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No. 5 Florida State Sells Out Top-25 Home Matchup Against Duke Blue Devils

The Seminoles have sold out their third home game of the 2023 season.

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Get your home tickets while you still can as another game this season has sold out. The No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (4-0, 2-0 ACC) are coming off an exciting 31-24 road victory over the Clemson Tigers (2-2, 0-2 ACC) in overtime a week ago. 

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There's another big-time matchup looming against an opponent that most people wouldn't normally equate with success on the football field. The No. 17 Duke Blue Devils (4-0, 1-0 ACC) are off to an undefeated start after handling Clemson in the opening week of the season.

The Blue Devils will put their talent to the test when they travel to Tallahassee on October 21. The Seminoles will have a sea of over 78,000 rowdy fans to watch the showdown in what will mark FSU's second home game of the year.

Duke quarterback Riley Leonard has the Blue Devils rolling on offense, throwing for 778 yards and two touchdowns while adding four scores on the ground on the year with a quarterback rating of 80.1

On the other hand, FSU's Jordan Travis has been electric this season, tallying 1,028 yards and ten scores to one interception, and has an overall quarterback rating of 86.5. 

The Seminoles will also feature a stout defensive line and linebacking corps led by stars like Jared Verse, Fabien Lovett, Sr., Kalen DeLoach, and Tatum Bethune. DeLoach has ten tackles and three sacks on the season and one forced fumble for a score against Clemson last week.  

FSU has never lost a game to the Blue Devils in the 19 that they've played dating back to 1992. The last time the two programs faced off was a 56-35 victory in 2020.

Only two home games for 2023 have remaining tickets available: October 14 against the Syracuse Orange and November 18 against North Alabama. FSU previously sold out upcoming matchups with Virginia Tech (Oct. 7) and Miami (Nov. 11).

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Tommy Mire joined NoleGameday in 2023 as a writer and editor. He initially worked as lead voice at SBNation's Tomahawk Nation and contributes to football, NFL and recruiting coverage. Connect with Tommy on Twitter at @TommyM3III

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