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59° F, Mostly Cloudy/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/52WSIXNNWJDTHSGZWR334D6D4M.jpg "Washington star Michael Penix Jr. was one of four finalists for the Heisman Trophy. Penix is the first player from a Tampa Bay area high school to beocme a finalist for college football's most prestigious honor.")
The Tampa Bay Tech alumnus was the area’s first Heisman finalist ever.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/WSMCSFGXBEJTDQTBMRZZQ6EW3A.jpg "LSU football star Jayden Daniels topped Michael Penix Jr. to earn our Heisman Trophy vote.")
Michael Penix Jr. had the best career. Jayden Daniels had the best season.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/RG3ODF5JX5AM5BGT4GTT54JKMM.jpg "LSU coach Brian Kelly lost to Florida State and Alabama this year. How did he view the College Football Playoff's decision?")
Brian Kelly is the only coach who went up against both the Seminoles and Alabama this season.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/J4MJYYO46SPGSONGPLSYZAPBTY.jpg "Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., a Tampa Bay Tech alumnus raised in Dade City, is a finalist for the 2023 Heisman Trophy, to be presented Saturday night in New York City.")
The Tampa Bay Tech alumnus is the first Heisman finalist to hail from an area high school.
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![LSU coach Brian Kelly lost to Florida State and Alabama this year. How did he view the College Football Playoff's decision?](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 562 316"/%3E "LSU coach Brian Kelly lost to Florida State and Alabama this year. How did he view the College Football Playoff's decision?")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QHQ5FVJLLBFPPHM2IKCJHAP3OU "The case for Mike Norvell to be coach of the year can be boiled down to one sentence: He won an ACC championship with his third-string quarterback.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/TRIA7V6ISZBSFNRL74YJPOUAJU.jpg "Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen here with the late FSU football legend Bobby Bowden, wants to set aside $1 million for potential Florida State litigation after the Seminoles' College Football Playoff exclusion.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/FWY4ZHR3WDIJL5DLAJEH34JAME.jpg "Florida State head coach Mike Norvell, left, talks with quarterback Jordan Travis (13) during a game against Wake Forest.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/LP7UKBWVXSXOP7LKT7R5YQA7Q4.jpg "Michael Penix Jr. is the Tampa Bay area's first Heisman Trophy finalist. The Washington star played at Tampa Bay Tech and Pasco High.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/AIZLXYNVH6DF6T3O3GZVIVJW2U.jpg "Florida State won the ACC, but the conference's mediocrity weakened the Seminoles' College Football Playoff case.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/65R2VZ6GXVBIFHMX3RAUOCIJQE.JPG "U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is publicly calling for transparency from the College Football Playoff after Florida State was left out of the field.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/RTOGGKGTFO6S7UUJU4AIN5RB4U.jpg "Florida State running back Lawrance Toafili, center, receives the most valuable player of the game award after the team's win over Louisville in the ACC title game Saturday night.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/NGEGTRXK5EA4RKZGBSLFQBE2PM.jpg "FSU football star Braden Fiske tried to lift the Florida State Seminoles into the College Football Playoff.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/L6VGRFRF7BEQZBFC3VG2A2TMKU.jpg "The College Football Playoff committee's rationale for leaving Florida State out of the playoff picture? The season-ending injury to quarterback Jordan Travis.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/E4KTHVVXYUT3M5C2Z3TUB3VF5U.jpg "Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil (0) celebrates with head coach Jim Harbaugh after the Big Ten championship against Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QBEI26QAWU73AIGVSRMW7EI3LM.jpg "Florida State football star Renardo Green and the FSU Seminoles were in the top four of our AP Top 25 ballot.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/5QTY3BD7UQWKGILYDXZ4J6CTYI.jpg "FSU football coach Mike Norvell thinks the Florida State Seminoles belong in the College Football Playoff.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/MGJNY3D3Y5DGLKEKVPR6PWSHYQ.jpg "Florida State running back Lawrance Toafili (9) celebrates after a third-quarter touchdown against Louisville in the ACC Championship on Saturday night.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/H2ZYY5XULZHQVHUKHZDNRGH2F4.jpg "FSU football might be down to its third quarterback, Brock Glenn, when the Florida State Seminoles play Louisville in Saturday's ACC championship.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ABAMYKNRSZHTBEJQN6ENAK4GKE.jpg "Florida State football coach Mike Norvell addressed reporters Friday during a news conference before the ACC championship.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/E2IST3LFRJGAXBPQGMFSXL7B5E.jpg "The FSU football team will try to beat Louisville for the ACC championship. A Florida State victory would likely send the Seminoles to the College Football Playoff.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VH3O6N7UFNBSLEH3IPJTHHPBHU.jpg "FSU football players Jared Verse and Kalen DeLoach were among the players who remained with the Florida State Seminoles for another year.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/HHLCKT5ALNABVCQTSUBOZHMOG4.jpg "Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis has been named the ACC's Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year in voting by conference coaches and selected media.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/RCUJMIQV7ZCG3MTE7F2TP4FPBU.jpg "Florida State remained high in the CFP rankings. The Seminoles can likely earn a playoff spot by beating Louisville on Saturday in the ACC championship game.")
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