Progrums

Florida State rolled into Saturday’s game armed with all the confidence of a squirrel at a nut convention—only to discover they’d misplaced both nuts and sense of urgency. What began as a high-scoring slobberknocker quickly morphed into an impromptu tutorial on defensive hospitality, with the Seminoles handing Virginia enough points to start their own fireworks show. Quarterback Tommy Castellanos orchestrated a masterful exhibition of “almost,” threading passes through impossibly tight windows—only to have the Seminoles defense treat every Cavalier as a VIP guest on an open bar tour of the end zone. By the time the clock hit zero in double overtime, FSU had perfected the art of gracious concession with a 46-38 finale that’ll be studied wherever teams practice letting opponents feel good about themselves.