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With 2012 winding to a close, we're counting down the five biggest moments of the past season for Florida State -- those plays that defined 2012. Coming in at No. 4: Bryan Underwood's game-winning touchdown that ended FSU's hopes for a national title...

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

It's become a football cliche, but Jimbo Fisher repeated it often after Saturday's 17-16 loss to NC State. It's a game of inches, he said, and NC State fought harder for them. What Fisher misses is that this one was never supposed to come down to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The next six days will likely include a lot of blame being spread around the Florida State locker room following a 17-16 loss to NC State that likely ends any hopes of a national title and opens the door for a wave of critics waiting...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- There were enough missed assignments that Jimbo Fisher could hardly pin the blame for the offensive line's struggles on any one member, but that doesn't mean right tackle Menelik Watson wasn't missed. The first-year starter woke u...

Florida State is trying to avoid Saturday's loss to NC State to affect the rest of the season.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Christian Jones can hardly count all the times it was over, only to find out that NC State still had life. It was over at the half, when Florida State's defense had dominated. It was over when Tyler Hunter thumped Shadrach Thornto...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- After last Saturday's games, Mike Glennon sent a text message to his good friend EJ Manuel, predicting an upset. It was a boastful claim considering NC State had just looked awful in a loss to Miami (Fla), and Florida State was fl...

There was an air of familiarity to No. 3 Florida State's shocking 17-16 loss to NC State on Saturday, and that might be the most disappointing part of the defeat.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The good news for NC State is that it could have been worse. The bad news is that there are no signs the Wolfpack will turn the tide in the second half. Three Florida State drives stalled and ended with field goals, but the Semino...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It's something of a perfect storm for NC State coach Tom O'Brien. Looming on the horizon is Florida State's vaunted defensive line, which through five games has a conference-best 15 sacks, led by Bjoern Werner and the reigning...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Jimbo Fisher had pushed for the ACC to consider reverting to an eight-game conference schedule for months, but now that he's gotten his wish, he admits the change has thrown Florida State into a bit of a quandary. "It's kind o...

Florida State's EJ Manuel and NC State's Mike Glennon have known each other since their high school days in Virginia and they'll take their friendly rivalry to the field one more time Saturday.

Florida State heads to Raleigh, N.C., this week to what has been a house of horrors in years past. Not only does the N.C. State crowd ensure an unpleasant trip for the Seminoles, but the end result in four of their last seven games has been a loss. ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- EJ Manuel grew up a fan of former Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller. Manuel remembers Miller draining a dramatic 3-pointer to silence a raucous New York crowd at Madison Square Garden, then holding a finger to his lips to furthe...