 A 2019 article in "Bleacher Report" revealed that the decline of the Seminole program began after the 2013 national championship season; several assistants claimed that the players seemed to lose their drive at this point.The "Bleacher Report" article also revealed that Fisher had taken a laissez-faire attitude toward academics, giving his assistants a mandate to "keep players eligible" above all else.By the time Fisher left, Florida State had the worst Academic Progress Rate score of any Power Five program, and was actually on the verge of an automatic postseason ban.