On this week’s Front Row Noles / Seminole Sidelines, Tom Block and Keith Jones chat with Florida State interim athletics director Bruce Warwick.

While Warwick arrived at FSU in 2020 to be a “football guy” and work in various off-field roles, he took on an expanded, administrative role on Sept. 14 when he was appointed as the interim athletics director.

“We have the support from the university to be a little bit more aggressive in our game day approach,” Warwick said. “It’s about the fan experience, it’s about creating atmosphere for our team that lives and feeds off of that energy, especially with the student section. And all of the fans in the building, the Marching Chiefs. It takes everybody to create the game day atmosphere in Doak Campbell Stadium.”

Fans can buy tickets on Seminoles.com.

Warwick discusses his time working with FSU’s Olympics sports teams and the football team. One of his efforts was to lead a group tasked with creating an expanded gameday experience for FSU’s home game against Clemson on Saturday at 7 p.m. Warwick and FSU’s staff have called the effort “Operation Garnet Storm.”

FSU administrators are also discussing plans ahead of the homecoming game against NC State on Nov. 21. The Seminoles will also host Florida on Black Friday.

Here are some of the announced events. You can buy FSU-Clemson tickets here.

Noon – Parking lots open

3 p.m. – Ford Fan Fest on Langford Green and Coca-Cola Tailgate Village at Howser Green open

3 p.m. – Trunk or Treat on Langford Green

4:45 p.m. – Legacy Walk at Heritage Tower/Gate K

5 p.m. – Doak Campbell Stadium gates open, concessions specials and Trick-or-Treat available

Pre-game – USSOCOM Para-Commandos parachute jump, Marching Chiefs performance, Spear Plant

1st half – Military Appreciation t-shirt giveaway for FSU students, military and law enforcement recognitions on the field, Peter Warrick NFF On-Campus Salute

Halftime – Marching Chiefs performance, Garnet Hour begins, drone show, synchronized light show

3rd quarter – Stadium light activations, Allstate Field Goal Kick contest, Trick-or-Treat concludes

4th quarter – Eastbound & Down, Engine video with enhanced pyrotechnics, drone show, synchronized light show

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