Welcome to the official start of the Willie Taggart era at Florida State. The new Seminoles head coach will lead his team into action on Labor Day night in a Top 25 conference game. It's Virginia Tech vs. Florida State 2018.
See Florida State vs. Virginia Tech TV channel, time, live stream and odds information below. We will have live score updates once the game begins Monday.
The Hokies are ranked No. 20. The Seminoles are ranked No. 19. It's a prime-time game on ESPN. How could the stakes be any bigger for a new head coach? Even Taggart admitted this week to butterflies.
"They've been hitting me a lot, in a lot of different places," Taggart said with a smile this week when asked about nerves. "… There will be a lot of nervousness. It's all a part of it – good nervousness. But it will be fun. I'm looking forward to it."
No. 20 Virginia Tech vs. No. 19 Florida State
Date: Monday night, September 3 (Labor Day)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN
Live Stream: WatchESPN.com
See live twitter score updates here (on a mobile phone you will have to engage this link):
PLAYERS TO WATCH (from The Associated Press):
"Virginia Tech: QB Josh Jackson. As a redshirt freshman, Jackson threw for 2,991 yards, 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 13 starts. He completed 59.6 percent of his passes and had a pair of 300-yard games, both in road wins (over East Carolina and Boston College).
"Florida State: Cam Akers. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound sophomore had four 100-yard rushing games, finishing with 1,024 yards (ninth-best in school history) and seven touchdowns. Akers averaged 5.3 yards per carry, breaking Dalvin Cook's school record for a freshman."
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