Coach Mike Norvell says he failed to prepare players as Florida State goes 0-2

Sept. 3 (UPI) — Coach Mike Norvell says he failed in getting ready Florida State after the No. 2 Seminoles dropped their second consecutive recreation to start out the 2024 school soccer marketing campaign, however nonetheless believes in his gamers.

The Boston Faculty Eagles (1-0) dismantled the Seminoles 28-13 on Monday at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. The loss gave the Seminoles their fourth 0-2 begin within the final eight years. They performed 27 consecutive seasons with out an 0-2 begin from 1990 to 2016.

“I am sick to how this season began,” Novell instructed reporters Monday. “I failed in getting ready the crew to exit and reply.”

The Seminoles, who have been 13-0 within the 2023 common season, however skilled a significant roster turnover, have been outgained 263-21 in speeding yards Monday. They’ve been outgained 453-119 on the bottom by their first two video games, together with a 190-98 margin of their 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech on Aug. 24 in Dublin, Eire.

They averaged greater than 150 speeding yards per recreation final season.

“It comes all the way down to me and comes all the way down to me with the ability to put together this crew to exit and play to the capabilities that I imagine that they’ve,” Novell stated.

“You have received a soccer crew that is hurting. You have received a soccer crew that no one envisioned ever being the place we’re, having disappointment and having failure, however I do imagine in what this crew can do.”

Final season, quarterback Jordan Travis carried the Seminoles offense, finishing 63.9% of his throws for two,756 yards, 20 scores and two interceptions. New Seminoles quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei accomplished simply 40 of 69 (58%) of his cross makes an attempt for 465 yards, one rating and an interception by his first two begins.

With Travis and fellow former Seminoles stars Keon Coleman, Trey Benson, Jared Verse and Braden Fiske, amongst others, now within the NFL, Norvell should discover a technique to kickstart the offense and enhance the protection, which is giving up almost seven factors per recreation greater than it did in 2023.

And he should do this rapidly to raise his Seminoles from the quicksand of a sinking season.

“We’d like leaders to stand up,” Norvell stated. “We have to proceed to push in all areas of what we’re doing and we have gotta do it collectively.

“There may be going to be loads of negativity round this program. I perceive that. Once you carry out the best way we did, that is all a part of it. However for our soccer crew, you have gotta keep collectively and you’ve got gotta be sure you are there for one another.

“We have been knocked down. We all know methods to stand up, however we have to go do this.”

The Seminoles will host the Memphis Tigers (1-0) at midday EDT Sept. 14 in Tallahassee. The Tigers beat North Alabama 40-0 of their season opener Saturday in Memphis.