Florida State is set to host Florida on Saturday evening in the 68th meeting between the in-state rivals. The Gators and Seminoles have played every year since 1958, except for 2020 when leagues around the nation adjusted their schedules to include conference-only games in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Running the football helps, too, but the way the season has been for the Seminoles, it will sound like a tall ask. Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at [email protected] or on X @_Da_pistol.

Florida football travels to Tallahassee for its annual rivalry game with the Florida State Seminoles this weekend looking to finish a season that surpassed expectations on a high note. The Gators are 6-5 overall after a pair of home wins over top-25 teams that are also members of the Southeastern Confernece.