Florida head coach Jim McElwain reacts from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida State in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Florida averted its first shutout in its series with Florida State when McGuire fumbled into the end zone and fell on it for a safety.NOTES: Florida WR Demarcus Robinson, the team’s leading receiver, was suspended for the game. Next week, as the Boston Herald noted, the Southeastern Conference championship game features No. 2 Alabama vs. Florida in Atlanta.
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Florida State arrives at this game with an overall record of 9-2 straight up and 7-4 against the spread, while Florida on the season is 10-1 SU and 7-4 ATS.
After the game, the Florida State Twitter account had one thing to say.
Most of the blame falls on quarterback Treon Harris, whose longstanding accuracy and indecision issues plagued him for a third consecutive game. Harris was 19-of-38 for just 134 yards.
The Gators only managed a layup in last week’s 27-2 loss to rival Florida State. Against FAU, Florida had multiple chances to pull ahead, but Hardin missed 33 yard and 34 yard field goals.
“They stepped it up as the season went along and made plays”, senior safety Lamarcus Brutus said following the game. And they did a good job of keeping us – especially in the first half – off the offensive glass. Florida was able to reach the red zone three times. Even if the Cardinal can take down the Trojans, they would still need significant upheaval ahead of them – think Clemson, Iowa and Alabama losing their title games – in order to even begin any type of realistic playoff talk.
It’s even crueler for the Florida defense, which entered Saturday’s game ranked sixth in the country in total defense and held the Seminoles to 304 total yards. Regardless, if you want to watch this match up, check below for the FSU Florida game TV details and where to find the game online.
Warrick Dunn has the most rushing yards by a Florida State back against Florida with 185 in the 1996 regular-season meeting.
“He (Harris) could’ve played a lot better, but so could’ve a lot of guys, ” McElwain said.
Cook scored on a 15-yard run with 6:17 to play – sending numerous record crowd (90,916) to the exits – and added a 29-yarder with 20 seconds left. Running back Dalvin Cook broke free for a 21-yard gain and quarterback Sean McGuire threw a 45-yard pass to Kermit Whitfield to the Gators’ 8-yard line.
KICKING DIFFERENCE: If it comes down to a field goal, the Seminoles have a decided advantage.
First half: FSU managed only four first downs and still emerged with a 10-0 lead.
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Maguire was within inches of taking a sack until he escaped pressure and found redshirt sophomore tight end Jeremy Kerr for a one-yard pass and a 10-0 lead with less than eight minutes remaining. We’re a program on the rise, and we’re a program that’s going to continue to get better. With a win today, the Seminoles won’t be in contention for the ACC Title, but it could give them a New York’s six bowl in edition to “state” bragging rights.
