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TALLAHASSEE — No. 10 Florida State’s already-disappointing season was less than six quarters complete when a chant started spreading across the Doak Campbell Stadium stands.
“We want Brock!”
As in backup quarterback Brock Glenn.
The cheer arose as five-star talent DJ Uiagalelei and the passing game struggled in the Seminoles’ 28-13 awful upset loss to Boston College. But let’s be clear: FSU has more issues than subpar passing.
“In all phases, we weren’t good,” coach Mike Norvell said.
They weren’t in Week 0 against Georgia Tech, either, which is why the ’Noles are 0-2 for the third time in coach Norvell’s five seasons. Both losses were ACC games, so FSU effectively has been eliminated from the playoff race. No need to worry about being snubbed if you can’t beat ACC also-rans at home.
Monday’s struggles began with a passing offense led by Uiagalelei, the former starter at Clemson and Oregon State. It was a mess of dropped passes, errant throws, miscommunications and a drive-stalling intentional grounding in Uiagalelei’s 21-of-42 showing.
The problems culminated with the first — not last — “We want Brock” chant after one of Uiagalelei’s 13 first-half incompletions. Uiagalelei’s next pass hit the dirt, too.
Another red-zone sequence was just as bad at the end of the half. On first down, Uiagalelei had Ja’Khi Douglas open in the end zone; his pass was tipped at the line. On second down, Uiagalelei had Darion Williamson open in the left corner; his pass was overthrown. On third down, Uiagalelei had Kyle Morlock well-positioned in the end zone; his pass went through Morlock’s hands.
“There’s not much that did click,” Norvell said.
Norvell was asked after the game whether he considered benching Uiagalelei for Glenn. He didn’t give a direct answer.
There probably isn’t a good one…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/no-10-florida-state-upset-025400913.html
Author : Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Publish date : 2024-09-03 02:54:00
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