TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said Sunday he isn’t planning on quitting anytime soon.
That could leave school officials in a difficult situation.
Florida State is 2-3 for the first time since Bowden’s inaugural season at the school 33 years ago, and 0-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time, prompting questions about his future at a program he transformed into a collegiate power.
After Saturday’s 28-21 loss at Boston College, two Florida newspapers, including the hometown Tallahassee Democrat, said Bowden should call it a career at the end of this season.
“The love and admiration we all have for Bobby doesn’t put fans in the seats, money in the coffers or national championships in the trophy case,” Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi wrote. “Bobby used to be able to do all those things, but clearly he cannot anymore.”
Steve Ellis, the Democrat’s beat writer who frequently doubles up with opinion pieces, wrote that Florida State must make a tough decision while Bowden’s successor, Jimbo Fisher, calls the plays for the offense.
“It is time,” Ellis wrote in Sunday’s edition. “This should be Bowden’s last season.”
Auburn enters top 25
NEW YORK — Rejuvenated Auburn jumped into the AP top 25 for the first time this season, landing at No. 17 after improving to 5-0 under new coach Gene Chizik.
No. 23 South Florida (5-0), No. 24 Missouri (4-0) and No. 25 South Carolina (4-1) also moved into the top 25.
Footnotes.
Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his left foot against Alabama-Birmingham.
• Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts has been released from a hospital after being injured Saturday against New Mexico.
