By james art 
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It would be hard to write a worse start to the season than the one Florida State has experienced, and head coach Mike Norvell is not happy about it.
“I’m sick of how the season started,” head coach Mike Norvell told reporters following a 28-13 loss at home to Boston College on Monday. “… I apologize to the fans, I apologize to everyone associated with the program. This was extremely disappointing.
“All phases, we just weren’t good.”
Monday was considered a bounce-back game for the Seminoles after they opened the season with a 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech in Ireland. After all, it marks a homecoming against a Boston College team that hasn’t won more than seven games since the 2009 campaign.
The Eagles had other plans.
Boston College jumped out to the lead with a statement on its second possession, going 71 yards on 14 plays and more than nine minutes into the game. Florida State had no answers up front as the visitors’ offensive line created huge holes for the rushing attack.
That continued on their next drive, which put Florida State behind 14-0 and set the tone for the rest of the game.
As the Seminoles closed the gap to 21-13 in the third quarter, Boston College responded with another touchdown and made sure there was no doubt until the end.
“We need leaders to step up,” Norvell said. “We have to keep pushing in all areas of what we do, and we have to do it together. There will be a lot of negativity surrounding this program. I understand that… But as a football team, you have to stick together.”
Florida State’s defense allowed 263 rushing yards, 73 of which came from quarterback Thomas Castellanos. Castellanos ran for a touchdown and threw for two more while outplaying his counterpart, DJ Uiagalelei.
Uiagalelei went 21 of 42 for 272 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a performance that drew boos from some Florida State fans. There were even some “We want Brock” chants from the crowd looking for backup quarterback Brock Glenn.
Norvell was noncommittal when it came to a potential quarterback change after the game:
While expanding the College Football Playoff to 12 teams provides more room for error for top programs, overcoming two conference losses to start the season will be a tall order for the Seminoles. They still face Clemson, Miami and Notre Dame and haven’t looked like a contender through two contests.
At least they have some time to figure things out before they next take the field against Memphis on Sept. 14.