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Books opened Florida State as a 9.5-point home favorite, but that has moved to -8 as of Friday evening.
The No. 19 Florida State Seminoles will host the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday.
Coming into the game, it would be essential that the offensive live could withhold the powerful defensive line of NC State.
The Seminoles (7-2) are coming off a loss to the No. 1 Clemson Tigers last Saturday.
“We can still have a chance to win out, have a 10-win season and still be the champs of Florida”, safety Lamarcus Brutus said. “Anytime you win 10 games, it’s a good season”.
“You can have a great taste in your mouth and have a great season and not always be the champion”.
Florida State enters Saturday’s game on the heels of a heartbreaking 23-13 defeat at the hands of top-ranked Clemson. Watch Florida State Seminoles vs NC State Wolfpack live stream online NCAA College Football ESPN3 TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here.
“We’ve got to take another step now”, Doeren said.
“We’re moving the ball but points are down just hair because our red zone efficiency isn’t quite what it needs to be and has been lately and third downs are down just a little bit, ” Fisher said. The West Palm Beach, Florida, native began his career at Florida before transferring to North Carolina State. In total, the junior quarterback finished 18-28 with 231 yards and two touchdowns, throwing one interception. This season he has passed for 1,798 yards and 14 touchdowns with two interceptions.
Brissett credited last year’s game as the catalyst toward turning things around. “There are a few self-inflicted wounds I wish we’d be over by now”. He was visibly injured, and had to come out of the game two separate times. “We’ve got to make sure we’re ready to play….”
“I think that this is when you are going to find out about the class and character of these young guys and our organization, ” Fisher said Monday.
Dalvin Cook, who set Florida State’s single-season rushing record, had 138 yards on 22 carries, including a 30-yard touchdown.
Doeren was proud that this senior class had already helped end long losing streaks at Wake Forest, where N.C. State hadn’t won since 2001, and at Boston College where N.C. State was 0-5 in ACC games. The last team to earn five victories on the road was the 1957 team, which defeated SC 29-26 to earn the school’s first ACC championship. He was ruled out of the October 31 game against Syracuse due to a concussion and was on the bench for last week’s game. However, a lot of the Seminoles’ production comes from Cook, who leads the country in yards-after- per attempt, according to Pro Football Focus.
LINE SHUFFLING: A big reason why Golson is back as the quarterback is that the offensive line has struggled.