Florida State football needed a spark to start the second half, and it was granted.

FSU's runningback Samuel Singleton Jr. scored on a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown that would have the Seminoles trail 17-13 to start the third quarter.

It is FSU's first kickoff return TD since last season against the Blue Devils when Duece Spann returned for 99 yards, following a Jordan Travis pick-six from Duke's cornerback Chandler Rivers, who scored on a pick-six earlier in the first quarter.

FSU won that game 38-20. The Seminoles are trailing 20-13 halfway through the third quarter. All 13 points came from special teams.

FSU football schedule 2024: TV channels, dates and start times

• Saturday, Aug. 24: vs. Georgia Tech* (Aer Lingus College Football Classic) Lost 24-21

• Monday, Sept. 2: vs. Boston College* | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo) Lost 28-13

• Saturday, Sept. 7: Bye

• Saturday, Sept. 14: vs. Memphis | Noon | ESPN (Fubo) Lost 20-12

• Saturday, Sept. 21: vs. Cal*  | 7 p.m.| ESPN2 (Fubo)  Won 14-9

• Saturday, Sept. 28: at No. 23 SMU* | 8 p.m. EST | ACC Network Lost 42-16

• Saturday, Oct. 5: vs. No. 9 Clemson* | 7 p.m.| ESPN (Fubo) Lost 29-13

• Saturday, Oct. 12: Bye

• Friday, Oct. 18: at Duke* | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)

• Saturday, Oct. 26: at No. 6 Miami*

• Saturday, Nov. 2: vs. North Carolina*

• Saturday, Nov. 9: at No. 11 Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. | NBC (Fubo, Peacock)

• Saturday, Nov. 16: Bye

• Saturday, Nov. 23: vs. Charleston Southern

• Saturday, Nov. 30: vs. Florida

• Saturday, Dec. 6: ACC championship game (Charlotte, N.C)

All times Eastern

* = ACC

Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.

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