FSU football: 3 key takeaways from road victory over Boston College
By Kelvin Hunt
FSU football head coach Mike Norvell has the Noles one win away from bowl eligibility after beginning the season 0-4.
The ‘Noles improbable comeback after that start and ability to win close games is a good sign of things to come. However, the Boston College game had no business finishing as close as it did.
It felt like the referees inserted themselves from the beginning and kept it close, but the Noles got away from what they do best, which helped Boston College even more.
The game was 26-3 in the third quarter, and it looked like the Noles would blow the lesser team away.
However, a short kickoff and a third and 17 conversion run by BC quarterback Phil Jurkovec allowed Boston College to hang around and ultimately score a touchdown on a fourth-down conversion.
The FSU offense seemed to never be in sync after the first possession in the third quarter. They proceeded to run 16 plays for 58 yards after the lone possession where they scored a touchdown to open the half (3.6 ypp)(not counting the last possession to run out the clock).
That was part of the issue, but there is no way Boston College should have scored 23 points while averaging less than five yards per play. Let’s get into the three main takeaways from the game.