Florida State coach Mike Norvell ripped the College Football Playoff committee’s decision to exclude the Seminoles from the top four teams selected to compete for a national championship in January.
FSU (13–0) went undefeated this season, despite losing star quarterback Jordan Travis to a season-ending leg injury against North Alabama on Nov. 18. On Saturday, the Seminoles defeated Louisville (10–3) in the ACC championship game using third-string quarterback Brock Glenn.
The CFP committee had FSU as the first team out of the playoff bracket, behind No. 4 Alabama (12–1), No. 3 Texas (12–1), No. 2 Washington (13–0) and No. 1 Michigan (13–0). With the release of Sunday’s rankings, the Seminoles became the first undefeated Power 5 program to not earn a spot in the top four teams since the four-team format started in 2014. Norvell said he was “disgusted” and “infuriated” with the committee’s decision to take away an opportunity that FSU “earned on the field.”
