On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network

FSU football's win over Clemson recapped, the road trip detailed, and a look at what's next for the 'Noles.

On The Bench goes over the adjustments that were made at half time, issues to clean up, and why there is relief after this 4-0 start even despite some problems that need to be corrected moving forward.

Join Trey and AB as they give their instant reaction to Florida State's victory over Clemson.

Do we see second-half LSU or fourth-quarter BC as FSU takes the show to Death Valley? The Seminoles head to Clemson as slight road favorites for Saturday's noon contest.

On The Bench goes over the matchups FSU needs to win and to be weary of to get their first win over Clemson since 2014. How will this team respond to a lackluster finish this past weekend?

The 2023 high school football season is nearing the halfway mark and the 2024 quarterbacks in the Top247 have all played at least one game as seniors. Hudson Standish joins the Oyster Boys to discuss how these signal-callers have faired so far and their outlooks before heading to college.

Dylan Raiola - 2:20

Julian Sayin - 8:00

DJ Lagway - 14:50

Luke Kromenhoek - 20:30

CJ Carr - 26:00

Air Noland - 30:30

Walker White - 36:00

Jadyn Davis & Elijah Brown - 38:00

Ethan Grunkmeyer - 40:00

Jake Merklinger - 42:00

Iowa @ Penn State - 47:00

FSU @ Clemson - 49:00

Ohio State @ Notre Dame - 51:00

Arkansas @ LSU - 54:00

Host: Andrew Ivins & Cooper Petagna

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Florida State escaped Boston College with a win, but it wasn't a win that made you feel good. What concerned us? What needs to be fixed and what can be fixed?

There's a lot to sift through in this episode of On The Bench.

Florida State football bumbled their way to a victory against Boston College to the tune of 31-29. The Seminoles had been ranked as the third-best team in the country earlier in the week but failed to live up to that reputation on the field. Kevin, Coach AB, and Trey hop on to discuss what went wrong and what that means for the rest of the season.

It's a mashup of sorts as Chris Nee fills in for Trey Rowland to preview FSU's game at Boston College with Dane Draper.

The Seminoles head to Chestnut Hill to face the Eagles on noon this Saturday. Conditions are not expected to be optimal with Hurricane Lee making its way to the northeast around the time of the contest.

Playing in slushy or windy elements is part of the preview as Nee and Dane dive into how that could impact the flow of the game while discussing the areas FSU needs to focus on to take advantage of a struggling BC squad.

The intensity that occurred on Florida State’s practice field daily during the 2013 season wasn’t frequently matched on Saturdays. As defensive line coach Odell Haggins recalls, every practice was ‘a war’ as the Seminoles’ stellar trench play forced competition on both sides of the ball.

Practice hard or get embarrassed. 

Haggins, FSU’s defensive line coach since 1996, has been a coach on some dominant teams including a pair of national champions. On the 10-year anniversary of FSU’s undefeated 2013 season, Noles247’s On The Bench podcast has been interviewing former players to relive their memories from that season of dominance.

We talked to Haggins late in the offseason, and figured airing the interview would be fitting as this current FSU team – ranked No. 3 – heads to Boston College for a September contest with high expectations. As FSU treks north this weekend, it feels appropriate to mention that 2013 game up there when a Top 10 Seminoles squad was ambushed in the first half to fall behind 17-3 during a September contest in Chestnut Hill. FSU went on a 35-3 run – including a miraculous Hail Mary throw by Jameis Winston to Kenny Shaw before half time – and never trailed again the remainder of the regular season

“It woke us up,” Haggins said. “We weren’t playing gap-sound football at the time. We talked to them, we settled them down. Once we settled that team down, we understood what we was trying to do, put them in the best situation. 

“Boston College, the first quarter now, they ran up and down the field. Like trying to hold water in our hand.”

“Those guys took it upon themselves in the second half to come out and say, ‘nah, this is not happening.’ And we put it together. …That was a big turning point, we made some changes on our defense for the betterment of the players to put the right pieces in the puzzle. When that happened, you see what happened after that.”

The interview also includes Haggins thoughts on the culture of that team, adjustments made in the national championship game, and the fun he had being part of that defensive coaching staff.

Plus Haggins discussed some of the players along the defensive front.

Timmy Jernigan was “violent” off the snap and “I’m using that word lightly. When he used to come off the football, you could hear it.”

Eddie Goldman became a technician by Year 2 and turned into a dominant defender.

Mario Edwards Jr. was keeping up with QBs running a 4.4 and was a “mean football player” as well as intelligent. 

There was star power, no doubt, but you can hear Haggins fill up with pride in talking about rotational players as well such as Jacobbi McDaniel and Demonte McAllister.

“On that championship team, guys that played their roles, that was one of the most important things. Doing your job, doing it for each other, not for thyself.”

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Most feel good, some see concerns after Florida State's massive win over Southern Miss. What concerns are legit?

Noles247's Chris Nee and Brendan Sonnone go through the box score and give our thoughts on FSU's convincing win against Southern Miss. Are some of the narratives coming out of the game legitimate? And if so, how much so?

Plus we play a rousing game of Buy or Sonnone.

You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated!

Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.

Join Kev, Trey, and CoachAB as they break down the dominant victory over Southern Miss.