No. 10 Florida State drops to 0-2 with stunning home defeat to Boston College

Florida State’s 2024 season is a complete disaster.

The No. 10 Seminoles are now 0-2 after a 28-13 home loss to Boston College on Monday. The Eagles ran over and through Florida State’s defense for 268 yards, while Florida State’s offense, under new quarterback DJ Uiagalelei, has been disappointing for the second straight week.

FSU got the ball to start the second half after Boston College built a 14-6 lead. It seemed like a key moment for the Seminoles to drive down the field and close the gap to one or tie.

Instead, Uiagalelei threw a desperate interception on fourth down. The ball was intercepted by Max Tucker and returned to the FSU 7-yard line. Two plays later, Boston College had a 15-point lead.

Florida State showed some life a few minutes later, pulling within eight after a trick play set up a 29-yard TD pass to Kentron Poitier. But the defense continued to be picked apart by Boston College’s run game. The Eagles responded to FSU’s first TD of the night — and the school’s first passing TD since the ill-fated North Alabama game in 2023 — with an eight-play drive that lasted more than four minutes.

The Seminoles couldn’t respond. Uiagalelei hit Poitier for another big gain on FSU’s next drive, but the QB was penalized for intentional grounding on the next play and Florida State ultimately lost the ball on downs.

Things were so bad for Florida State that they went back to Boston College with just over six minutes left, trailing by 15 points. The Seminoles were facing a 4th-and-20 after offensive lineman TJ Ferguson was given an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for the push, prompting a celebration from Boston College’s Neto Okpala.

Oh, Florida State never got the ball back after the punt either.

What the hell is going on at FSU?

It’s hard to say what’s going right for the Seminoles right now. They were out of shape again Monday night. Uiagaelei was constantly pressured by Boston College. He was inaccurate at times. His receivers dropped catchable passes when he was accurate. The run game was nonexistent. The defensive line was put to work. The linebackers were in a blender. The Seminoles committed seven penalties to Boston College’s one. The list goes on.

It was easy to dismiss Georgia Tech’s Week 0 loss in Dublin as an aberration. Teams with a lot of new faces can struggle in their first game of the season, and long travel can cause chaos. But many of the themes that blossomed against the Yellow Jackets remained with them against Boston College. Florida State is a deeply flawed football team right now.