Florida State and LSU to receive $5.1 million payout for game

Florida State and LSU are set to square off on Sunday night at a neutral site, playing at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Both will also get a hefty payout for doing so.

According to USA Today Sports’ Steve Berkowitz, both teams are set to earn a $5.1 million appearance fee for the game.

The game is the back end of a two-game series that began last year in the Superdome in New Orleans, La. Florida State won that meeting 24-23 in a thriller for the fans.

Both Florida State and LSU enter the 2023 season with extremely high expectations.

LSU checks in ranked No. 5 in the country, while Florida State begins the season at No. 8. Both will be looking to compete for their respective conference titles and reach the College Football Playoffs.

The game is set to begin at 7:44 p.m. ET with a national broadcast on ABC. Other viewing and broadcast information can be found below.

Broadcast Information for Florida State and LSU

Date/Time: Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, at 7:30 PM ET
Location: Orlando, FL / Camping World Stadium: (65,000)
Parking Map / Traffic & Map / Free shuttles downtown to/from stadium

TV: ABC (watch online) – Chris Fowler& Kirk Herbstreit / Reporter: Holly Rowe
Pregame Show: Warchant TV (Noon-2pm ET)
Post-game call-in Show: Warchant TV (Until 1am ET)

Radio 94.9 FM Tallahassee / Jeff Culhane (play-by-play), William Floyd (Color Analyst), and Tom Block (Sideline) Listing of Seminole radio stations Satellite – Sirius/XM 84 – Listen Live

Betting: LSU -2.5 – over/under 56.2 points

LSU missing key DL Maason Smith

Last year, heralded LSU defensive tackle Maason Smith was injured early in the game. That torn ACL cost the former five-star prospect his entire season. Now that Smith is serving a one-game NCAA suspension, it makes LSU a bit thinner in the middle. Florida State still sees the Tigers have a formidable front.

“It’s one of the better defensive lines in the country,” Mike Norvell said. “And, obviously, it truly is unfortunate for that young man to miss this game. I mean, he’s a special player. In our game last year, I think it was the sixth, seventh play of the game when he got hurt.”

While LSU star linebacker Harold Perkins will need to step up, Kelly is high on the defensive line the Tigers will have in the game.

“I think we’re going to be in really good shape internally,” Kelly said this week. “Maason just gives you another dominating presence, but we feel good about the middle of our defense. Harold’s going to be able to impact the game in the things that we do with him. He’s gonna move around. You won’t see him just lining up in the middle of our defense.”

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