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The Seminoles didn't exactly set the world on fire in their Week Zero win over New Mexico State. FSU won 34-17 as a four-touchdown favorite, though it rushed for 217 yards on 39 carries thanks to Ousmane Kromah's 115 yards on just 14 carries.
A win over SMU will ease a lot of the fan base's concerns after the relatively sluggish start to the season. A loss? Well, the unease with Mike Norvell as he enters his seventh season will only continue to fester.
The Mustangs are one of the favorites in the ACC and are capable of getting back to the playoff for the second time in three seasons with a healthy Kevin Jennings. The third-year starter was bothered by a foot injury for much of 2025 but still threw for over 3,600 yards. The defense will have a lot of new starters but many familiar faces stepping into bigger roles.
Here's what we know about the power outage that has held up the start of the FSU-SMU game .
Lights are starting to come back on at the stadium. Once teams return from the locker rooms, SMU coach Rhett Lashlee told ESPN the game would begin after a 10-minute warmup.
Of course, the power has to fully be on for the teams to come out of the locker room.
Per the ESPN broadcast, a transformer blew as they were trying to reset/restore the power to Doak Campbell Stadium. The teams could be going back to their locker rooms shortly.
They have lost lights in most of the stadium due to a power surge, so the game is being held up while they investigate/fix it.
No. 19 SMU is favored (-2.5) on the road in Tallahassee and the over/under is set at 54.5 points.
We also have some injury news to share ahead of the game tonight. Florida State is expected to be without EDGE Darryll Desir and WR Tae'Shaun Gelsey tonight against SMU, according to On3's Pete Nakos. They've been listed as doubtful. DL Kevin Wynn is expected to go for the Seminoles, per Nakos.
On SMU's side, Daylon Singleton had been listed as questionable, but he's expected to play, according to Pete Thamel.
LSU and coach Lane Kiffin drubbed Clemson so much that, somehow, the focus nationally seemed to switch from Kiffin's rousing debut to Dabo Swinney's uncertain future.
The Tigers looked fast, big, tough, and they've finally got a run game. LSU topped 300 yards rushing, much of it from Wisconsin transfer Dilin Jones, a redshirt sophomore who averaged 5 yards a carry and scored twice.
LSU barely edged Notre Dame for the most convincing win over a power league opponent in Week 1, which puts them atop our rankings.
The Indiana running back left the Hoosiers' blowout 52-16 win over North Texas on Saturday with an injury, and will now be out until "midseason," per head coach Curt Cignetti.
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