ACC Football: 5 incredibly early bold predictions for the 2023 season

1. Jordan Travis is the Heisman runner-up, as Florida State is all the way back

The thing I feel the most confident about in the ACC is this: Florida State ain’t going away. The Seminoles will be here to stay under Mike Norvell, who has done a remarkable job of turning this thing around, whether or not anyone really wanted him to. His success in Tallahassee may have prevented Deion Sanders an opportunity to come home, but Norvell will win championships now.

With Jordan Travis playing as well as Max Duggan did for TCU this past year, Florida State will either make the College Football Playoff or will be in the mix to make it until the final week of the season. Travis may not be the fourth Seminoles quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy, but he will finish as national runner-up, edging out none other than UNC star quarterback Drake Maye.

Including their bowl game, the Seminoles are going to win around 11 or 12 games. This will be a top-eight team in the country after the national title has been played. With Florida State back to what they were during the Jimbo Fisher/Jameis Winston years, it will help bring out the best in rival Clemson, who has gotten somewhat complacent and incredibly stubborn in recent seasons.

Without question, Florida State football will be back in a big way this season to everyone’s delight.