It appeared that hit was all Francois, who was playing in his first collegiate game, needed to find his rhythm.
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But the game was not without its drama. He directed Ole Miss to four touchdowns and the Seminoles were left hanging on the ropes gasping for air.
However, Deondre Francois also had ideas of his own and the redshirt freshman quarterback did what was necessary to get his team back into the contest.
Defensively, Florida State football 191.6 yards in passing and 145.3 yards in rushing.
MS tight end Evan Engram, right, points upward after scoring a touchdown on a 21-yard reception against Florida State, as wide receiver DaMarkus Lodge (5) arrives to celebrate during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Three plays later, the Seminoles were in the end zone. The former Florida State quarterback gave his former teammates a pep talk during the Ole Miss contest.
When the smoke cleared, Florida State, which was down 28-6 in the second quarter, had rattled off 33 straight points and taken a 39-28 lead to start the fourth quarter.
“I started slow”, Francois said on ESPN. He looked like a freshman starting his first game in the first half, because he was a freshman starting his first game in the first half.
To say the No. 4-ranked Florida State Seminoles came out inspired in the second half of their game against the Ole Miss Rebels last night would be a huge understatement.
It was the first time the offense looked like it was in a groove since the end of the first half.
Tight end Ryan Izzo was critical in the second half against Ole Miss.
Seminoles answered with two fields goals of 44-yards and 31-yards locking up Florida State’s first win over Ole Miss. Francois carried the ball nine times for 59 yards, displaying a keen awareness of when to tuck and run. After Wofford, Ole Miss will face a hungry Alabama team looking for revenge.
They also cut down on the penalties that killed them in the first half.
Kicker, yes the kicker, Ricky Aguayo took the Seminoles faithful back to the days of Sebastian Janikowski as he booted six critical field goals, including three from 40+.
Seminoles freshman quarterback Deondre Francois was 33-52 for 415 yards and two touchdowns in his first game as a college quarterback.
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However, FSU football actually out-gained Ole Miss 106-95 yards with Ole Miss leading 7-3 after one-quarter. Meanwhile, the ACC’s top two teams – Florida State and Clemson – won to keep pace in the race to the College Football Playoff.
