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The Florida State defense put the ball in a position to win early and, although it took a long time, the offensive was finally overtaken to help the Seminoles defeat the No. 20 Boston College 22-21 Saturday. at Doak Campbell Stadium.
With this victory, FSU avoided to end a series of bowls of 36 years. Instead, the Seminoles will have a chance to extend it when they face their rival Florida during the regular season finale.
After making two interceptions in the first half against Boston College, FSU quarterback Deondre Francois remained on the alert and found Tamorrion Terry for a 74-yard touchdown in the last race of the night. Seminoles.
François finished 19 of his 39 defeats for 322 yards.
Francis said that the first thought that had crossed his mind when they last retrieved the ball was: "I feel the blood."
He added that he was focusing on the opportunity that arose.
"Really, I was ready to leave," he said. "I thought, what would Tom Brady do in this situation? Or what would Aaron Rodgers do in this situation? You can not focus on the first half, the mistakes you made and the mistakes you made. That's what we did as an offense. We continued to be resilient and we drove the ball on the ground. "
Entering the competition, the Seminoles were focused on defender AJ Dillon's goal from Boston College.
In the first half, the ex-FSU's defense kept him at just 3.6 yards per race, his third lowest total of the season. He finished the game with 116 yards.
The secondary unit of FSU proposed two interceptions and no interferential call, a considerable advance compared to last week.
The Seminoles had trouble on the offensive. François made two choices in the first half, one immediately after his teammate Hamsah Nasirildeen was intercepted to get the ball.
The FSU offensive line was also called for three false start penalties and a costly first half save, but the Seminoles still had only 7-6 at the break.
The Seminoles offense found its pace in the third quarter. François came out on the second order and found Nyqwan Murray for a 45-yard pass and Naseir Upshur for a 28-yard save.
The Cam Akers crew managed a four-yard touchdown, allowing the Seminoles to take a 13-7 lead, their first since the start of the second quarter.
Akers finished with 110 yards, his first quick match of 100 yards this season. Coach Willie Taggart said that Akers had matured this year.
"I see a young man who is patient now," Taggart said. "… Cam was trying in every case to create a game for our football team, and that hurt him more than he helped him. Once he began to relax and began to be patient, he installed many of these blocks in order to find a hole through which he can pass.
Boston College became more aggressive with passing play in the third quarter, taking advantage of some mistakes from FSU's high school side. The Eagles converted some big thirds and eventually scored after Anthony Brown found Jeff Smith on a 26-yard pass. Taggart said that being so focused on running had caused high school missteps.
"It was some of the things they did, but it was largely a missed job," he said. "We were so stuck to stop the race. … I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they run the football and we are so eager to stop the race. You must still be disciplined.
Boston College seemed to have scored in the fourth quarter after a six-yard touchdown by Dillon, before François thwarted the spectacular winner.
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