The Florida State Seminoles concluded spring with the 2024 Annual Garnet and Gold Spring Showcase on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium. This event allowed the Seminoles to showcase their offseason efforts in front of 18,000 fans and highlight the team’s success as they prepare for summer practices.
Before the event, NoleGameday’s Emily Peters spoke with FSU Athletic Director Michael Alford about the team, which is reloading following an ACC Championship season, and he shared his expectations for the fall.
“Well, it’s great to get to see what our team’s going to be, and it’s going to be a totally different team than what Mike’s had in the past,” Alford said about Tribe24 ahead of the showcase.
FSU’s head coach, Mike Norvell, is known for his high-powered offenses, which averaged 36.8 points per game last season. His play-calling technique is reminiscent of his time at Memphis and Arizona State, where both teams averaged 38.6 points per game during his final seasons as coach. Alford believes that the current team will be unique yet explosive in its own right.
“You look at Arizona State and Memphis and his type of offenses; they’ve always been vertical, and now, with this speed that he’s been able to go out and get with Malik Benson and some others, you’re going to have a whole different offense, especially with the quarterbacks we have that could all really push the ball down the field,” Alford said. “You’re going to see a little different offense than what you’ve seen in the past since he’s been here, so I’m really excited about that.”
The Seminoles’ defense stopped opponents to 20.6 points per game last year, and while the ‘Noles will be replacing several players who will enter the 2024 NFL Draft, Alford feels the speed that has been spoken about all offseason will shine under defensive coordinator Adam Fuller.
“And our defense is so loaded, and the speed we have on defense is really going to stand out, so I’m excited for them to get inside of Doak and show us what they have.”
Florida State will restart team exercises in July as they prepare to meet Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, on August 24.
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