FSU football: 3 takeways from 'Noles loss against Clemson

FSU football: 3 takeways from ‘Noles loss against Clemson

By Kelvin Hunt | Oct 30, 2021

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Defense

The defense didn’t play great in the first half, allowing 17 points, but the second half saw them allow one touchdown.

They did a poor job of stopping the run, and Will Shipley is someone I mentioned that could pose problems. He finished the game with 128 yards and two touchdowns, but they made him earn it.

The defense forced three turnovers and had several possessions where they forced punts or field goal attempts.

Clemson converted 4 of 14 third-down attempts(28.5 percent) and held Clemson to 5.09 yards per play, which is right on their season average.

However, Clemson had 22 first downs, which meant they moved the ball better than I hope they would against the FSU defense. Their receivers made a couple of catches they haven’t been making this year as well.

When you look at the box score, you wonder why FSU football lost this game? The just of it is the offense didn’t play well enough to play complementary football like they have been the past few games.

They could never seize the momentum and keep it once the defense made a play.

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