A couple of short runs brought up third-and-goal from the one. Treshaun Ward gave the Seminoles’ first and goal on an 11-yard rush, which was sprung by Jordan Wilson’s blocking. The draw resulted in a gain of 24 yards for Jashaun Corbin. On third and eight near midfield, FSU checked out of a pass play after seeing a Clemson blitz to run a draw. Jordan Travis rolled out to his left and connected with Darion Williamson on the next play for a first down. BT Potter converted a 47-yard field goal to open the scoring after Dent’s timely pressure.įSU puts together picture-perfect TD drive to end 1QĪfter no positive runs on their first drive, Lawrance Toafili picked up six yards on the Seminoles’ first play of their second drive. Coming off the edge on a safety blitz, Dent hit DJ Uiagalelei’s arm to force an incompletion. On third-and-six, Dent came up with another big play. Jarrett Jackson pancaked an interior offensive lineman to force a throwaway on first down. A trio of first downs quickly pushed the Tigers into FSU territory.

The Seminoles’ offense picked up one first down before punting on their first drive. Running back Will Shipley was out in open space with only Akeem Dent to beat, but Dent brought down the running back short of the line to gain with a strong tackle, forcing a three-and-out. The Tigers ran a well-timed screen pass that looked like it could be disastrous for FSU. Another Gainer tackle brought up third-and-12. The Florida State Seminoles won the coin toss, but deferred to the Clemson Tigers, who took the ball over at their own 35 to start the game after Parker Grothaus’ kick barely rolled out of bounds at the 1 yard line.Īmari Gainer blew up a swing pass for a loss of four on the first play of the game. Despite the result, Florida State is still moving in the right direction as a football program. There aren’t moral victories in football, but there are steps in the right direction. Despite those figures, the ‘Noles still had a chance in a hostile environment against a powerhouse program. The Seminoles were just 4-13 on third down and committed nine penalties for 35 yards. The Seminoles led Clemson with 3:00 minutes remaining in the game, but the Tigers took advantage of FSU penalty and miscues to extend their home winning streak to 32 games. Clemson, SC- Florida State football was doomed by penalties in a 30-20 loss to the Clemson Tigers in Death Valley on Saturday evening.

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