Louisville Cardinals look to fix their closing problem against Florida State Seminoles tonight

Florida State is 3-2 for the season and just 1-1 in ACC play.It hasn't been an easy stretch for the Seminoles over the past couple of seasons.

If you recall, they went 13-0 in 2023, but were taken out of consideration for the National Championship mostly because they lost two quarterbacks.Most of the major players sat out of the Orange Bowl (mostly out of protest), and the team was blown out 63-3.

The past two seasons have been tough.They went 2-10 in 2024 and 5-7 in 2025.

It really hasn't been an easy start to this season, but they've won the games they were supposed to, and they've been competitive in their losses.Head Coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles looks on before a game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Nov.29, 2025.

(Getty Images)Week 1, they beat New Mexico State with a 34-17 win.Weeks 2 and 3 saw them face ranked opponents.

They faced #19 SMU in Week 2, losing 27-24 at home.The following week they had to face Alabama, and it was a good game, but not great for Florida State.

They lost 50-36.The past two weeks have been pretty solid for the Seminoles.

They won 34-7 over Central Arkansas and 38-7 over Virginia.Quarterback Ashton Daniels has been decent for them, but he does need to protect the ball a bit more.

He has six touchdowns and six interceptions.MANY ARE MAKING THE ARGUMENT THAT JORDAN TRAVIS WAS THE GREATEST COLLEGE QB OF ALL TIME, AND THEY AREN'T WRONGThe Louisville Cardinals come into tonight's matchup with a 2-3 record and a 1-2 ACC record.Louisville has been good at beating some strong teams in the past.

Last season, the Cardinals took down Miami in a surprising victory.The story this year for Louisville has been its inability to close out close games.

In Week 1, the Cardinals lost by three to Ole Miss, one of the better teams in the country.They ran off two wins, one over Villanova and one over SMU the next two weeks.

The SMU win was impressive, with them winning 41-31.Linc...