FSU football: Top 3 takeaways from loss against Louisville

Identity

The Noles seemed to have some sort of identity, especially in the second half. The defense played physical and the offense did a solid job of mixing the run and the pass.

We thought they could run the ball on Louisville and did that at will at certain times. They averaged 5.7 yards per rush and that counts a couple of times McKenzie Milton simply fell for no reason other than what looked like his leg giving out.

Jashaun Corbin and Treshaun Ward likely still didn’t get enough carries (21 total), but it was good to see both get double-digit touches. They were also used in the passing game on some screenplays that were productive.

Ontaria Wilson and Andrew Parchment had five receptions each and Camren McDonald had a couple of catches. There were still too many drops on the day, especially one by Jordan Wilson on fourth-down that ended a drive on downs.

The offense averaged 6.04 yards per play and the defense allowed 4.87 yards per play. The latter tells you how dominant the offense was in the second half. Some of that could have been Louisville playing conservative early in the second half, but it was still impressive nonetheless.

The effort is there on both sides of the ball, but it’s the execution of roles on individual plays that’s causing the inconsistencies.