The No. 18 Houston Cougars are in a big-time bowl game and they are making the most of it. Head coach Tom Herman isn’t leaving anything in the playbook against No. 9 Florida State at the Peach Bowl, as he broke out a sweet trick play in the middle of the second quarter. Final score: Houston 38-24 Florida State.
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Houston (12-1) won the American Athletic Conference in Herman’s first season and boasts a high-scoring offense led by dual-threat quarterback Greg Ward Jr. Though Houston obviously would have preferred a shot at the national semifinals, it made a point as firmly as it could on a lesser stage.
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ATLANTA (AP) Florida State quarterback Sean Maguire is back calling signals in the Peach Bowl after being carted off the field with a lower left leg injury earlier in the game against Houston. Houston safety Trevon Stewart and cornerback William Jackson III each had two interceptions. Things somehow got worse as the offense did not gain a single yard for the rest of the half which included a Dalvin Cook lost fumble deep in FSU territory and an interception by Maguire with an open Bobo Wilson. A 10-point turnover advantage can help out quite a bit in a 14-point win, I would say. For Houston, Ward is 13 of 23 for 98 yards and has also thrown a pick. He left the game briefly after taking a hit in the third quarter, and was shaken up again with about 4 minutes remaining. Houston starts off with the ball in the third quarter, so a defensive stop and points on the board on the next drive are essential if the Seminoles want to stay in the game.
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Sure, Ayers’ pass was a complete duck, but that’s just nitpicking. He had 52 tackles in 2015, including nine tackles on Thursday in the loss to Houston.
But things never got too far out of hand for Florida State, because of its defense.
Florida State (10-3), which trailed 21-3 at halftime, tried to rally with two fourth-quarter touchdown passes by Maguire.
Houston’s Greg Ward Jr. wouldn’t let his quarterback dream die even when his first starts for the Cougars came at wide receiver. Maguire was carted into the locker room but returned to the field after two Florida State possessions in the second quarter. Maguire kept the drive alive with two third-down completions to Kermit Whitfield, and his 26-yard pass to Rudolph set up Cook’s 1-yard scoring run.
The Seminoles turned to redshirt freshman J.J. Cosentino, who was promoted to second string with former starter and graduate transfer Everett Golson missing the game.
Ward completed 25 of 41 passes for 238 yards.
The loss marks FSU’s second consecutive bowl loss and costs the Seminoles’ seniors the chance to win a 50th game over their careers. Over the next 19 plays, the Seminoles gained one or fewer yards 17 times, only breaking the trend with two four-yard gains.
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Backup quarterback Kyle Postma replaced Ward, picked up two key first downs on runs, and running back Ryan Jackson sealed the win with a short touchdown run with two minutes to play. Sean Maguire finished the day 22-44 for 392 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions.
