Quick slant: FSU center Luke Petitbon transferred from Wake Forest after coach Dave Clawson retired. Petitbon has started FSU’s seven games and has been praised by coaches as a leader. Wake has won three of the last four games vs. FSU, including victories in 2021 and ’22. FSU won the matchup in 2023 at Winston-Salem, 41-16.

As it rides a four-game losing streak that dropped it from the top 10 of the US LBM Coaches Poll to sweating over bowl eligibility, Florida State will be on bye during Week 9 of the season, with no game scheduled for this weekend.

Former FSU star quarterback Jordan Travis has been publicly supportive of the Seminoles throughout the controversy, as he deciphers the nuances and the obvious reasons for Florida State's abrupt fall after starting the season 3-0. Travis hosts the Travis Take Two podcast and had some interesting things to say after the Stanford loss.

Hillgrove three-star EDGE Chris Carbin has committed to Florida State, he tells Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett. Carbin chose the Seminoles after decommitting from Georgia Tech last month. He also considered Auburn this fall.

In the post-COVID era, being a Florida State fan is equivalent to being God’s strongest soldiers. The Seminoles are single-handedly the worst big-time football program in the preseason rankings.

For the first time in over a year, the Florida State Seminoles can mark down a win in the victory column for conference play, following a 42-7 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. En route to victory, the Seminoles scored 6 touchdowns for the first time since Week 3, breaking their four-game losing streak dating back to the end of September.

Florida State (3-4, 0-4) looks to get back on track on Saturday night against Wake Forest (4-2, 2-2) after a winless month of October. The Seminoles are coming off a bye week and appear to be getting healthier at the right time.