Florida State coach Mike Norvell said running back Roydell Williams will miss a "period of time" due to an injury sustained in the Seminoles' season-opening upset win over his former school, Alabama . Florida State did not list Williams on its depth chart for the Week 2 game against East Texas A&M , and Norvell ruled him out for the contest. Gavin Sawchuk is expected to start in his absence.

Williams handled six carries in Week 1 and tallied 14 yards against the Crimson Tide. He played into the fourth quarter and received his final touch with 9:09 remaining when he converted a fourth-and-1 with a 4-yard run.

"I absolutely hate it for the young man," Norvell said during his Monday press conference . "It's not something that we're expecting to stretch into anything for the sea

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