The Daily Nole — Oct. 8, 2017: FSU Hits Early-, Pre-Bowden Era Low for Start

It’s Sunday, Florida State fans. As your weekend nears an end, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section of this post will be updated throughout the day.

Lead Story

Florida State is in the loss column for a third time after falling to Miami on Saturday, 24-20.

With the defeat, the Seminoles fell to 1-3 — their worst start since 1976. That was legendary head coach Bobby Bowden’s first year as the top man at FSU. To make matters worse, FSU is 0-2 at home for the first time since 1974.

Florida State will look to avoid its first 1-4 start since 1975 on Saturday as it visits Duke. After falling to Miami and Virginia, Duke will look to avoid a third straight loss.

Between the Lines

FSU women’s tennis continued All-American Qualifying on Saturday. The FSU men participated in the Bedford Cup in Tallahassee and the All-American Main Draw in Tulsa. FSU men’s swimming and diving team took down Minnesota while the women lost to the Golden Gophers. FSU football lost to Miami at home, 24-20.

On the Agenda

FSU women’s tennis will continue All-American Qualifying while the men continue the All-American Main Draw. FSU soccer will be at Duke in a match that begins at 1 p.m. EST and airs on ACC Network Extra.

News and Notes

FSU will take on Duke on Saturday at noon EST on ESPN2.

4-star cornerback Houston Griffith committed to FSU on Sunday.

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