
The Florida State Seminoles will attempt to upset the 13.5-point favorite and 8th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide to kick off the 2025 football season at the newly renovated Doak Campbell Stadium this afternoon. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 P.M. and will be televised nationally on ABC.
After finishing the 2024 season (2-10) with their worst record since 1974, before Bobby Bowden, Mike Norvell hired six new assistant coaches: offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, DC Tony White, OL coach Herb Hand, passing
game coordinator and WR coach Tim Harris Jr., DL coach Terrance Knighton, and safeties coach Evan Cooper.
Malzahn (head coach) and Hand (OL) were both at UCF from 2021-24 and produced a top-10 rushing offense and top-20 total offense each of their last three years together. UCF had the nation’s 3rd-highest cumulative rushing total from 2021-24 behind only Air Force and Army.
Malzahn’s offenses are averaging 447.7 yards per game in his 19 seasons as an offensive coordinator or head coach.
White has produced a top-25 defense each of the last four seasons at two different programs (Syracuse and Nebraska). In the last two seasons (24 games), his defense held opponents to 20 points or fewer 15 times.
According to FanDuel the Seminoles are 13.5-point underdogs against the Tide, with the over/under set at 50.5.
For all the latest updates and more game news and information, check out all the Tomahawk Nation Pre-Game Coverage linked below.
Florida State Seminoles vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Game Threads
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Florida State Seminoles vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
Pre-Game Coverage from Tomahawk Nation
- TN Staff Predictions: Staff Predictions: Florida State Seminoles vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
- Column: Win or lose, FSU’s 2025 season is about much more than the Alabama game
- Line of Scrimmage: Previewing Alabama with Roll Bama Roll-After a long offseason, college football is finally upon us. All the anguish from last year, the transfer portal, high school recruiting, lack of spring games, and end zone painting has all led to this moment. Will it all be worth it?
- 4 bold predictions for FSU’s 2025 football season –Football season is here. Soon enough, we’ll have real, tangible results to argue about, instead of hypotheticals. Before we get there, I’m making my final guesses of how I see things playing out for the Seminoles this year.
- Taking stock of FSU: 3 strengths, 3 weakness, 3 question marks heading into Florida State vs. Alabama–it’s time to take stock of the Seminoles heading into Saturday.
- Drawing It Up: A Deeper Look at the 3-3-5’s Blitzes–The history of the zone blitz can show us the way
- Drawing It Up: Explaining the 3-3-5 defense and what it means for FSU–Florida State’s defense will look very different in 2025
- Drawing It Up: Breaking down the quadruple option–Can Castellanos make the right reads?
- Column: At long last, talking season is almost over — it’s time for FSU football-It’s always a joy when college football’s excruciatingly long offseason comes to an end.
- Column: Florida State’s gameday identity crisis has program at a crossroads–…the renovations have drawn heavy criticism from many…for reducing capacity and pricing out the average fan.
- What are realistic expectations for FSU in 2025?–Do the Noles have the pieces to be competitive in 2025?
- FSU’s revamped receiver room has the pieces for 2025 rebound-Across the 2025 Florida State roster, there’s a general feeling of needing to prove it on the field after how miserable the 2024 season went. But that may apply to no position group more than FSU’s wide receiver room.
- How To Watch: Florida State vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
- Depth Chart: FSU releases first depth chart of the 2025 season
- Injury Updates: FSU wide receiver Lawayne McCoy and defensive tackle Kevin Wynn out for Alabama game
- Media Monday: “What better way to kick it off than here at Doak Campbell Stadium?” Norvell talks depth chart, FSU vs. Alabama-In head coach Mike Norvell’s eyes, it’s a perfect way to start the year.
- 2025 FSU football guide: Position previews, schedule breakdown, team profiles, Vegas odds and more
- FSU names The Battle’s End as official NIL collective of Seminoles’ athletics, Jordan Travis joins as ambassador
- RECRUITING THREAD #3 is up– NoleThruandThru and Josh Pick keep you up to date on the LATEST FSU RECRUITING NEWS @ Tomahawk Nation’s hub for all things relating to Florida State football recruiting-FSU Football: OFFICIAL #Tribe26 Recruiting and Transfer Portal Thread #3
Florida State Seminoles vs. Alabama Crimson Tide: How to watch
Date
- Saturday, August 30th
Time
- 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Watch/Stream
Listen
- FSU Broadcast: CH. 161/193/SXM App
Spread
- -13.5, Alabama
Over/Under
- 50.5
Odds/lines are subject to change. T&Cs apply. For details, see https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/