FSU football: 3 overreactions to ‘Noles loss against Clemson

FSU football suffered its third consecutive loss Saturday night against Clemson. The Noles went toe-to-toe with Clemson for nearly the first half before a costly turnover turned the tide in the game for good.

A special teams kickoff breakdown on the second-half opening kickoff gave the FSU defense virtually no shot of getting off the field without giving up points, and Clemson pushed their lead to what seemed like insurmountable odds.

However, like all year, going back to last year, the Noles clawed and scrapped their way into a one-possession game with an opportunity to win it if they had recovered the on-side kick with about two minutes remaining in the game.

FSU had a turnover that gave Clemson the ball at the FSU 42, failed to score from the Clemson two-yard line, and failed on a fake punt that gave Clemson the ball already in field goal range, and failed to convert a fourth and two deep in Clemson territory, and still only lost the game by six points.

That’s a lot of failing, yet the Noles found a way to cut a 20-point deficit in one quarter. No, Clemson didn’t pack it in and didn’t take their foot off of the gas. They were still passing the ball with all their starters into the fourth quarter.

The reactions were wild after the game. People want to fire the coaches, blaming all types of things instead of realizing what’s really real. Here are three overreactions to the Clemson loss.