DeSantis announces Florida Capitol will honor FSU football season despite CFP snub

Tallahassee will be celebrating the Florida State football team despite the Seminoles being left out of the College Football Playoff .

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced before FSU's Orange Bowl appearance Saturday against Georgia that the Florida Capitol would be lit in Florida State colors each night through New Year's Day, when the CFP semifinals will be played.

FSU went 13-0 and won the ACC championship despite losing starting quarterback Jordan Travis to a season-ending leg injury. They became the first undefeated Power 5 conference champion to not make the four-team playoff for the national championship since it began in 2013.

However, Florida State lost 63-3 in the Orange Bowl , the worst loss in program history .

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"After achieving an undefeated college football season and winning the ACC championship, the Florida State Seminoles were wrongly excluded from the college football playoffs," DeSantis wrote in a news release.

"While the College Football Playoff Committee failed to recognize the Seminoles with a well-deserved spot in the playoffs, Florida will continue to honor their remarkable season.

"As a mark of our respect for their hard work to achieve a perfect season, and to recognize that the Seminoles should be playing for a National Championship, the Florida State Capitol will be lit each night in garnet and gold beginning at sunset on December 30, 2023, through January 1, 2024."

DeSantis had previously asked lawmakers to set aside $1 million in the state budget for any legal battle that might come from the snub, and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody launched an antitrust investigation into the decision. Florida State's Board of Trustees approved a lawsuit against the ACC in an attempt to exit the conference's grant of rights deal .

In the month between the ACC championship and the Orange Bowl, more than two dozen FSU players opted out of Saturday's game against Georgia, whether by declaring for the NFL Draft or entering the NCAA transfer portal .

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Governor Ron DeSantis to light Florida Capitol in FSU football colors