Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators

“We needed that score on that possession”, McGuire said. Florida State is ranked number thirteen in the nation thanks to a 9-2 record for the year. Sean Maguire is the likely starter for Florida State as he has rebounded the offense.

“The defense was awesome, it was tremendous”, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said.

“It’s the first goal”. One is playing in the pouring rain in the 2008 National Championship year and dominating them in their place.

It’s unclear if Robinson will be reinstated before the SEC title game.

They didn’t have the chance to switch the channel to Notre Dame and Stanford or that Bedlam game in Oklahoma. A victory against the Seminoles also would make Florida a virtual lock for the Sugar Bowl regardless of what happens in the league title game. Many times, you were left scratching your head, wondering why FSU was throwing when star tailback Dalvin Cook – who finished with 183 yards and two touchdowns – was not utilzed to a great extent until late in the game when he made some big runs, including a 29-yard touchdown scamper in the final minute of the game. With the ‘Noles leading 13-0 in the fourth quarter, UF’s CeCe Jefferson forced a fumble from Maguire that looked for the world to be the break on which the Gators had been waiting.

The Seminoles were a few feet away from the end zone when the Gators stuffed sophomore tailback Dalvin Cook at the 1-yard line. That tack-on touchdown he viewed as his right.

“When you are going through this process in transition you’re evaluating what we are, every coach in the country is evaluating his team this early in the season, especially us new coaches that are taking over new programs”, White said. The garnet and gold held the Gators in check, holding UF to zero points scored on offense and holding Kelvin Taylor to 136 yards on the ground and Treon Harris to 134 yards through the air.

Once Florida State’s lead got to 13-0 in the third quarter, though, it was clear there was no comeback coming.

In the game Saturday night vs. the Seminoles, the Gators had virtually no big-play ability. How McElwain got 10 wins out of this group following the suspension of quarterback Will Grier in October is a tribute to what he is capable of doing. The only other time Florida faced an elite running back, they were gashed for 180 yards by Fournette, so expect Cook to try and follow his example.

“It’s awesome”, Neal said of the Gators’ turnaround under McElwain. Florida (10-2) has a date with Alabama in the SEC championship game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Saturday.

Defensive end Timothy Beauchamp (95-98)Memorable Moment: My favorite memory would have to be the National Championship game.

Fisher said he did not have an extended talk with his players about the matter, and didn’t say whether or not he had any talks with FSU school president John Thrasher on his intentions to stay at the school. And with issues I can tell them and they can tell me. They keep the pride of the organization going. “We’ll get a good one”.

There will never be a season in which that doesn’t matter.

On Saturday night, before a record crowd in The Swamp, they showed they can also lose ugly. After being stopped on third and goal inside the five, Maguire rolled out to the right, decided not to use the green grass in front of him to step in to the end zone, and then threw back across his body to tight end Jeremy Kerr for his first collegiate touchdown and catch and the first touchdown for the Seminoles.

Defense ruled the day in the contest between Sunshine State rivals as FSU (10-2) beat Florida (10-2) easily, 27-2.