Johnny Manziel: 'Ain't nobody scared' of Alabama after shocking Florida State upset loss
The Alabama Crimson Tide were shocked on Saturday afternoon, as the No. 8-ranked team fell to unranked Florida State, 31-17, to kick off the 2025 college football season.The massive upset was a major storyline in college football, especially considering the fear factor the Crimson Tide have had over the sport for years.But Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel said that general fear of Alabama is no more for the other programs they face on the schedule.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"In the past, you walk in facing an Alabama team, you probably got a little fear," Manziel, who knows all about Alabama having played his college ball at Texas A&M, said on the "Nightcap Show" with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson. "This is Bama. The team has been a dynasty, you got a little fear. That fear aspect of what Alabama is completely gone. Aint nobody scared of them boys. Not Vandy (Vanderbilt), not Kentucky, not nobody. Nobodys walking in seeing Alabama on the schedule and having any kind of shake, any kind of fear, nothing."Theyve been getting wiped the last couple of years. You say that buyout is deep, but not going to sit here and let this stand for sure. Theyll go find it in the woods somewhere."Manziel isnt the only one to call out the Crimson Tide.ESPN STAR WARNS ALABAMA FANS AMID TEAM'S UPSET LOSS TO FLORIDA STATEESPNs Stephen A. Smith sent a warning to Bama fans following the loss to the Seminoles, saying the Nick Saban days are long gone."Im sorry folks. I really am. But it just seems to be as if the days of @AlabamaFTBL - Nick Sabans @AlabamaFTBL is looooonnngggg gone. Sacks surrendered. Dropped passes. A QB whos not a real scrambler/runner, and doesnt appear to have a strong enough arm to throw on the run," he wrote on X. "Maybe this turnover by Lucas of @FloridaState, but I doubt it."Seminoles quarterback Thomas Castellanos ran for 78 yards with a touchdown and threw for 152 passing yards in the victory over the Crimson Tide, ending their impressive 23-game season-opener win streak.Saban is the legendary head coach who won six national championships with Alabama, including those in 2015, 2017 and 2020. But he retired in 2024, with the Crimson Tide pivoting to Kalen DeBoer to fill some accomplished shoes in Tuscaloosa.But DeBoers debut season was a failure in the eyes of the Crimson Tide faithful, having missed the College Football Playoff. In 2023, Sabans final year, the Crimson Tide lost to the Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl, missing out on a shot at competing in the national title game again.With this loss to the Seminoles, Alabamas schedule only gets harder moving forward in 2025. They will face Georgia next month, while also having to see other powerhouses like Tennessee, LSU, South Carolina and Oklahoma in consecutive weeks.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.