ACC Kickoff: Florida State head coach Mike Norvell, Duce Robinson, Ashton Daniels and Ja’Bril Rawls (VIDEO)

Florida State Seminoles key players

Wide receiver Duce Robinson: Robinson earned first-team All-ACC and third-team All-America honors in 2025 after posting 1,081 yards receiving. Robinson had five games with at least 120 yards and was twice named ACC Receiver of the Week.

Quarterback Ashton Daniels: Daniels, a Redshirt Senior Auburn transfer, brings a lot of experience to FSU. Daniels has played 37 games over four seasons in stops with Auburn and Stanford. Daniels’ best game came against no. 15 Vanderbilt when he accounted for a career-high 442 yards of total offense.

Cornerback Ja’Bril Rawls: Rawls, a senior, started seven games at cornerback in 2025 before an injury ended his season. Rawls had a breakout game with 11 tackles and an interception against Virginia.

2026 Seminoles schedule

Aug. 29 New Mexico State 7 p.m. ET (The CW)
Sept. 7 SMU * 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Sept. 12 OPEN
Sept. 19 at Alabama 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Sept. 26 Central Arkansas
Oct. 3 Virginia *
Oct. 9 at Louisville * 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Oct. 17 at Miami *
Oct. 24 OPEN
Oct. 31 Clemson *
Nov. 7 at Boston College *
Nov. 13 at Pitt * 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Nov. 21 NC State *
Nov. 27 Florida 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

FSU’s Mike Norvell, Duce Robinson, Ashton Daniels and Ja’Bril Rawls