FSU rocking alternate uniform combination for home opener vs. Boston College

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After a last-second upset loss to Georgia Tech, Florida State is 0-1 to start 2024, looking to bounce back today in their first home game of the season.Playing in front of a sold-out crowd in a reduced capacity Doak Campbell Stadium, FSU is set to face off against the Boston College Eagles in a Labor Day Monday night matchup.Florida State is on a five-game win streak vs. Boston College and has won 12 of the last 13, with the overall series sitting at 15-5. The last time Florida State lost to Boston College was 2017.According to DraftKings, FSU is a 16.5 point https://www.floridastatestore.com favorite over Boston College, with the overunder set at 51.Ahead of the matchup, Florida State announced its uniform combination for its home opener . Making the grade: What the numbers say about Florida State's offensive line against Georgia Tech-How did FSU's line perform in the opening season loss? Line of Scrimmage: What will Boston College look like under Bill O'Brien? FSU vs. BC breakdown with Curtis Flannery of BCInterruption-What will Eagles bring to the table for Monday night matchup vs. Florida State?Betting: College Football Week 1 Picks, DFS Podcast: Whole new season, whole new world-Offseason turmoil aside, it's time to play ballPreseason Schedule Preview: 2024 FSU Schedule Preview: Boston College-Florida State takes on Eagles in home openerHow To Watch: Florida State vs. Boston College: How to watch, stream, TV info, game notes, odds-The Seminoles look to bounce back against BC on Labor Day.Depth Chart: Florida State releases depth chart ahead of Boston College matchup-The Seminoles made three changes this weekPractice Report: FSU's intense, fiery Friday morning practice sets tone ahead of Monday matchup: Notes, observations, interviews-The Seminoles continue to prep for Boston CollegeFSU Coach Mike Norvell: "Sickening that we came up short:" FSU coaches address Georgia Tech loss, look ahead to Boston College matchup-The head coach and coordinators kick off the Seminoles' second ACC matchup in two weeks.Practice Report: "Good to get back on the field:" Notes, observations from the first open practice of Boston College week-The Seminoles look to make their GT corrections on the practice field before MondayNEW RECRUITING THREAD 8 is up- NoleThruandThru and Josh Pick keep you up to date on the LATEST FSU RECRUITING NEWS Tomahawk Nation's hub for all things relating to Florida State football recruiting -Florida State Football: OFFICIAL Tribe24 Recruiting and Portal Thread 8Logo Holds Weight: Florida State draws 5 million TV viewers for Week 0 Game vs. Georgia Tech-33rd time since 2012 that a Florida State regular season game has drawn over 4 million television viewers Florida State vs. Boston College: Game notes» Florida State opened its season with the program's first international game in Week 0 against Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, and returns home to host Boston College in Doak Campbell Stadium on Labor Day night.» The Seminoles are 59-18 all-time in home openers and have won their first home game in each of the last two seasons.» Florida State, the defending ACC champions, topped the 2024 ACC preseason poll voted on by media at ACC Kickoff. FSU's 16 ACC championships and 10 undefeated ACC seasons since joining the league in 1992 are both tops in the conference in that span.» The Seminoles have won nine consecutive home games, the 5th-longest active streak in the nation. FSU also ranks 5th in the country with its active streak of seven straight wins in road games.» Florida State is 23-5 since the start of the 2022 season. The team's 23 total wins and 82.1 winning percentage in that span are the best in the ACC, with the win total ranking 4th nationally and the winning percentage 6th.» The Seminoles, who won 10 games in 2022 and 13 games in 2023, are the only team in the ACC and one of just 12 nationally to reach double-digit wins in 2022 and 2023.» Among the six FBS teams that played Week 0, Florida State posted the highest completion percentage and the most 4thdown conversions. FSU was the only team in the country to convert a 4th-down attempt in Week 0.» The Seminoles' pass defense continued to excel in the season opener, leading the six FBS teams that played in Week 0 by allowing 146 yards through the air. Last season, FSU led the country in opponent completion percentage, pass breakups, passes defended and passes defended per game.» Florida State's offensive line boasts 355 collegiate games played with 215 starts, both the highest totals in the country. The line includes returning first-team All-ACC offensive tackle Darius Washington, all-conference center Maurice Smith and starting tackle Jeremiah Byers from last year's group that blocked for the ACC's highest-scoring offense for the second straight year.» FSU earned two ACC Player of the Week recognitions in Week 0 when the conference had three teams start their season. Shyheim Brown was named the ACC's Defensive Back of the Week after recording a career-high 13 tackles, including 1.0 for loss. His tackles total was the most for a Florida State defensive back since current Carolina Panther Jammie Robinson made 18 stops at Florida in 2021.» Kicker Ryan Fitzgerald was named the conference's Specialist of the Week after scoring seven points, courtesy of two https://www.floridastatestore.com field goals and one PAT. He made a career-long 59-yard field goal that is the longest in a conference game in ACC history and third-longest overall by an ACC kicker. His make from 59 yards was six yards longer than his previous career-long and tied the game at 14-14 on the last play of the first half. Additionally, Fitzgerald connected on a 52-yard field goal earlier in the 2nd quarter for his first career game with two field goals of at least 50 yards.» Florida State returns 73 players from last year's ACC championship team, a total that includes nine All-ACC honorees, two All-Americans, two national award semifinalists and the ACC Championship Game MVP.» FSU returns all 11 on-field coaches from last season, the second time in Mike Norvell's FSU tenure his coaching staff remained intact across multiple seasons. Eight of Norvell's 10 assistant coaches have been with the program since his first season in 2020.