FSU football: Who gets most of the blame for Saturday’s performance?
By Kelvin Hunt
FSU football feels like it’s in a perpetual motion of suck.
I was expecting to see much improvement from FSU football against Pittsburgh after two weeks to prepare.
One problem in recent years used to be getting off to slow starts offensively dating back to the 2014 season.
That problem seems to have been rectified with the FSU offense able to score at will early in games. They have scored touchdowns on their opening drive in the last three games.
The only other problem is the FSU defense gives up scores just as easy. It’s like clockwork, but the defense did seem to have more life than usual early in the game.
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They were swarming to the ball, and Pittsburgh wasn’t able to run the ball at all. As usual, we can point to one play that turned the tide in the game.
It was the interception throw by Jordan Travis late in the first quarter, with Pittsburgh scoring a touchdown four plays later to cut the lead to 14-10 FSU.
At that point, it was like the proverbial air was let out of the balloon. The sad part was it seemed as though the long touchdown run by Travis just a few minutes earlier had the same effect on Pittsburgh.
The difference? Pittsburgh responded to the adversity better, and that was the difference in the game aside from three FSU turnovers and two turnovers on downs.
Who gets the blame for Saturday’s performance?