FSU football: 5 takeaways from ‘Noles dominating win over Miami

FSU football handed the Miami Hurricanes their worst home loss to the Noles in the history of the rivalry Saturday night.

FSU football fans turned the Hard Rock Stadium into Doak South, and all you could hear by halftime was the War Chant in the stands even though the FSU Marching Chiefs couldn’t make the game.

The game went about how I thought it would, though I was surprised to see Tyler Van Dyke start the game. However, it’s clear he shouldn’t have been playing, and Mario Cristobal should be questioned about his decision to start him and send him back into the game after Van Dyke was laboring and injured.

What a dominating performance for the Noles, and we’ll get into how dominant it was in all three phases.

There’s a lot to unpack, and a ton of credit has to go to the players and the coaching. First of all the pressure was all on FSU in this game because nobody that knows anything about college football thought these two teams were close.

I get it’s a rivalry game, but I said numerous times it would take FSU turning the ball over repeatedly for Miami to have a shot to win. The way the Noles took care of business on the road was impressive, so let’s get into my five takeaways from the game.