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Florida State Football: Early game-by-game predictions

By Austin Lloyd

Florida State Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell applauds after his team makes a field goal. The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Florida State Seminoles 31-23 at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021.Fsu V Louisville Football1055
Florida State Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell applauds after his team makes a field goal. The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Florida State Seminoles 31-23 at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021.Fsu V Louisville Football1055 /
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Vs. Duquesne (W)

Sure, the Florida State Seminoles have seen better days than the ones currently surrounding them, but they haven’t fallen so far that this matchup is a toss-up. There are some teams that are so small that they shouldn’t even be playing a power of FSU’s size, and Duquesne is one of them. Anything less than a 40-point win here would be a darn shame, even for a season opener.

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Vs. LSU (L)

The LSU Tigers may have seen a downgrade in 2021, but they will be led into New Orleans by legendary head coach Brian Kelly for this blockbusting affair. With that said, there is a very small chance that the Noles come out of this one with a win.

The game will probably be competitive, especially when taking place so early in the season. However, not so competitive that the Tigers will be in any danger of losing. Kelly should take this one by two or three scores, making an early impact in his still-young tenure at LSU.

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@ Louisville (L)

Louisville has won its last two meetings with Florida State football and will be welcoming the Seminoles to the Cardinals turf this fall (a place that FSU last won in 2018).

This game would not be a cakewalk at any point of the season, but following a dog fight in New Orleans with LSU fails to make things any easier. The bye week placed between the games will help, but not really. The Noles will lose a closer one here.

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