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The general sentiment as Florida State's offense slumped through a dismal second half against Georgia Tech in last week's ACC championship game was that those 30 minutes of ugly football were eerily reminiscent of the scoreless half against NC State ...

For 30 minutes, Saturday's game offered an eerie reminder of Florida State's low point as a sluggish second half bore a stark resemblance to an October loss to NC State. In the end, however, FSU made just enough plays to secure its first ACC champion...

Florida State took an emotional beating in the loss to Florida, and getting over the game mentally might be the biggest hurdle in the way of an ACC title.

The ghosts of Florida State's second-half collapse against NC State were present against Duke when Jimbo Fisher huddled his starters around him and demanded more even with the game in hand.

What happens if both FSU and NC State win out? Would FSU potentially benefit by not winning the ACC in terms of a better bowl opponent? I got this question in my Tuesday chat from a handful of people, and so I felt it was worth exploring a bit dee...

Florida State found itself in a familiar place -- struggling with penalties and a hostile environment, but used lessons learned in the NC State loss to survive in South Florida.

After struggling against NC State, the reinsertion of Menelik Watson into the lineup plus a few adjustments allowed Florida State's offense to thrive against Boston College.

Senior DE Bjoern Werner implored the defense to put the NC State loss in the rearview mirror, and he led by exampl against Bsoton College.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A big win over the worst team in the ACC isn't likely to make many fans forget about last week's ugly loss to NC State, but it at least showed Florida State had turned the page. The Seminoles dominated Boston College, as Jimbo...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For a week, Jimbo Fisher listened as fans criticized his conservative play calling following a devastating loss to NC State. On Saturday, Fisher made sure there wouldn't be a repeat performance. The Seminoles demolished an ove...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State's players spent the week insisting they'd turned the page on last week's shocking loss to NC State, but a dominant first-half against Boston College on Saturday was as much about exorcising some demons as it was abo...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The halftime speech at NC State was similar to many Jimbo Fisher has given. He pushed his team to come out strong, to drive a dagger through the hearts of the Wolfpack. Of course, that didn't happen. But Florida State's slo...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The postgame venom from fans has largely been directed at Jimbo Fisher after Florida State's 17-16 loss to NC State, and the ire has largely been spurred by his conservative play calling in the game's waning moments. But while...

Jimbo Fisher is one of the few head coaches who calls all of his team's offensive plays. After FSU's loss to NC State, Fisher defended his juggling of those duties.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Their demise didn't come from the deep ball or a long run. Instead, the Seminoles were buried by a series of maddeningly short passes over the middle, small chunks of yardage that turned the game. NC State ran crossing routes ...

Jimbo Fisher believes FSU had a lack of focus against NC State, and that it has been a problem before.