The Florida State Seminoles are off it's first ACC title since 2005, beating Georgia Tech, 21-15 in the ACC title game last year. The Seminoles lost allot of talent from last years squad, but they are still the favorites to win the Atlantic Coast Conference Title and current Vegas odds have them listed at 34-1 to win the 2014 BCS Title.
Coach Jimbo Fisher is off a 12-win season and returns 6 starters on offense, 4 on defense. This offense had plenty of punch, averaging 39.3 points, 206 yards rushing and 265 yards passing, but losses QB E.J. Manuel to the NFL.
QB Clint Trickett decided to leave because 6-4 freshman Jameis Winston impressed in the spring, plus 6-6 sophomore Jacob Coker has experience, too. QB Winston was the nation's top high school QB prospect in the class of 2012, who redshirted last fall. He's a dual-threat quarterback who played in the shotgun spread where he excelled as a passer in the pocket. He was was the 2011 Alabama Gatorade State Player of the Year and a top baseball prospect the next year but opted for Florida State football.
There is a boatload of returning talent with junior RB Devonta Freeman (660 yards, 5.9 ypc), RB James Wilder, Jr. (635), and junior WR Rashad Greene (741 yards) working behind one of the best offensive lines in college football.
The defense loses several key players from last year’s No. 2 total defense including All-American DE Bjoern Werner and lost DC Mark Stoops to Kentucky. The new defensive coordinator is 37-year old Jeremy Pruitt, who was Alabama's defensive backs coach for the last two years for Nick Saban. His reputation is that he's a great recruiter in the deep south, but has limited coaching experience. The D-line needs work, but the linebacker corps is terrific along with the secondary.
Head coach Jimbo Fisher has recruited well and the ACC Atlantic title will probably be decided with a road trip to Clemson (October 19) as the Noles avoid Virginia Tech and UNC from Coast division.
BCS odds: 34 to 1 ($100 wins $3,400)
Ranked 8th best odds (Alabama favored at 3 to 1)
ACC Conference Title odds: 2.5 to 1 ($100 wins $250)
Ranked 2nd best odds (Miami and Clemson are tied to win the ACC Conference)
ACC Atlantic Division odds: ($120 wins $100)
(Clemson is favored to win the Atlantic division)
The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas has released a few individual game spread lines for Notre Dame's games this season.
September 22nd
Clemson at Florida St. (-8)
October 20th
Florida St. (-9.5) at Miami (FL)
November 8th
Florida St. (+1) at Virginia Tech
November 24th
Florida at Florida St. (-7.5)
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