After upsetting Alabama to open the season, Florida State hosts East Texas A&M on Saturday (noon ET, ACC Network) with an eye on returning to the national title conversation.

FSU beat Alabama 31-17 Saturday behind 152 yards passing and 78 yards rushing by quarterback Tommy Castellanos in his Seminole debut.

If Florida State can play at the same level, they could go into the Oct. 4 matchup with Miami undefeated. After this weekend’s game against East Texas A&M, the Noles will host Kent State before opening ACC play on the road at Virginia on Friday, Sept. 26.

Despite the victory over Alabama, head coach Mike Norvell said he expects improvements this week in several areas, including “consistency of our execution, where it’s 11, understanding leverages, making sure we’re putting

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