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Castellanos, Petitbon Earn National Recognition After FSU Win Over Alabama
9/3/2025 12:00:00 PM | Football
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State senior quarterback Tommy Castellanos is the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week and center Luke Petitbon is the Outland Trophy National Player of the Week for their performances in Saturday's 31-17 win over No. 8 Alabama.
Castellanos is also a Davey O'Brien Great 8 honoree and a Manning Award Star of the Week, while Petitbon was the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week.
Both players made their Florida State debut against the Crimson Tide. Castellanos, from Waycross, Georgia, completed 9-of-14 passes for 152 yards and added a game-high 78 rushing yards on 16 attempts, with one rushing touchdown. He did not commit a turnover in the contest and became the second player to account for at least 150 passing yards and 75 rushing yards in a non-conference game against Alabama in the last 20 seasons, joining Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray in the 2018 Orange Bowl.
Castellanos scored FSU's first touchdown of the season, a 9-yard run in the first quarter. His touchdown run came after connecting with Squirrel White for a 40-yard completion on 3rd-and-11.
Petitbon, from Annapolis, Maryland, spearheaded a Florida State offensive line that did not allow a sack for the first time since September 16, 2023. Petitbon played all 63 snaps against the Crimson Tide, as did FSU's four other starting linemen: RT Micah Pettus, RG Adrian Medley, LG Richie Leonard IV and LT Gunnar Hansen.
Florida State ran for 230 yards and four touchdowns, helping the Noles snap Alabama's 23-season streak of winning its first game. It was the first time an unranked team ran for four touchdowns in a win against Alabama since 1998, and the first time FSU ran for 230 yards and four touchdowns against a ranked opponent since 2012.
Petitbon finished with an 85 percent job grade and 96 percent effort grade, accounting for seven knockdown blocks and seven blocks that led to either a touchdown or first down.
On Tuesday, Florida State entered the Associated Press poll at No. 14 and the Coaches poll at No. 19. The Seminoles are back in action Saturday against East Texas A&M on ACC Network. The game will start at noon in Doak Campbell Stadium.
Castellanos is also a Davey O'Brien Great 8 honoree and a Manning Award Star of the Week, while Petitbon was the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week.
Both players made their Florida State debut against the Crimson Tide. Castellanos, from Waycross, Georgia, completed 9-of-14 passes for 152 yards and added a game-high 78 rushing yards on 16 attempts, with one rushing touchdown. He did not commit a turnover in the contest and became the second player to account for at least 150 passing yards and 75 rushing yards in a non-conference game against Alabama in the last 20 seasons, joining Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray in the 2018 Orange Bowl.
Castellanos scored FSU's first touchdown of the season, a 9-yard run in the first quarter. His touchdown run came after connecting with Squirrel White for a 40-yard completion on 3rd-and-11.
Petitbon, from Annapolis, Maryland, spearheaded a Florida State offensive line that did not allow a sack for the first time since September 16, 2023. Petitbon played all 63 snaps against the Crimson Tide, as did FSU's four other starting linemen: RT Micah Pettus, RG Adrian Medley, LG Richie Leonard IV and LT Gunnar Hansen.
Florida State ran for 230 yards and four touchdowns, helping the Noles snap Alabama's 23-season streak of winning its first game. It was the first time an unranked team ran for four touchdowns in a win against Alabama since 1998, and the first time FSU ran for 230 yards and four touchdowns against a ranked opponent since 2012.
Petitbon finished with an 85 percent job grade and 96 percent effort grade, accounting for seven knockdown blocks and seven blocks that led to either a touchdown or first down.
On Tuesday, Florida State entered the Associated Press poll at No. 14 and the Coaches poll at No. 19. The Seminoles are back in action Saturday against East Texas A&M on ACC Network. The game will start at noon in Doak Campbell Stadium.
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