Billionaire businesswoman and FSU alum, Sarah Blakely, the founder of Spanx, was in attendance for FSU-WF. Florida State’s admin invited Blakely and her entire family to be on the field for the entire first quarter and got to celebrate the win in the locker room with the team. pic.twitter.com/VnxvDaDidj

A fter six miserable weeks, Florida State football had finally broken free from its losing slump and put together a dominating 42-7 victory over Wake Forest during homecoming night in front of 63,677 fans at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Florida State fans celebrate Wake Forest victory by waving their t-shirts, a popular trend in the college football world.

Florida State's defense pitched a near shutout last weekend in its 42-7 blowout over Wake Forest. One thing that had been missing over the past month was a consistent pass rush, which was creating a weakness on the back end for the defensive backs. Florida State walked away from the contest with 4.5 sacks, an interception, and three forced fumbles.

As it rides a four-game losing streak that dropped it from the top 10 of the US LBM Coaches Poll to sweating over bowl eligibility, Florida State will be on bye during Week 9 of the season, with no game scheduled for this weekend.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Chauncey Wiggins scored 22 points and Florida State opened the Luke Loucks era with a 108-76 victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday night in a season opener.

Fletcher High alum Lajae Jones is on his fourth college program in as many years, but now he's close to home, playing at Florida State.

The No. 3 Miami Hurricanes and No. 19 Florida State Seminoles meet Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -Despite not having the decades of decades of history that FSU’s rivalries against Florida and Miami bring to the table, the Seminoles annual football feud with Clemson has no shortage of marquee matchups.

Coach Mike Norvell said the Seminoles need to play with the energy, detail and execution they did against Wake Forest, whether the game is home or away.

Florida State opens the 2025 season hosting Alcorn State. The Seminoles’ depth and defense should control the game, though Alcorn could keep it close.