FSU vs. SMU: Score Predictions + Florida Takes Shots at FSU | Florida State PrimeTime LIVE 25

Florida State Primetime LIVE — FSU vs. SMU Preview Hosts: Jackson Burlison & Jacob Smith | Presented by FanDuel | FSUVOCFB Tone: Pessimistic on the offense, still hoping for a competitive Monday night at Doak. 0:00–1:22 — Open Jackson and Jacob welcome viewers. Immediate vibe: “We’re going to get cooked this weekend.” Jacob says FSU “cannot offense to save their lives.” They flag the SMU preview as the main topic and note they haven’t covered recruiting much lately. 1:22–5:00 — Recruiting: Marquis Fennell (Valdosta, GA RB) FSU is still chasing 2027 three-star RB Marquis Fennell (transcript: Marquise Finnell), a Stanford commit out of Valdosta, Georgia. Already have 4-star Jayden Miles committed in the 2027 RB class. Jackson watched tape: shifty, finds gaps, similar style to Ousmane Kromah; can catch out of the backfield. Argument for flipping him: stacking RBs in an RPO-heavy offense; FSU history (Dalvin Cook, Devonta Freeman). A Stanford flip would be a win even as a 3-star. Jacob: appeal of FSU for RBs depends on who emerges from the Kromah / Sam Singleton committee. SMU game will tell more than Alabama (expected blowout) or Central Arkansas. Lame-duck Norvell talk: anyone still willing to come is “cool in my book.” 5:00–7:30 — FSU–New Mexico State ratings Week 0 vs. NMSU was the most-watched sports broadcast in CW history: 1.96 million average viewers 2.4 million peak Record for any CW sports telecast. Jackson: even a Week 0 “preseason-ish” game drawing that means the FSU brand still pulls. Surprised it beat the Jordan Travis injury game in the CW era; summer drought + Week 0 timing probably helped. 7:30–9:00 — Rhett Lashlee’s underdog comment SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said he has “no idea how SMU isn’t a 7- to 10-point underdog” even though they’re favored (~2.5–3.5). Hosts push back: SMU has 14 ACC wins in two years, made the CFP and ACC title game in Year 1 in the league. Kevin Jennings at QB. Lashlee being humble / wanting less pressure in Dallas. 9:00–11:40 — Florida coach Jon Sumrall comments on FSU New Florida HC Jon Sumrall (transcript: John Summerall) called out FSU’s Week 0 mistakes (12 men, illegal substitution, special teams). Jackson’s take: Florida hasn’t played a game yet. Stay in your lane. Week 0 rust is real; Norvell said it will get cleaned up week-to-week. Florida was 4-8 last year and has a brand-new coach in the rivalry. “Just wait until we play them.” 11:40–15:00 — Live scores + FanDuel Quick look at Thursday/Friday games: UCF rolling Bethune-Cookman (31-0 at the time). Jackson (Orlando guy) calls UCF a Big 12 sleeper. UMass up big on Rutgers (shock of the night; UMass was 1-11 last year). Rutgers money line people hurting. Live ML: UMass -350. Wake Forest 28-0 Akron, Delaware up on Merrimack, Missouri just starting vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, delays at Buffalo/Kennesaw. Sponsor read: FanDuel parlays, ML, O/U, player props. Gamble responsibly. FSU–SMU line at the time: FSU +125 ML, SMU -2.5. Natty odds back to 60,000-1. 15:00–24:00 — SMU preview & score prediction Jacob’s pick: SMU 28–20. Thinks it’s closer than the public. Home crowd at Doak can matter. FSU won’t look worse than Week 0. Keys: Kevin Jennings: arguably best QB in the ACC. 2nd in SMU passing yards all-time, 4th in TDs. Experience in big games (365 vs. Miami last year, sidearm throws vs. elite rush). Healed ankle — more mobile than 2025 tape. Don’t game-plan last year’s version. FSU secondary has to clean up miscommunications and underneath coverage. Too many blown assignments vs. NMSU; SMU lives on third down through the air. Pass rush must make Jennings a hero-ball runner