welcome back to Insight USA your go-to channel for in-depth analysis of the biggest stories in college football and Beyond Today we're diving into Florida State University's disappointing loss against Boston College a game that has left fans and players alike questioning the future of this season Florida State University's football team is off to a rocky start this season after a promising preseason the seols are now 02 following a 2813 loss to to Boston College this marks the first time since 2021 that FSU has started the season with two straight losses and it's a bitter pill to swallow for seol's fans Boston College came into dop Campbell stadium and snapped fsu's nine game home- winning streak leaving the home crowd in shock the Eagles led by quarterback Thomas Castellanos capitalized on fsu's defensive struggles putting up two touchdowns in the second quarter and never looking back head coach Mike Norville didn't shy away from responsibility after the game I'm just sick about how the season started he admitted tonight I failed in preparing the team to be able to go out and respond fsu's quarterback DJ uaga laay faced a tough crowd as well the fans made their feelings clear with chance of we want Brock echoing through the stadium referring to backup quarterback Brock Glenn wagal LA's performance did little to Silence the Critics as he completed did just 21 of his 42 passes threw one touchdown and had one interception on the other hand castalanos was efficient and effective completing 10 of 16 passes for two touchdowns and rushing for 85 yards one of the most glaring issues for FSU was their inability to stop the run Boston College racked up 263 rushing yards including significant contributions from former FSU player tra Ward who tallied 77 yards on 12 carries and added another 61 yards receiving with a touchdown the seal defense which was expected to be one of the team's strengths has now struggled in back-to-back games raising serious concerns moving forward on offense the seol were equally uninspiring fsu's running game was nearly non-existent with just 21 yards on 16 carries the passing game wasn't much better as WEA gal missed open receivers overthrew targets and failed to connect consistently the only bright spot came late in the game when Uya galle found wide receiver kran potier for a touchdown that cut the deficit to 2113 however fsu's defense couldn't get the stop they needed allowing Boston College to put the game away with a final touchdown drive as FSU looks ahead to the rest of the season they're facing an uphill battle the offensive struggles defensive lapses and overall lack of execution have left many wondering if this team can turn things around head coach Mike Norvell emphasized the need for improvement in All Phases of the game stating we've got to focus on getting better and putting our guys in the best positioned to achieve success that's all for today's breakdown of fsu's tough loss to Boston College if you found this analysis insightful make sure to subscribe to Insight USA for more in-depth coverage of college football and other major sports stories hit that like button and leave a comment below with your thoughts on FSU season so far we'll see you in the next video