“We’ll find out quick”. I don’t think the defense could have played better if they tried.
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The Yellow Jackets (3-0) gained momentum for Thursday night’s visit from No. 5 Clemson as they moved to 12-0-1 against the Commodores since 1941, including six straight wins.
Jackson ran for four touchdowns and threw for another score, racking up 362 total yards, as his Cardinals destroyed the Seminoles, 63-20, the biggest score ever allowed by mighty FSU.
“I was like, I’m determined – we’re going to score right here”, Jackson said.
Browning finished 12 of 19 for 163 yards.
In the last two meetings, Florida State rallied to win.
Jackson has passed for 913 yards and eight scores, while rushing for 464 yards and 10 touchdowns in just three games this season. Aside from a 20-yard touchdown pass to Auden Tate at the 10:56 mark of the second quarter that pulled the Seminoles within 14-10, Francois didn’t have time to look for open men.
Portland State served as the final warmup before Washington’s season really begins next week at Arizona. See Lamar chuck touchdowns effortlessly down the field. “So when he does take off, we’re ready”.
Alex Kuresa was 11 of 17 passing for 148 yards and one interception for Portland State.
“That’s brutal”, Portland State coach Bruce Barnum said of the 34 yards rushing. There’s also a November 17 trip to Houston, which shapes up as a rip-roaring matchup between Jackson and Cougars quarterback Greg Ward Jr. “Not against that defense”.
The 35 points given up in the first half by the Florida State defense was the most points given up in a half since 1977, and 63 points is the most given up by a Seminoles team in program history. This season, too many miscues protecting the ball kept Portland State from being competitive in either of its games against FBS competition.
Mills capitalized on Georgia Tech’s red zone positions to score three touchdowns and rush for 58 yards.
-Jimmy Seewald, Valparaiso, tied a school record with five TD passes and threw for 345 yards in his first start in a 49-24 win over Trinity International. If that wasn’t heady enough, the second-year quarterback has already received extremely high praise from a signal-caller widely regarded as among the most exciting in college football history. There’s plenty of time left in this season, but after today’s game against a blue-chip laden Florida State, there is no other choice for the sport’s most prestigious award than Louisville’s Lamar Jackson. The Huskies will get their chance to impress in the coming weeks. Conversely, the Louisville defensive front seven punished Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois for the entire game and finally was able to corral superstar running back Dalvin Cook for a full 60 minutes. Paris Penn, who rushed for 137 yards against San Jose State was held to 7 yards by Washington. He’s a great player, and we all look for those moments in a game when he is about to do it. Louisville will take this show on the road for a showdown with Marshall next weekend. Sep. They are that good.
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While both teams still have games against Clemson on the docket – Louisville heads to Death Valley on October 1 before FSU hosts the Tigers on October 29 – the Seminoles’ hopes of reaching the ACC title game are bleak without help from other members of the conference.
