‘They Remember November’: Where Does Florida State Go From Here After Its

Tech walled up in the ever-important red zone and allowed just 13 points on four possessions where the Seminoles had a first down inside the Jackets’ 20-yard line. You probably won’t see much carelessness from Georgia Tech.

“We’ve still got a big, big hole to dig out of”, he said.

Junior defensive tackle DeMarcus Walker and other veterans focused on “keeping everybody’s head up” and stressed the importance of preparing for Syracuse.

“It’s frustrating”, offensive lineman Ross Burbank said, “but it’s also like, ‘Yeah, we’re that close.’ If you look at it from the flip side of it, it’s like, ‘Man, if we fix one thing, we’re going to punch it in, we’re going to be a really good team.’ We just have to take that and kind of build on it”.

“We had so much enthusiasm and unity…”

“Sometimes you’ve got to go through those experiences, unfortunately”, he said. “We’ll get back to reminding them of that, and then go out and have a great practice”.

Georgia Tech had to get off the snide any way possible, by hell or by high water. Through all the changes, Roof and the Tech assistants pounded a theme: don’t make a zero by trying be a hero, just do your job.

Four of the last five ACC Atlantic Division championship games – otherwise known as Clemson vs. Florida State – have kicked off at night.

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“Obviously, we’re disappointed to lose the game”, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said.

As it stands, a Georgia Tech team which had lost five straight beat an FSU unit riding a 28-game ACC winning streak. He completed a 33-yard pass to Ricky Jeune after scrambling away from pressure in the end zone and then he ran 60 yards for a touchdown.

Golden and a defense stretched thin by the absence of injured senior cornerback D.J. White didn’t have long to rest after that three-and-out.

The Seminoles’ lone touchdown came in the second quarter after Lamarcus Brutus ran back an interception 57 yards and stepped out of bounds at the 2-yard line. Since missing two field goals against Notre Dame, Butker is 7-of-8 from the field and flawless on all his PATs. He was ideal, hitting field goals from 53, 40, and 35, the last of which a necessary make to extend the game with less than a minute to play.

Another week, another wild finish in college football. After Thomas’ second interception was returned to the 2, Cook scored from there for a 10-3 lead with 11:46 left in the second quarter.

The Jackets, though, did not relent.

During their last five games, the Cavaliers have improved their pass coverage, giving up an average of 236.4 passing yards. Without a doubt, his first turnover of the season came at the worst possible time. I’ll never forget one I heard from a fan leaving at halftime against Wofford: “I’ll never walk back in this stadium with Paul Johnson as the head coach”.

If you were playing Coach Speak Bingo with a few of the phrases Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher uses repeatedly during his press conferences, you’d have a winning board most of the time.

“First of all, give credit to Georgia Tech”.

“There’s no magical dust or magical play or magical formula”, Fisher said.

“Penalties and penetration from the defense”, Whitfield said when asked about the red zone struggles.

Lawrence was one of the first players to reach his brother in the end zone after the touchdown. I had the flawless angle at the seam opening for Lance Austin. But a 40-yard field goal by Harrison Butker in the third quarter narrowed the deficit to three points, and Butker tied the score with his third of the game with 54 seconds left.

There would have been no such magnificent moment if not for the superb and sustained work of the Jackets” defenders, whom Freeman said kept telling each other, ” “Keep fighting, keep fighting.

That vibe survived the final seconds. The Jackets can hardly wait for their next chance, Saturday at Virginia.

That carries into the locker room, as well.