FSU’s Rocky Start, Bright Spots Shine | Florida State Seminoles Football News

Florida State’s ACC opener against SMU was chaos from the start — a power outage erased announcers, helmet comms, and instant replay — but the game went on, ending in a heartbreaker 27-24. Despite SMU’s dominance with over 580 yards to FSU’s 324, FSU’s defense forced three turnovers that kept them alive. The offense struggled mightily, converting just twice on 15 third downs and relying too heavily on predictable runs. Quarterback Ashton Daniels had flashes, including a TD pass, but couldn’t sustain momentum. The bright spot? Running backs Kromah (another 100+ yards) and Singleton, who delivered a clutch fourth-quarter touchdown catch to tie the game. While the loss stings, the running game looks promising and the defense showed grit — FSU just needs to fix their third-down woes and find offensive consistency to turn things around. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/db15f45fcd56db98