David Pollack predicts ‘big turnaround’ for Florida State in 2025

David Pollack predicted a big turnaround for Florida State in 2025. But what that looks like compared to last year’s 2-10 record is anyone’s guess. Mike Norvell turned over the coaching staff, especially with his two coordinators, and landed Boston College QB Thomas Castellanos. Among other things, Norvell knows that the bottoming out in 2024 […]

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David Pollack predicted a big turnaround for Florida State in 2025. But what that looks like compared to last year’s 2-10 record is anyone’s guess.

Mike Norvell turned over the coaching staff, especially with his two coordinators, and landed Boston College QB Thomas Castellanos. Among other things, Norvell knows that the bottoming out in 2024 was not reflective of the Florida State program he’s been building.

After all, this team is just two years removed from a 13-0 record and ACC Championship, before injuries took their toll in a blowout Orange Bowl loss. Since then, it’s been negative for the Seminoles. Still, Pollack anticipates some kind of bounce back year.

Tony White comes in as your DC, Gus Malzahn comes in as your OC, and so I got to think with the talent,” Pollack began on See Ball Get Ball. “And Thomas Castellanos at quarterback, but I think he’s good. I got to think that they go from being a bottom team, the last team in the ACC, and I can’t see him being lower than, like, seven. Middle (of the) pack. It’s got to be a big, big turnaround. It has to be Florida State.”

Looking back on last Fall, Pollack was completely baffled about what happened to the Seminoles. Highlighted by poor quarterback play and a leaky defense, Florida State was just a complete mess last year, so a big turnaround is either a monumental task or easier than some think if 2024 was just a blip on the radar.

“Florida State sucked. Like, Florida State was terrible,” Pollack said. “They went 1-7 in the ACC, and they lost by an average of 20 points. This is not a terror row of a league. This is not a league that’s super deep, that’s super talented. 1-7, lost by an average of 20 points, lost to Notre Dame by 49, to SMU by 26, to North Carolina by 24, to Florida … by 20. Like I just don’t know what the heck that was.”

Earlier this month, Norvell noted that Florida State has a high standard within the football program. But it’s up to them to prove it to the masses this season.

“Obviously, we have a high standard here,” Norvell said. “We all have to uphold that. We ask a lot of our players, we ask a lot of our coaches. I ask a lot out of myself. If I’m not willing to be able to address all things that I get to see and impact to make sure that we’re upholding that, then, obviously, I’m not doing my job.”

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