Florida State is the No. 1 team in the nation for a reason.
Although they lost studs Timmy Jernigan, Devonta Freeman and Kelvin Benjamin, the Seminoles still return Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston as well as a pair of running backs who both ran for more than 500 rushing yards in Karlos Williams and James Wilder Jr.
The defense is going to be fierce once again, following a 2013-14 campaign in which no team came within 14 points of the Seminoles until the national championship game. They return six starters from a squad that ranked third in the nation in total defense and first in scoring defense, as they held opponents to 281.4 yards per game and posted 12.1 points per game.
Defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. will lead a line that should dominate just about every offensive line it faces and with future NFL players P.J. Williams and Jalen Ramsey patrolling the secondary, scoring against Florida State will be about as easy as stopping it from doing the same.
The Seminoles will not face Duke unless the pair meet again in Charlotte for the ACC Championship game. Although last season's 45-7 thrashing of the Blue Devils was not the outcome for Duke, it was the only team to hold Florida State scoreless through the first quarter last season.
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