Boston College at Florida State
(NCAAF) Eagles (BC) vs. Seminoles (FSU),
Point Spread: 16.50 | -108.00 Eagles (BC) (Away)
Result: Win
How good, really, is Florida State? We had our reservations last season when everything seemed to break just right for the Noles, including the schedule, until a late-season injury to QB Jordan Travis completely exposed Mike Norvell's team in the humiliating Orange Bowl loss to Georgia. There was also nothing fluky about Georgia Tech winning last week's opener in Dublin, as the FSU offense does not appear to be moving as smoothly for new QB DJU (ex-Clemson and Oregon State) as it did for Travis. This is Bill O'Brien's debut game as HC for the Eagles, but he has been around the track many times, and inherits some firepower from what could be a surprisingly good offense detonated by lively QB Thomas Castellanos. Remember, Jeff Hafley's Eagles stayed neck-and-neck vs. what was supposedly a great FSU last September in Chestnut Hills (Noles 31-29...barely). Play Boston College