Kelly is back as one of most electrifying quarterbacks in the college game – he ran for 500 yards and accounted for 10 more touchdowns with his legs.
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Kelly guided Ole Miss to a 28-6 lead in the second quarter, but the Seminoles stormed back with 33 unanswered points.
Francois, the fourth freshman to start the season at quarterback at Florida State, led the Seminoles’ largest comeback ever – they trailed by 22 points in the first half – after a shaky start at Camping World Stadium.
It was over when: Aguayo hit the last of his school-record six field goals, this one from 30 yards out, to make it 45-34. It’s just a football game, but as Florida State stormed back for the lead, it felt like so much more.
Florida State was impressive on defense as well. A photo was taken by a school resource officer and was widely circulated on social media as was Leah Paske’s Facebook post thanking Rudolph.
“It was a nightmarish second half”, said Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze.
Florida State: The Seminoles will host Charleston Southern of the FCS on Saturday.
Just as the offense looked completely and newly invigorated, Florida State’s defense looked like the unit that it had been described as all season. In fact, Ole Miss does not have a drive longer than 2 minutes and 19 seconds through three quarters of play.
Florida State’s 45-34 win against Ole Miss was a fitting ending to what was a insane opening college football weekend.
Kelly tossed a third interception late in a frantic comeback bid and had four turnovers on the night. Another name that is not to be forgotten is that of RB, Dalvin Cook who rushed for 91 yards on 21 attempts but managed to catch seven passes for 101.
Ole Miss had two major injuries as starting cornerback Kendarius Webster and backup running back Eric Swinney were both carted off the field in the first half with what were described as left knee injuries.
Mistakes by Kelly under pressure took away any momentum the Rebels had in the first half.
Ole Miss will host Wofford at 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
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Ole Miss: The Rebels should drop some in the polls, but they may not fall far after losing in what was essentially Florida State’s backyard.
