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The Florida State Seminoles have been frustrated with the ACC and could look to leave the conference. The school wasn't happy with the media rights deal and payouts.
Ahead of the 2023 season, FSU President Richard McCullough said the school would consider leaving the conference if things didn't change. After the season, with FSU not making the College Football Playoff, McCullough doubled down on his warning.
“Our goal would be to stay in the ACC,” said McCullough. "But staying in the ACC under the current situation is hard for us to figure out how we remain competitive. Unless there was a major change in the revenue distribution within the conference.”
One potential conference that FSU could join is the Big 12, and if it does, there would be immediate rivals for them.
5 biggest opponents for FSU in Big 12
#1 UCF
The UCF Knights joined the Big 12 in 2023 and would be the obvious rivalry for FSU.
Although UCF isn't the most prestigious program, any time schools from the same state play regularly it becomes a must-watch game.
#2 Colorado
The Colorado Buffaloes were the story of college football in 2023 with Deion Sanders in his first year as head coach of the program.
Colorado is joining the Big 12 in 2024, and even though the Buffaloes season didn't end as they would have wanted, with Sanders as the head coach, it remains a premier program.
Sanders played college football at FSU and many thought the Seminoles should have hired him as their head coach. So, the storyline is there for a massive game in 2024.
#3 Kansas
The Kansas Jayhawks are coming off a 9-4 season which included winning a bowl game. Entering 2024, there is a lot of hype around the program.
Kansas enters 2024 as one of the favorites to win the conference, after Texas and Oklahoma left for the SEC. The Jayhawks have Jalon Daniels, who is expected to be one of the top QBs in 2024, which only adds to the intrigue of a potential matchup for FSU.
#4 Utah
The Utah Utes left the Pac-12 to join the Big 12 and would be one of the top games on the Seminoles' schedule should FSU join the Big 12.
Utah has been one of the top programs for the past couple of years, winning the Pac-12 title in 2021 and 2022. Although the schools are on opposite sides of the country, they are two of the more well-known programs, which would make for an interesting rivalry.
#5 Arizona
The Arizona Wildcats will be joining the Big 12. Arizona lost its head coach, Jedd Fisch, which does reduce some luster around the program. However, the Wildcats are still developing something big after going 10-3 and beating Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl.
With several key schools leaving the Big 12, Arizona would be the next biggest opponent for FSU.
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