Week zero of college football delivered our first upset in the 12-team College Football Playoff era.
Florida State University received much hype in the preseason, getting ranked at No. 10 in the polls, but it went down Saturday in Ireland in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup versus Georgia Tech.
Brent Key, a former Alabama assistant coach in the Nick Saban era, earned a 24-21 victory over a top-10 program as the Yellow Jackets’ head coach. The Crimson Tide had a few players to leave Tuscaloosa (Ala.) for FSU via the NCAA transfer portal when Saban retired.
Roydell Williams, Malik Benson, Earl Little II, Terrence Ferguson, and Shawn Murphy were the individuals who transferred.
Marquis Maze, a former Tide wide receiver, was not a fan of the individuals that left. He took a shot at the five players that chose the Seminoles over Alabama on social media.
Imagine leaving Bama to go play for a sub-par Florida State team I would’ve rather rode the bench than go somewhere and lose the 1st game to unranked team! Kids please think before entering the portal 😂
— Marquis Maze (@Mazeboy4) August 24, 2024
Maze played for Alabama from 2008 to 2011, winning two BCS National Championships in 2009 and 2011.
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His Alma mater has its first game of the season next week versus Western Kentucky.
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