There will be quite a bit at stake -- just not at the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings -- when Florida State and North Carolina State meet Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.

Instead, the winner will achieve bowl eligibility with time running out in the season.

Florida State (5-5, 2-5), which will finish the regular season at Florida on Nov. 29, is winless in three road games this season.

"This year we have not been good enough (in road games)," Seminoles coach Mike Norvell said. "We are looking at every component. There are some modifications that we're implementing throughout this week and continuing to push so (that) come Friday night on a short week, our best is going to show up."

To complicate matters, Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh generally has been a difficult venue f

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