TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State got back to .500 last weekend as interim coach Odell Haggins, in his first game replacing the fired Willie Taggart, led his team to a 38-31 victory over Boston College. "We're not going to look so far ahead and say, 'Oh, we've got Alabama State here.' ABOUT FLORIDA STATE (5-5)James Blackman threw for 346 yards and long-distance scores of 74 yards to Tamorrion Terry and 60 to D.J. Florida State's 9.2 yards per play at BC was the school's highest average in a game since 2013. PREDICTION: Florida State 44, Alabama State 30

Florida State endured a lopsided loss and a coaching change ahead of its trip to Boston College for an ACC matchup Saturday afternoon. LINE: Boston College -2.5"We're going to fight," interim coach Odell Haggins told reporters. I always want to be the guy, not in a cocky way or in an ego way, Dillon told the media after the game. Florida State gained a 12-5 all-time series advantage with last year's 22-21 win at home on a 74-yard TD pass to WR Tamorrion Terry with 1:49 left. PREDICTION: Boston College 34, Florida State 27

"We had no choice but to make a change," Florida State President John Thrasher said. Haggins was 2-0 as the interim in 2017, after Jimbo Fisher left Florida State for Texas A&M in December. "Obviously, I am disappointed in the decision today as I believe our future is bright and Florida State," Taggart said in a statement posted on Twitter. "I spoke to Coach Taggart this afternoon to let him know of our decision," Florida State athletic director David Coburn said Sunday. Haggins has been a Florida State assistant coach since 1994, coaching alongside Bobby Bowden, Fisher and Taggart.

Florida State head coach Willie Taggart, right, disagrees with the referee in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. "We had no choice but to make a change," Florida State President John Thrasher said Sunday in a news release. The school said longtime Florida State assistant Odell Haggins has been asked to take over as interim coach for the remaining three games. "We still have a lot of faith," Florida State linebacker Emmett Rice said Saturday. "I spoke to Coach Taggart this afternoon to let him know of our decision," Florida State athletic director David Coburn said Sunday.