that I want to hear from the press conferences:

QUIET CONFIDENCE IN MIKE NORVELL

Head football coach Mike Norvell had high expectations for the squad in 2024, where he called it one of his fastest teams that he has ever coached. Unfortunately, that notion did not come true as fans were waiting for the season to end by late September. I do not want Coach Norvell to dislike his squad, but I think a quiet approach would do well for an unpredictable 2025 team.

THOMAS CASTELLANOS STRONG DEMEANOR LESSENED

Trust me, I get that quarterback transfer Thomas Castellanos is a confident player, and I love that about him. However, his comments about Alabama have made the national media go insane. As a result, I would like his play to do the talking and give generalized statements to those who will try to get him to make a headline. I hope he doesn't fall into the trap.

PHYSICALITY ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE

Florida State football was missing physicality on the offensive and defensive end in 2024 (I mean... they missed a ton of things, but you get the point). The Seminoles brought in coordinators Gus Malzahn and Tony White, who ask a lot out of their players in terms of physicality. I hope that the program capitalizes on that and is a common theme in talking with Norvell and the players.

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