All the spring practices and preparation during fall camp are over. On Saturday, it's time for the Florida State Seminoles to get to work as the New Mexico State Aggies come to Tallahassee to start the 2026 season.
Defensive coordinator Tony White turned things around defensively for FSU in his first year with the program. It wasn't great by any means, but it was certainly a vast difference from two years ago. Now, with a bunch of returning contributors and talented fresh faces, White's defense is looking to take the next step.
Let's take a look at five defensive keys for Florida State as they look to control New Mexico State's offense early and often to get a win in Week 0.
FSU has several capable players on their defensive front like the Desir twins Mandrell and Darryll, Daniel Lyons, Deante McCray, Rylan Kennedy, and others. From the first snap, they need to set the tone in this one and make things difficult for the Aggies to get a rhythm.
One of the best ways for any defense to control a game is to have the opposing offense deep in its own territory, which will give their offense excellent field position. The more FSU's defense can keep New Mexico State on the far end of the field, the easier time the Seminoles' offense will have putting up a lot of points.
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Defensive coordinator Tony White turned things around defensively for FSU in his first year with the program. It wasn't great by any means, but it was certainly a vast difference from two years ago. Now, with a bunch of returning contributors and talented fresh faces, White's defense is looking to take the next step.
Let's take a look at five defensive keys for Florida State as they look to control New Mexico State's offense early and often to get a win in Week 0.
FSU has several capable players on their defensive front like the Desir twins Mandrell and Darryll, Daniel Lyons, Deante McCray, Rylan Kennedy, and others. From the first snap, they need to set the tone in this one and make things difficult for the Aggies to get a rhythm.
One of the best ways for any defense to control a game is to have the opposing offense deep in its own territory, which will give their offense excellent field position. The more FSU's defense can keep New Mexico State on the far end of the field, the easier time the Seminoles' offense will have putting up a lot of points.
#Florida #aggies
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