Florida State Seminoles vs. Boston College Eagles preview, Digi Mart USA News (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts): Under the direction of newly named interim head coach Rick Stockstill, the Florida State Seminole football program will try to do what it hasn’t done in three years: win a regular-season road game away from Doak Campbell.
The Seminoles (3-5, 1-4 ACC) and the Boston College Eagles (4-4, 2-3 ACC) will meet at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, today at noon ET, and the ACCN will televise the game. This will be the 23rd meeting between the teams, with Florida State leading the all-time series 16-6, including winning the last three games at Alumni Stadium and holding a 9-3 record in games played there.
Florida State is currently trending as a 5.5-point favorite with the over/under set at 52.5 points, according to FanDuel.
Stockstill, a Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame quarterback, was elevated to the head role on Sunday. He previously was head coach at Middle Tennessee State from 2006 to 2023, where he was a three-time conference Coach of the Year and led the Blue Raiders to 10 bowl appearances and the first ranked win in program history.
Other changes to the coaching staff include the elevation of linebackers coach Ernie Sims to interim defensive coordinator. Offensive coordinator Tim Harris Jr.
will now serve as playcaller, and Greg Moss will lead the safeties.
Quarterback Ashton Daniels ranks second nationally with 15.50 yards per completion and sixth with 26 touchdowns accounted for. He is the only quarterback with 12 passing and 12 rushing touchdowns and is one of two Power 4 quarterbacks with a 70-yard run and pass this season.
Daniels accounted for five touchdowns at No. 3 Miami, including a career-high four passing scores. He previously set the FSU single-game record with five rushing touchdowns against Virginia.
His 12 rushing touchdowns are the most in a season for an FSU quarterback and rank sixth in FBS this season.
Florida State is one of six schools with three 400-yard receivers this season. William V.
Campbell Trophy finalist Duce Robinson leads the Seminoles with 24 catches for 438 yards and four touchdowns, while Micahi Danzy has 23 catches for 401 yards and three touchdowns and Jayvan Boggs has 21 receptions for 415 yards and one score.
Defensive lineman Rylan Kennedy ranks 20th in sacks and 23rd in tackles for loss this season, leading FSU in both. The Seminoles rank fifth in the ACC and 15th in the country with an average of 2.88 sacks per game.
Kicker Gabe Paniowski is 22-for-22 on field goal attempts in his NCAA career, including 7-for-7 this season. FSU has made 190 consecutive PATs dating back to 2022.
