Ole Miss: The Rebels gave 13 points off turnovers, fueled by Kelly’s four giveaways.
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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.
Well, the Seminoles were awoken after a sorry first half.
1 Previous game between Ole Miss and Florida State.
The Seminoles charged back, defeating the Rebels 45-34.
3 Consecutive seasons have seen Ole Miss increase its victory total by one.
MS wide receiver D.K. Metcalf, right, catches a pass over Florida State defensive back Tarvarus McFadden for a 3-yard touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. It worked out of them the last time they started a freshman at quarterback, but the Ole Miss defense will look to cause some problems. The Rebels ran the ball 25 times (in 64 plays) and held the ball for a paltry 17:22. He pulled the Rebels within 39-34 early in the third quarter with his fourth TD pass of the game on a pretty 20-yard fade route to receiver Van Jefferson, but Ole Miss would never get closer.
The real reason the Seminoles came back-Freshman QB Deondre Francois.
Buechele was the first freshman quarterback to start a season-opener at Texas since Bobby Layne in 1944. The streak started after a 30-26 loss to Southern Miss in Jacksonville, Fla., in the first game of the 1989 season. He was not in the game much of the second half. FSU has an 8-0-2 record in Orlando.
Tight end Evan Engram had another outstanding game for the Rebels.
The Rebels return home Saturday afternoon (Sept. 10) for their first game in the renovated and expanded Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Florida State. Your brothers. Though it’s only one game, a significant test has been passed. Under coach Jimbo Fisher, FSU is 7-1 versus SEC foes.
The former Florida State signal-caller will likely get a great deal of credit for the comeback, but it’s important to remember that it was the players on the field who actually executed it.
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Florida State running back Dalvin Cook has been talked about as a pre-season Heisman candidate due to what he can do on the ground running the ball, not necessarily his ability to catch the ball.
