FSU football: 5 major takeaways from North Alabama game
By Kelvin Hunt
Terrible Start Offensively
It’s likely FSU football spent the week preparing for the Florida Gators instead of the North Alabama Lions. It showed in the first quarter as the FSU offensive line got pushed around by the North Alabama defense.
FSU picked up one first down before failing to convert a third and three opportunity on their first possession. The second possession was a three-and-out.
FSU continued to struggle running the ball in a traditional sense. How can that happen against an FCS team that’s won three games all season? FSU has playmakers all over the field and one of the best quarterbacks in the nation.
It was frustrating to watch, and I suppose Mike Norvell was looking to see if he could establish the running game. FSU wasn’t able to do it, so Jordan Travis took off to use his legs to move the chains on FSU’s third offensive possession, and that’s where the injury occurred.
Travis got hurt running the ball earlier this season against Boston College and played through it. It seems this offense stalls at times, with no flow or direction.
Other times, it looks unstoppable. The one constant is the offensive line.