FSU Football: Top 5 Seminole standouts against North Carolina

Big Marvin Wilson was remarkable and played some inspired football. Wilson getting his big mitts up in the air blocked a punt early in the game, and that set the tone.

Wilson’s work ethic showed against his matchups, actually winning them and pushing the line of scrimmage back. He was able to get penetration and move inside runs to the outside, create pressure, and make plays.

There seemed to be a direct correlation between the success of the defense and Wilson’s presence on the field.

The stats back this too. Wilson had six total tackles, four solo, and a quarterback hurry. He made plays left and right, forcing Sam Howell to run into sacks or roll out and throw off balance.

His play of the night had to have been his shoestring tackle on Michael Carter on second and four to force a third and seven, which resulted in a missed field goal and an empty possession after the Jordan Travis interception.

He penetrated the backfield, tracked the run to the sideline and made the solo tackle. Not to mention on the last play of the game where he was the first Nole into the backfield and forced Howell to throw on the run to his running back, who dropped it.

Big Marv was a big-time playmaker and the definition of an “Impact Player.”