Florida State Takes Down No. 8 Alabama in Beautiful Week 1 Upset

New quarterback Tommy Castellanos led a punishing speeding assault for Florida State with 78 yards and a landing because the Seminoles shocked No. 8 Alabama 31-17 on Saturday, ending the Crimson Tide’s streak of 23 straight wins in season openers.

Coming off a 2-10 season, Florida State handed a crushing setback to Alabama, which was seen as a School Soccer Playoff contender underneath second-year coach Kalen DeBoer.

College students and followers swarmed the sphere at Doak Campbell Stadium to have a good time the upset by the Seminoles, who had been 13 1/2-point underdogs in accordance with BetMGM Sportsbook.

Beneath new offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn — who spent eight seasons as Auburn’s head coach — Florida State was bodily from the beginning, ending with 230 speeding yards and averaging 4.7 yards per carry. The Seminoles averaged simply 89.9 yards throughout their disastrous 2024 season.

The Crimson Tide had not dropped a season opener since dropping 20-17 to UCLA in 2001 underneath Dennis Franchione, and this defeat will ratchet up the stress on DeBoer from the demanding Tuscaloosa trustworthy. His predecessor, Nick Saban, led Alabama to 6 nationwide titles.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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