Florida State Seminoles announce departure of six players.

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A standout running back for Florida State undergoes season-ending surgery
In the Orange Bowl, the top four rushers for the Seminoles won’t be present.

A number of players have left Florida State’s running back room since the regular season and ACC Championship ended. When the Seminoles play in the Orange Bowl, the unit will appear entirely different because Trey Benson (NFL), Rodney Hill, and CJ Campbell are no longer with the team.

On Saturday, at least one more running back will be absent from the starting lineup. A representative for FSU has informed NoleGameday that redshirt junior Lawrance Toafili will be sidelined for the remainder of the season due to surgery. As a result, five of the top six rushers and the top four rushers for the Seminoles will be absent in South Florida.

After rushing 69 times for 463 yards and four touchdowns on the ground during the season, Toafili was the team’s top remaining rusher. In addition, he caught 21 passes for 186 yards and one more touchdown. After rushing ten times for a career-high 118 yards and the game’s lone touchdown, Toafili was named the ACC Championship MVP.

Redshirt juniors Caziah Holmes and Ja’Khi Douglas were named the two starting running backs while Toafili recovered from his injury. The starting backups are redshirt sophomore Joshua Burrell and true freshman Samuel Singleton.

After playing a major part as a reserve for most of the season, Holmes takes the lead. In addition to catching four passes for 56 yards and two more touchdowns, he has run 21 times for 156 yards and two touchdowns. In Florida State’s wins over Florida and Louisville, Holmes did not log a carry. This season, Singleton has only made six rushes, while Douglas and Burrell have not yet registered a ground attempt.

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In 2024, Toafili will return to Florida State for his fifth season of eligibility, as he has already announced. With the Seminoles, he has played in 43 games (15 starts), rushed for 1,439 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground, and caught 67 passes for 690 yards and four more touchdowns. Toafili is the fifth player in program history to score a touchdown both receiving and running for more than 70 yards.

In the Orange Bowl, Florida State will play Georgia to wrap up its 2023 campaign. ESPN will televise the game, which is set for Saturday, December 30, at 4:00 p.m.

Following rejection, Florida State’s “tough month” culminates in an unprecedented defeat in the Orange Bowl.

Following the Florida State Seminoles’ historic season-ending 63-3 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2023 Orange Bowl, Mike Norvell’s voice faltered. The Florida State coach declared that tonight “was a very difficult night.” Then Norvell hesitated a second. His mind was filled with chaos and confusion from the previous four weeks. It began when the Seminoles, with a perfect record, were left out of the College Football Playoff’s four-team field.

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Their roster continued to be hit, either by players choosing to withdraw to consider their futures or by injuries, and this continued until a few days and hours before kickoff on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. No, Florida State had more than one difficult night. To be honest with you, it’s been a challenging month, Norvell continued.

The Seminoles were almost certain this weekend would find them in the playoffs four weeks ago. With only three unbeaten Power 5 Conference teams going into bowl season, Florida State defeated then-No. 15 Louisville in the 2023 ACC Championship Game, even without star quarterback Jordan Travis.

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