In the 2013 national championship game, Winston and Florida State trailed 21-3 in the first half.
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Another super season is still out there for Ole Miss, but Kelly must take care of the football and somehow the Rebels must try to establish a running game to take pressure off Kelly.
5 Players in SEC history have recorded at least 4,000 yards of total offense in a season, including Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly, who had 4,174 yards in 2015 – the sixth-season of 4,000-plus yards in the conference’s record book.
Florida State was impressive on defense as well.
Webster started every game at cornerback last season for the Rebels and tied for third on the team with 12 passes defended. Offensively, Ole Miss averaged 334.7 yards in passing and 183.1 yards in rushing.
Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois (12) runs past the MS defense for yardage during the closing moments of the second half of an NCAA college football game, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. “I trusted in Coach (Jimbo) Fisher and my team”.
“It was a nightmarish second half”, said Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze. The Seminoles then went on a tear with a 24-0 run in the third quarter and a 33-0 run overall before the Rebels got back on the board, going from up 28-6 to down 39-34. While perhaps the way that they lost hurts, a highly competitive loss to a legitimate top 5 team in what basically amounted to a road game is nothing to be ashamed of. “We challenged him, as I know”.
After an uneven first half, FSU’s defense answered the bell in the second, limiting the Rebels to just one scoring drive amidst the Seminoles’ offensive onslaught. It’s just a football game, but as Florida State stormed back for the lead, it felt like so much more.
The fourth-ranked Noles and 11th-ranked Rebels will take the field at 8 p.m. for the first Camping World Kickoff.
Florida State counters with seven returning defensive starters, including a bushel of defensive backs who are enormous, fast and rotate in and out like they were on a carousel.
His skills as a runner bring an added dimension to the offense that Florida State hasn’t seen since Charlie Ward was taking the snaps back in the early 90’s.
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Running back Dalvin Cook to seven catches for 101 yards and ran for another 91 yards on 23 carries, while Jesus Wilson caught nine passes for 125 yards and Travis Rudolph ended with six catches for 74 yards and a score.
