In front of a homecoming crowd of 43,711, the Noles produced their best offensive output of the year – by far – beating the Charleston Southern Bucs 41-7.

The Florida State Seminoles looked to secure their second win of the season against Charleston Southern, which is a far fall from their 13-1 and ACC Championship run just a year ago. The 'Noles were without offensive coordinator Alex Atkins,

Florida State football coach Mike Norvell saw the promises of what his team could be next year - and a victory to show for it. While the 41-7 homecoming win Saturday over a 1-11 Charleston Southern may not mean as much as the Seminoles improved to 2-9, Norvell placed his young talents on display at Doak Campbell Stadium.