Orl. to host FSU Spring Game in '16

The game will be Saturday, April 9th at 5:00 p.m. from the Citrus Bowl

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State will hold their 2016 spring football game at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game is scheduled for a 5:00 p.m. kick off on Saturday, April 9 according to FSU Athletics director Stan Wilcox.

"We are pleased to offer our fans greater access to Florida State football at an exciting and refurbished venue in one of the best destination cities in the world," said Wilcox in a statement released by the school. "Moving the game to Orlando and partnering with Steve Hogan and his staff at Florida Citrus Sports will allow us to platform the game and Florida State athletics in exciting and unique ways."

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Tickets for the game will be sold beginning Nov. 1 and will cost just $5.00 each.

"We are excited to play our 2016 spring game at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando," said FSU head football coach Jimbo Fisher. "With the renovations to our stadium next spring that have been provided from contributions from our fans and boosters, it gave us a unique opportunity to hold our spring weekend at another venue. The Orlando area is a tremendous part of our Seminole fan base and it will be a great opportunity for the greatest fans in college football from across the state to see our team. Couple that with the fact that we are opening the 2016 season against Ole Miss in the Citrus Bowl and it made sense."