Florida won the coin toss and deferred the ball to Florida State. Kromenhoek started the offense off with a 10-yard run. A six-yard pass to tight end Kyle Morlock helped set up another first down. Kromenhoek took back-to-back sacks, and their first drive was shut down, forcing punter Alex Mastromanno to punt.

The Florida Gators are dropping the Florida A&M Rattlers from the 2025 schedule and will instead face the Long Island University Sharks to open next season, according to a report from Swamp247. It is the first matchup between these two teams.

Florida State football's season ends with a blowout loss to Florida. The Seminoles turned the ball over five times as the offense looked lost.

Florida State wrapped up its 2024 season with a 31-11 loss to the Florida Gators in Doak Campbell Stadium. The Seminoles trailed wire-to-wire and didn't score a touchdown until the final minutes of the fourth quarter as the Gators walked out of the Sunshine Showdown with their first win in the series since 2021.