Castellanos is trying to help the Seminoles bounce back from a dismal 2024 and putting the pressure on his shoulders going into Week 1

While Castellanos' comments sparked a fire from select Crimson Tide football players, the Florida State quarterback is doubling down. When asked at ACC media days if he "would have said some things differently," Castellanos agreed, but stood by his initial statement.

There's not a player across college football more confident ahead of his team's season opener than Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos, who continued his offseason torching of Alabama on Wednesday at ACC Kickoff.