FSU football leads Virginia Tech at halftime, but same mistakes costing Noles

FSU football leads the Virginia Tech Hokies 10-7 at halftime, but the lead should have been much larger. FSU missed a field goal early in the game, and Duce Robinson dropped passes on back-to-back plays that would have been touchdowns. FSU settled for a field goal to take a 3-0 lead.

Virginia Tech answered on the next drive with a touchdown by Kryon Drones on a quarterback keeper. However, Duce Robinson made up for the earlier miscues with a 50-yard touchdown to give the Noles a 10-7 lead. Virginia Tech threatened on its final drive and settled for a Hail Mary that bounced around once or twice before finally falling to the ground.

Virginia Tech is a team that struggles to pass the ball well, but it managed to gash FSU with its rushing attack way too much. They had 157 rushing yards at halftime, averaging 6.5 yards per rush.

FSU was its worst enemy, like usual. Thomas Castellanos was inaccurate on several throws because of poor footwork, and his receivers dropped a few passes. They managed to avoid turning the ball over and only had one penalty for five yards.

Virginia Tech seems like the more physical team with its rushing attack, though FSU has 99 rushing yards, averaging 5.2 yards per rush. FSU had two starting offensive linemen go down with an injury, so that’s something we’ll have to monitor moving forward.

FSU receives the ball to start the second half, and a score to open the third quarter would put some pressure on Virginia Tech’s one-dimensional offense. The Doak faithful showed up to the game, which was surprising, but good to see. We’ll see if the Noles can hang on for the win.