Noles News: FSU was college football’s ninth most-watched team this season

Football:

Florida State averaged 4.46 million viewers per game this fall per Nielsen ratings; now how of these viewers were ‘Noles hoping for FSU’s success or members of a successful hate watch is to be determined but on average FSU was the ninth-most watched program this fall.

Jumping into the Top 10 most-watched teams in college football, Florida State has played in some of the most-watched games of the year. The Seminoles are averaging just under 5 million viewers through Week 13, according to Nielsen.

FSU’s win over Alabama was the program’s most-watched game of the year, averaging 10.7 million viewers in Week 1. The Seminoles’ loss to Miami also brought in 6 million, giving them two of the top games of the year.

Mike Norvell is hoping for a miracle fix but the truth is this likely will end up looking just like what happened at the University of Florida this fall.

Recruiting:

With the early signing period officially starting tomorrow; 247Sports’ national crew took a general overlook at FSU’s 15th-ranked, 2026 recruiting class:

The options are scarce but if Florida State can somehow add some talented offensive lineman and edge rushers to this class it would be Mike Norvell’s best overall class in terms of attacking needs and overall talent.

FSU is still trying to flip Xavier Lherese from Melbourne, Florida from Oregon.

All Sports:

Three opportunities to catch some hoops in the Tuck this week:

Both Men and Women’s will face Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively; then the Women will host 18th-ranked Notre Dame on Sunday.

It’ll be a very busy December for the ‘Noles: