Overview
- The Seminoles will welcome SMU to Doak Campbell Stadium on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET with the game televised on ESPN and final player availability due at 5:30 p.m. ET.
- FSU relied on a dominant ground game in Week 0, gaining 220 rushing yards with Ousmane Kromah rushing for 115 yards and Samuel Singleton Jr. totaling 164 yards and two touchdowns.
- Florida State’s defense allowed opponents to convert 10 of 17 third downs and gained 178 yards on those plays in Week 0, a situational weakness that could hand SMU extra scoring chances.
- Initial availability reports list multiple Seminoles out or questionable, notably wide receiver Devin Carter out and defensive backs Chuck Kennon and Jordan Crutchfield out with Tae’Shaun Gelsey listed as questionable.
- SMU enters with several running backs and other players out on the initial list but remains a pass‑heavy team led by quarterback Kevin Jennings and a tight‑end driven scheme that will test FSU’s secondary, and a win would ease Norvell’s early-season pressure ahead of a bye and a trip to Alabama.