or he will dice them. SMU was a top passing offense last year. Deuce Robinson needs a big night: 7–9 catches, 100+ yards, a TD if FSU wants to stay in it. Ashton Daniels: flashes and zip, passes the eye test, but must play turnover-free and get the ball out faster if the OL isn’t right. Team looked tight/afraid to mess up in Week 0. SMU run game actually exists this year (Cal transfer RB, 1,100+ all-purpose last year) + experienced OL with preseason All-ACC pieces. Lashlee: SMU is bigger and faster than recent years. Joe Klatt point they liked: teams improve more after Game 1 than any other week. Expect sharper execution, less vanilla offense (they were holding cards vs. NMSU). This game tells you more about Alabama than Alabama itself will. Dark possibility Jacob floats: FSU completely collapses toward 2-10. SMU has a real CFP path if Jennings stays healthy — problem is ACC respect. 24:00–29:00 — ACC vs. Big 12 ranking debate Jacob ranks Power 4: Big Ten / SEC, then Big 12 slightly ahead of ACC (4th). Jackson pushes back: ACC has better top-heavy recent pedigree (Miami to the title game, Clemson championships, FSU 13-0, SMU’s rise). Big 12 last year was basically Texas Tech + BYU. They land in the middle: similar tier, well below Big Ten/SEC. Bear Bachmeier (BYU) and Texas Tech QB situation (Will Hammond / Tommy Castellanos) mentioned. 29:00–35:30 — AP Poll sleepers + JUCO QBs Poll: Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia 1-2-3. Sleepers they like: Houston (Big 12 — good QB/coach, knocked on the door last year). Boise State to rule the new Pac-12 / “Pac-8.” Ole Miss higher than people think. Trinidad Chambliss one of the best QBs in the country; motivated after Lane Kiffin left mid-playoff run. Prefer Chambliss over LSU’s Sam Leavitt as a dual-threat. Can’t wait for Ole Miss–LSU in Oxford and Ole Miss–Clemson this weekend. Malachi Marshall parallel: JUCO National Player of the Year last year, same pipeline as Chambliss. Gus and staff have raved. Hope he develops into that kind of story. Ashton Daniels could get benched by Week 5–6 for turnovers + ineffectiveness (EJ Gabriel comparison). “There might be more changes than just quarterback.” Reminder: last time FSU played SMU, DJ Uiagalelei was the QB. Rewatch was ugly; DJ making some throws now with the Chargers in preseason. Frustrating. 35:30–39:50 — Coach Prime / Jimbo chatter + close Chat: fans want Deion Sanders if Colorado goes south again (3-9 last year). Former Seminole, “arguably the GOAT Seminole,” can still recruit (Julian Lewis 5-star QB). Package-deal possibility if Prime ever left Boulder. Jackson: don’t get hopes up. Jimbo Fisher? They’d take him over the current situation but would rather have Deion. Jimbo’s A&M tenure didn’t age well; A&M made the playoff after he left. Both hosts planning to be at Doak on Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 7, ESPN). Sign-off: Florida State Primetime Live presented by FanDuel. Clip-friendly timestamps 0:47 — “We’re going to get cooked” 1:53 — Marquis Fennell tape / flip talk 5:17 — CW ratings record (1.96M / 2.4M peak) 7:33 — Lashlee “7-to-10-point underdog” quote 9:02 — Sumrall calling out FSU Week 0 mistakes 15:53 — 28–20 SMU prediction 16:31 — Kevin Jennings elite / don’t sleep 19:00 — Deuce Robinson 100-yard threshold 23:50 — “Completely collapses… akin to 2-and-10” 33:14 — Ole Miss / Trinidad Chambliss sleeper 34:35 — Malachi Marshall as the next Chambliss 36:57 — Coach Prime to FSU hypothetical Bottom line from the show: SMU is the better, more complete team right now. FSU’s path to making it interesting is pass rush + Deuce + a cleaner, less vanilla offense. Monday night will show whether Week 0 was rust or the real product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.