TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Deondre Francois’ uncle said the former Florida State starting quarterback has entered his name in the NCAA transfer database and hopes to play again after “a couple of bad decisions.”

Putting his name on the list allows other schools to contact Francois, who was ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State’s head football coach announced Sunday that quarterback Deondre Francois had been dismissed from the team after allegations of domestic abuse surfaced.

FSU head coach Willie Taggart said in a statement Sunday that he had notified Francois of his ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State has its first victory over a ranked team in almost two years — and a shot at a bowl game.

Deondre Francois threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to Tamorrion Terry with 1:49 left and the Seminoles beat No. 22 Boston College 22-21 on Saturday to keep their ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Cam Akers hasn’t had much to smile about a year after rushing for 1,000 yards. Florida State’s offensive line hasn’t been able to open up as many rushing lanes and the sophomore has struggled.

That changed on Saturday.

Akers had two touchdown runs, including ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Cam Akers had two touchdown runs, including a 58-yarder, and Deondre Francois threw for a season-high 353 yards as Florida State bounced back from a sloppy start and scored 38 straight points in a 38-17 win over Wake Forest on Saturday.

Akers, who has struggled for ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Cam Akers had two touchdown runs, including a 58-yarder, and Deondre Francois threw for a season-high 353 yards as Florida State bounced back from a sloppy start and scored 38 straight points in a 38-17 win over Wake Forest on Saturday.

Akers, who has struggled for ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois has already won two starts on Miami’s home field.

That’s one more than Miami’s starter has.

It’s a statistical oddity, but it’s true — Francois is 2-0 as a starting quarterback for Florida State at Hard Rock Stadium, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State has been seeking improvement on offense after managing just 10 combined points in its two FBS losses. The Seminoles found some reasons to be optimistic for a turnaround on Saturday.

Deondre Francois threw for a season-high 352 yards and two touchdown ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State coach Willie Taggart remains optimistic despite the rough start in his first season with the Seminoles.

Taggart has just one win in his first three games in Tallahassee. But that’s not new for him. Taggart went 2-10 in his first seasons at Western ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State has tried three starting lineups on the offensive line in three games. The Seminoles will use a fourth on Saturday.

While injuries have plagued the group, regardless of who has been in — a veteran or a first-time starter — the line hasn’t done its ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State paid Samford $500,000 looking for a guaranteed win. The Seminoles got a victory — but quite the run for their money.

Deondre Francois threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning score to Tre’ McKitty with 4:03 to go, as ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Deondre Francois threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score to Tre’ McKitty with 4:03 to go, as Florida State held off Samford 36-26 on Saturday.

Trailing 26-21, Francois led the Seminoles (1-1) on an 11-play, 82-yard drive that put them ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Deondre Francois had ice bags strapped to both knees and another one wrapped around his right shoulder.

He was sore, sullen and stunned.

One year after injuring his left knee, Francois was back on the field for Florida State on Monday night. His return was as ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida State coach Willie Taggart makes his debut on Monday, most eyes will be fixated on Deondre Francois and how he leads an up-tempo spread offense.

Taggart has affectionately called the offense “Lethal Simplicity,” but what makes it dynamic is the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Deondre Francois is back in the driver’s seat.

The junior quarterback beat out James Blackman and Bailey Hockman for the opportunity to start for No. 19 Florida State in the season opener against No. 20 Virginia Tech on Sept. 3. Coach Willie Taggart made the ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Florida State wrapped up four days of training camp at IMG Academy with coach Willie Taggart saying the Seminoles accomplished several things as they prepare for their season opener against Virginia Tech.

“I thought we got a lot done,” Taggart said Thursday. “I’m ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Quarterback competitions are nothing new for Florida State, which has had four in the last six seasons.

But this competition is quite different from preseasons past. The Seminoles opened their first preseason under new coach Willie Taggart on Monday with two ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback James Blackman has done plenty of on-the-job learning during his first year on campus.

