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Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Dave Pasch on play-by-play, Dusty Dvoracek analyzing and Taylor McGregor on the sideline, streaming available on fuboTV.

SMU opened as a 3.5-point favorite on FanDuel with the total set at 53.5, making FSU a home underdog in its own ACC opener.

FSU lists Karson Hobbs (knee) as out and Devin Carter (back) as doubtful, while Chuck Kennon and Jordan Crutchfield are both questionable after banged-up performances in the opener.

SMU will be without offensive lineman Abel Hoopii and running back Link Rhodes, and Tallahassee's forecast calls for a chance of thunderstorms building through the afternoon before kickoff, with a high of 88 degrees.

Martin was a four-star running back committed to Baylor until Art Briles was fired amid scandal just days before he was set to enroll, sending him to Auburn instead, where he finished with over 1,500 career rushing yards.

He's coached a 1,000-yard rusher in every full season he's held a position coaching job across four different stops, including guiding RJ Harvey to back-to-back All-Big 12 seasons at UCF before Harvey went in the second round of the NFL Draft.

Martin was hired specifically to reunite with Gus Malzahn, only for Malzahn to abruptly retire a month into the job, leaving Martin to inherit a backfield room that has since become FSU's best position group through one game.

The connections run deeper than that. SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee was Martin's offensive coordinator at Auburn and one of the first people to reach out when his Baylor commitment collapsed. "He's a good guy, man, and he's a guy that's gonna continue to rise in this profession," Martin said.

Kromah's 115-yard, one-touchdown night included 86 yards after contact and six forced missed tackles, and he still walked away pointing to a play he thinks should have been a second touchdown. "I should've had two. My mom let me know about that after the game," he said.

Running backs coach Kam Martin credited Kromah's development in pass protection and patience as areas of real growth, while cautioning that his backfield room can't afford to think it has "arrived" after one strong performance.

Martin emphasized "bull yards," the extra inches gained by falling forward through contact, as one of the traits that separates Kromah, whose jump cuts and horizontal burst were on display throughout the opener, including a 52-yard breakaway where he nearly ran into his own blockers.

With SMU representing FSU's toughest test of the young season, both player and coach expect Kromah's workload, and his role as what Martin calls the offense's "eraser" for missed blocks, to only grow.

Desirrio Riles and Landen Thomas graded as adequate blockers in Week 0, but neither profiles as a true in-line tight end capable of consistently winning against Power Conference defensive linemen, limiting Norvell's ability to lean on extra blockers to protect a shaky right tackle spot.

Because FSU's tight ends are more effective as receiving threats than blockers, every snap spent in heavier personnel groupings takes a proven weapon like Jasen Lopez or Jayvan Boggs off the field without necessarily solving the protection issue.

FSU's win over New Mexico State drew a peak audience of 2.4 million viewers and averaged 1.96 million, the most-watched sports broadcast in The CW Network's history.

The record came in a non-conference game against a Conference USA opponent, less than two years removed from FSU's lawsuit against the ACC over revenue distribution and exit terms.

Armwood (Fla.) teammates Errol Demontagnac, a Nebraska defensive line commit, and Theo Wilson, a North Carolina linebacker pledge, are both expected in Tallahassee Monday, with Demontagnac telling 247Sports FSU is "really trying to persuade me to come."

Nebraska OT commit Timi Aliu made his second visit of the season last month and said FSU's staff is "trying to make a move" for him, though he still considers himself "100% locked in" with the Cornhuskers.

Four-star quarterback Chandler Dyson, one of the top passers in the 2028 class, will make his first game-day visit Monday after previously calling FSU the program that made the "biggest move" in his recruitment over the summer.

Four-star safety Jaden Keelen has FSU penciled in for a September 19 visit, and his recruitment already includes stops at LSU, UCLA and Indiana this fall.

FSU athlete commit Za'Kari Johnson is visiting Texas A&M's season opener this weekend, with the Aggies' historic Florida recruiting push and hot-seat noise around Norvell both cited as reasons he's keeping his recruitment open despite his July pledge.

FSU will host nine of its 18 ACC games at the Donald L. Tucker Center, opening conference play December 6 at Notre Dame before an ACC slate that includes home games against Duke, Louisville and Clemson.

Head coach Brooke Wyckoff has racked up 51 ACC wins in five seasons, and the Seminoles close conference play hosting SMU on February 28.

No. 15 FSU travels to No. 25 Georgia Thursday, its first ranked opponent of the season, looking to bounce back from a 3-1 loss at Florida that snapped a 36-game non-conference unbeaten streak.

Freshman forward Ryder Ajeto and the Seminoles have scored 10 goals from seven different players so far, four of them newcomers on a roster that returns just four of last year's national championship starters.