“We had great bowl practices, we practiced hard all the way up and were ready to play”, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said.
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Houston safety Trevon Stewart and cornerback William Jackson III each had two interceptions.
The Seminoles, held to a field goal on four first downs in the first half, finally reached the end zone on their first drive of the second half.
Florida State quarterback Sean Maguire was carted off the field Thursday with a left leg injury late in the first quarter of the Peach Bowl against Houston. The receiver snuck past Houston’s secondary – which bit on a fake handoff to Cook – and Maguire found him for the easy touchdown.
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Houston’s success against Florida State came from the same thing its success all season has come from: creating turnovers. Florida State QB Everett Golson did not make the trip with the Seminoles for personal reasons, ending the Notre Dame transfer’s collegiate career….Houston opens next season against Oklahoma at NRG Stadium in Houston. Maguire was injured early in the first quarter with what seemed to be an ankle injury. Cook was a non-factor as he ran for 33 yards on 18 carries with one touchdown.
Florida State’s senior class won 49 games and three Atlantic Coast Conference titles.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said that Ward was the only player to run and throw for 1,000 yards this season. He briefly left the game after taking a hit in the third quarter.
Five turnovers, including four interceptions by Maguire, hurt FSU’s attempts to rally from a 21-3 second-quarter deficit.
Houston could start next season ranked in the top 10. He kept the Florida State defense off-balance by leading the Cougars’ fast-tempo, no-huddle attack.
As the Cougars’ pass rush began to slow down, the Seminoles struck quickly on a 65 yard bomb to a wide open Travis Rudolph to bring the game to within one score at 24-17.
The Cougars went up 14-3 when receiver Demarcus Ayers, off a trick play, threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Chance Allen with 6:11 remaining. Maguire added a scoring pass to Jesus Wilson later in the final quarter.
Throwing plenty of deep balls, Maguire completed 50 percent of his 44 passes for 392 yards while throwing a pair of touchdowns in the Peach Bowl. Maguire then came running back onto the field, hoping to put the ‘Noles into a position to come back. Cosentino went 1-4 for 5 yards.
Florida State turned the ball over twice in the first half and saw Maguire injure his left ankle late in the first quarter and leave the game for a few series.
Ward completed 25 of 41 passes for 238 yards.
Cook scored on a 1-yard run on the Seminoles’ opening possession of the second half, and Florida State had the momentum after stopping Houston on fourth down on the Cougars’ following possession.
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He was replaced by J.J. Cosentino.
