Published 6/30/2009
by Jeremy
at Bleacher Report - College Football
Florida State might finally be turning the edge and putting itself in position to finally make an ACC title game appearance . However there are bigger issues that will affect the Seminoles on and off the field. The biggest story is the 21 vacated wins from using ineligible players, which is currently being appealed by FSU .
The reason this is bigger then Alabama's recent vacated wins from textbook fraud is because now Bobby Bowden is currently one game behind Penn State's Joe Paterno. If the wins are vacated, then Bowden will see his chance to end his career as the all-time wins leader fall short.
Currently Florida State has a buyout that Florida State would have to pay current offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher $ 5 million if he is not head coach in January of 2011.
Now to the actual players fielding the team in 2009, well sort of. Wide receiver Corey Surrency was denied an extra year of eligibility because of an obscure rule where he lost a year of eligibility. This is all ...
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