The Los Angeles Rams kick off Week 1 of the regular season at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday against the Houston Texans.

Desperation, pride, and the opportunity to redefine the direction of the program under the bright lights of a newly renovated Doak Campbell Stadium fueled the Seminoles. Standing on the words of their quarterback, Tommy Castellanos, the Florida State football team was eager to show the country what they already knew: FSU was going to beat Alabama.

That Mississippi State, the worst team in the SEC a year ago, could knock off last year's Big 12 champion would normally be cause for Greg Sankey to drive his car through Brett Yormark's rose garden while leaning out the window yelling,