"FLORIDA STATE COACH Mike Norvell surveyed the scene from a raised platform near the end zone, hoping to find his wife and daughter among the fans that had flooded the field like a tidal wave. Norvell quickly scanned the crowd. Just steps away, quarterback Tommy Castellanos was riding on the back of right tackle Micah Pettus, high-fiving everyone around him, as he fought to make his way to the locker room. Castellanos ended up being right, after all. Alabama could not stop him."
"This one game, a decisive 31-17 win, and the celebration that followed, provided a cathartic release from everything that had come before: the playoff snub, the miserable 2-10 season, the questions that piled up about Norvell and the direction of the program. Within minutes, rain poured down from the sky, and the reset felt complete: Florida State could truly begin anew. "It was exciting and joyful. It was a beautiful scene," Norvell said."
Mike Norvell watched from a raised platform as fans flooded the field after a decisive 31-17 victory, seeking his wife and daughter amid the celebration. Quarterback Tommy Castellanos rode on the back of right tackle Micah Pettus, high-fiving supporters as he headed toward the locker room. The win provided cathartic release from a 2-10 season, a playoff snub and lingering questions about the program's direction, and rain shortly after reinforced a sense of reset. Florida State stands 3-0, already surpassing last season's wins. The team implemented offseason changes, including tug-of-war team-building, with upcoming ACC tests at Virginia and a home game vs No. 2 Miami.
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