Nick Saban had some words to say about Florida State football. It was all positive.

The former Alabama coach appeared on the Pat McAfee Show live in Dublin, Ireland, to analyze Georgia Tech and FSU.

Before joining the show, Saban was spotted watching FSU's practice on Friday. When asked about both teams, he spoke highly of the Seminoles after he was spotted watching them practice earlier this morning.

Let's just say the seven-time national championship coach liked what he saw.

"Florida State, to me, has one of the best five, probably personnel-wise, teams in the country with the way they have been able to reload through the portal as well as having good recruiting and good young players coming up into the program if they developed," Saban said on the Pat McAfee Show. "So, I think they are one of the best teams in the country. Looking at them on the field, they are a physical, good-looking team."

FSU added 15 players from the transfer portal after losing 14 starters from last year. The Seminoles enter the season ranked 10th in the Preseason Top-25 AP poll.

Both ACC teams will kick off the season in the annual Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin on Saturday at noon ET at Aviva Stadium. The game will be on ESPN.

ESPN's College Gameday will also provide live coverage before kickoff.

How can I watch FSU football vs. Georgia Tech

• Date: Saturday, Aug. 24

• Time: Noon ET

• Where: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland

• TV: ESPN

• Streaming: ESPN+ ($10.99 per month), WatchESPN and the ESPN app (TV provider subscription needed), fuboTV (7-day free trial), YouTube TV (2-week free trial), Hulu + Live TV (7-day free trial)

Florida State football schedule 2024

• Aug. 24 vs. Georgia Tech *Dublin, Ireland at noon., ESPN

• Sept. 2 vs. Boston College at 7:30 p.m., ESPN

• Sept. 14 vs. Memphis

• Sept. 21 vs. California

• Sept. 28 at SMU

• Oct. 5 vs. Clemson

• Oct. 18 at Duke

• Oct. 26 at (U) Miami

• Nov. 2 vs. North Carolina

• Nov. 9 at Notre Dame

• Nov. 23 vs. Charleston Southern

• Nov. 30: Florida

• Dec. 7: ACC Championship

BOLD = ACC

* = Neutral Site

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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