When Deondre Francois suffered a season-ending ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Freshman James Blackman was throwing the touchdown passes. Another freshman, Cam Akers, was gaining big chunks of yards on the ground.

Florida State might still be a little melancholy after a season that started with national championship hopes ended on Wednesday ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Injured Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois has had to watch from the sidelines as the Seminoles have staggered to their worst start in 41 years.

The sophomore suffered a season-ending knee injury during a 24-7 loss to Alabama on Sept. 2. The pain he felt ...

To mark the halfway point of the college football season, a sampling of statements that seemed true a month and a half ago but no longer do:

— Alabama-Florida State, a College Football Playoff preview.

— Sam Darnold, Heisman Trophy front-runner.

— Clemson is bound to take a ...

Things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 4:

GAME OF THE WEEK: North Carolina State at No. 12 Florida State. The Wolfpack (3-1) started the year as an Atlantic Division dark horse thanks to plenty of returning veterans and a strong defensive front. N.C. State gets its first ...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Several Atlantic Coast Conference schools are hoping the continuity in the coaching ranks helps them regroup after the league’s sobering opening weekend.

Schools are betting their loyalty provides the stability for the staffs to handle whatever comes their way. They ...

Florida State slipped all the way to the No. 10 in The Associated Press college football poll after losing to Alabama and losing quarterback Deondre Francois to a season-ending injury.

The Crimson Tide is No. 1 again, securing 60 of 61 first-place votes in the first Top 25 of the regular ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois will have season-ending knee surgery Tuesday, leaving command of the offense to a true freshman.

Coach Jimbo Fisher said Monday that Francois faces four to seven months of rehabilitation after his operation on Tuesday to ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois will miss the rest of the season after tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee in the fourth quarter Saturday night in a

The anticipation for week one of the college football season can only be surpassed by the overreactions to week one of the college football season.

LOL, Tom Herman hype. Sam Darnold and No. 4 Southern California? Overrated. Florida? No quarterback. North Carolina State? Already a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Deondre Francois had an appropriate answer when he assessed his performance last season — bumpy.

The Florida State quarterback is hoping things go a little smoother in his sophomore season.

“I feel like last year was a blessing because I learned a lot. Every ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State has scratched one thing off of its usual list of things to do during its spring football game.

A quarterback competition will not be the focal point for the first time in the last three years.

Coach Jimbo Fisher has praised Deondre Francois ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh finished his second year at Michigan with a 10-3 record, matching his mark from his debut season.

He and the Wolverines wanted much more.

They started the year with Big Ten and national championship hopes, both of which were bolstered by a 9-0 ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Renegade, the horse that serves as Florida State’s mascot, took an uncharacteristic tumble while prancing on the field before kickoff.

The horse got up and was just fine.

Hours later, Florida State collapsed — and like Renegade, recovered with a ...

Clemson and Florida State dominated The Associated Press All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.

The ACC champion Tigers placed nine players on the first team while four Seminoles were unanimous picks — running back Dalvin Cook, offensive tackle Rod Johnson, defensive end DeMarcus ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente is the Atlantic Coast Conference’s coach of the year and Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois was selected as its top rookie both on offense and overall.

The ACC announced its individual awards for coaches and rookies Tuesday ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a rivalry that features six Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks, the signal callers for Saturday’s matchup between Florida and Florida State aren’t commanding the spotlight.

It has been the play, however, of No. 13 Florida’s Austin Appleby and 15th-ranked ...

Here are some things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference for Week 13:

GAMES OF THE WEEK: Virginia at Virginia Tech and North Carolina State at North Carolina. A pair of instate rivalries will decide who plays No. 4 Clemson in the ACC championship game next week in Orlando, Florida. ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Dalvin Cook ran for 108 yards and Deondre Francois tied a season high with three touchdown passes to help No. 20 Florida State rout Boston College 45-7 on Friday night.

Cook became only the second Seminoles back to go over 100 yards in 15 meetings against the ...