Noles Begin Practicing For Boston College

FSU Sports Information Excerpts:

Both offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher and defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews were happy with the way their units played in Saturday's 25-6 victory over Duke. Tonight the team worked on correcting the few mistakes that were made versus the Blue Devils as the team practiced for 10 periods on the band field. Tomorrow the team will begin to put in its game plan for second-ranked Boston College.

Coach Bowden Quotes

On FSU's defense vs. Duke:

"Boy, the defense really played well. If the defense could play like that every Saturday, it gives you a chance to win. We did the same thing against Colorado and just kind of shut them down. Since then, they've won some big games. They've beat Oklahoma and Texas Tech last week. When our defense is playing that good, it gives us a chance to win."

On the November schedule:

"We've got Boston College away, Virginia Tech away, Maryland here and Florida away so you've got your highest-ranked teams ahead of you. Of course, Boston College is No. 2 in the nation so it gives us a chance to be the spoilers. You can remember how many years where we were ranked one, two, three, four and they would come in and be the spoilers. Well now, the opportunity is in our hands."