 The Seminoles were ranked third in preseason polls, but a 24-7 drubbing by Alabama and a close loss to NC State knocked them out of the polls altogether for the first time since the middle of the 2011 season.They never seemed to get on track, and ultimately finished with their first losing on-field record in ACC play since joining the league.Fisher resigned as FSU head coach on December 1, 2017, to accept a record ten-year, $75 million contract to become head coach at Texas A&M.