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Florida State suffered its first lo
NHL Washington Capitals Jersey s to an FCS opponent in program history on Saturday after Jacksonville State completed a to beat the Seminoles in Doak Campbell Stadium, 20-17.It was the second straight walk-off lo s for coach Mike Norvell, a week after in an overtime lo s to No. 9 Notre Dame. Saturday's lo s undoubtedly hurt more, however, considering the disparity in talent between the programs and the fact the Gamecocks scored two touchdowns in the final 4:45 to complete the come-from-behind victory.MORE: To make matters worse, it appears Florida State ran the entirely wrong defense to prevent the score, keeping two high safeties while attempting
Lucas Johansen Jersey to rush Zerrick Cooper. The Seminoles failed to adequately pre sure the Gamecocks quarterback, allowing him to throw the 59-yard touchdown to Damond Philyaw-Johnson. You only need to listen to Florida State radio color commentator William Floyd who appears to throw his headset in frustration to see how poorly the defense was designed for the situation.As called on Florida State radio: Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) MORE: As for why Norvell didn't go with a prevent defense? Here's his explanation: HC
Rod Langway Jersey Mike Norvell on final play of game: Ran a two deep man under, tried to get pre sure on the quarterback. They still had one time out, so we didnt go to immediate prevent. Tomahawk Nation (@TomahawkNation) MORE: The problem with Norvell's a se sment of the play was that Jacksonville State had only 6 seconds to traverse the final 59 yards to the end zone. While it's po
Kody Clark Jersey sible the Gamecocks could have tried to get a little closer before attempting a Hail Mary, it was more likely they would just attempt the game-ending play. Which, they
Nathan Walker Jersey did.Norvell made no excuses for the lo s, saying, "I apologize to our fan base, to the university, to all Seminoles. ... This team has talent, they have heart, but we have to go execute."That's also true of Norvell, considering he directly and adversely affected the outcome of consecutive games with his decisions.