Oh, that losing feeling.

Florida State’s season got off to a rough start with a loss and QB Deondre Francois seeing his season end. And the first game of the season for the Gators didn’t present the outcome UF wanted either. And Orlando City? Yea, the Lions are disappointed as their winless streak continues.

ATLANTA — Florida State’s 2017 season got off to the worst way imaginable against Alabama on Saturday night.

Three special-team blunders followed by two interceptions put the game out of reach. Then quarterback Deondre Francois, a redshirt sophomore from Orlando, suffered a season-ending left knee injury that could put the Seminoles’ College Football Playoff semifinal aspirations in jeopardy.

The No. 3 Seminoles (0-1) suffered a 24-7 loss to No. 1 Alabama (1-0) in front of an announced crowd of 76,330 at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the first season opener between two top-three teams since 1950.

But FSU has bigger concerns on its hands without its star quarterback in Francois, who played poorly but showed signs of brilliance during the only scoring drive he led for the Seminoles against the vaunted Crimson Tide defense.

“I saw him and I hugged him, and told him I’m sorry he’s hurt,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said of his talk with Francois after the game.

Fisher did not have an update of the extent of Francois’ injury during his postgame interview, but late Sunday the quarterback was diagnosed with a patellar tendon injury.

Francois, FSU’s star offensive player and a former Orlando Olympia High standout, rolled out of the pocket late in the fourth quarter with the game well out of reach and was brought down by Alabama’s Ronnie Harrison, slamming his left knee on the turf.

Francois instantly clutched his left knee and was helped by trainers off the field without putting any weight on his leg. He later used crutches to move toward a cart, wearing a heavy