Every week we break down the result of the previous game. Who really played well for the Seminoles against Wake Forest? Which players played poorly? Where did the coaches do well, and when did they screw up?
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| D-D | At | Form | Play | Comment |
| 1-15 | at Fs42 | 21 | Winston, J. sideline pass complete to Greene, R. for 11 yards to the WF47, out-of-bounds (Brown, T), clock 14:50. | Nice to see a dropback pass from FSU out of the I formation as there is a danger about getting too predictable by formation. Wake blitzes a corner from the boundary and FSU throws a speed out to that side. Take the free yards. |
| 2-4 | at Wf47 | 21 | Williams, K. rush left for 3 yards to the WF44 (Lee, M), clock 14:24. | Inside zone to the weak side of the formation. Pretty decently blocked and Karlos shows good decisiveness in picking an alley and powering forward. There may have been more yards behind the fullback's block, but a solid physical 4.5 yards is nothing to be upset about. |
| 3-1 | at Wf44 | 22 | Williams, K. rush over left guard for 2 yards to the WF42, 1ST DOWN FS (Lee, M;Chubb, B), clock 13:46. | Wake Forest is still playing its safeties deep vs. an obvious power run formation. They're determined not to get beat and to force FSU to go the length of the field with discipline. Wake shows blitz late and pancake Ryan Hoefield as well as driving Tre Jackson into the backfield, dooming the inside zone play. Williams is able to power forward for a yard to secure the first down. |
| 1-10 | at Wf42 | 11 Gun | Winston, J. rush QX for 14 yards to the WF28, 1ST DOWN FS (Lee, M), clock 13:17. | Ryan Hoefield completely turns the defensive tackle loose, possibly believing he's going to have help from Josue Matias. Undisciplined pass rush from Wake leaves huge escape lanes and Winston is able to scramble for the first down. Great downfield block by Karlos Williams. |
| 1-10 | at Wf28 | 21 Twins | Williams, K. rush up middle for 2 yards to the WF26 (Floyd, D), clock 12:50. | Wake has changed it's defensive alignment, putting the nose tackle heads up on the center. Hoefield is unable to make this block and Williams is forced to cut it back on the inside zone play. FSU has to give a backup center help. Not reasonable to expect him to make this block. |
| 2-8 | at Wf26 | 21 | Williams, K. rush right for no gain to the WF26 (Ejiofor, D), clock 12:16. | Bobby Hart gets beaten to the inside on a zone run. Gambling play by the Wake Forest defender, but he's able to bring the back down for no gain. Wake is now changing alignment and flowing to the run hard. Time to hit them with play action. |
| 3-8 | at Wf26 | 11 Gun | Winston, J. FY pass incomplete to Greene, R., clock 11:51. | FSU gets the look they want with Rashad Greene one on one vs. the corner on a fade route. As soon as Rashad gets even with him, the DB grabs his jersey from behind and holds him all the way down the field. Textbook defensive holding goes uncalled by the ACC officials. |
| 4-8 | at Wf26 | Aguayo, R. field goal attempt from 43 GOOD, clock 11:46. | ||
| Wake Forest 3, Florida State 3 | ||||
| Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, TOP 04:35 | ||||
| Aguayo, R. kickoff 65 yards to the WF0, Armstrong, J return 21 yards to the WF21, out-of-bounds. | Jimbo was a wee bit upset with Aguayo about this. Probably just excited that he finally had something to coach Roberto about. | |||
| 1-10 | at Wf21 | WAKE FOREST drive start at 11:41. | ||
| 1-10 | at Wf21 | 4-2-5 | Wolford, J rush QX for 5 yards to the WF26, out-of-bounds, clock 11:34. | Play action fake fools Lorenzo Featherston, who chases the back and loses contain entirely, opening up the running lane for the qb. |
| 2-5 | at Wf26 | 4-2-5 | Reynolds, O rush for 1 yard to the WF27, out-of-bounds, PENALTY WF holding (Ford, A) 10 yards to the WF17. | Featherston starts inside, letting the tackle get outside leverage. When he tries to get back outside the tackle wraps him up, drawing a flag. Bit of a lucky break for FSU here as Featherston was not in position to make the play anyway. |
| 2-14 | at Wf17 | 4-2-5 | Reynolds, O rush for loss of 2 yards to the WF15 (Nnadi, D.), clock 10:31. | Sprint draw is blown up when Wake's OL allows massive penetration. There are three garnet shirts waiting on the back in the backfield. |
| 3-16 | at Wf15 | 4-2-5 | Garside, J rush for no gain to the WF15 (Hollin, D.). | Inside zone. Beautiful job by Desmond Hollin of squeezing the hole and disengaging as the back approaches. |
| 4-16 | at Wf15 | Kinal, A punt 42 yards to the FS43, downed. | ||
| Drive: 4 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 02:16 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs43 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 09:25. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs43 | 11 Gun | Winston, J. SH pass complete to Whitfield, K. for 9 yards to the WF48, clock 09:03. | Jet sweep. Nice block on the edge by Nick O'Leary. Kermit is fast. |
| 2-1 | at Wf48 | 11 Gun | Winston, J. WS pass complete to Wilson, J. for 10 yards to the WF38, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (Williams, H), clock 08:56. | Packaged play, OZ with a bubble. Beautiful ball placement by Winston and a great block by Christian Green spring Bobo for another first down. He's fast too. |
| 1-10 | at Wf38 | 11 Gun | Pender, M. rush left for loss of 3 yards to the WF41 (Williams, H), clock 08:19. | Outside zone from gun. Josue Matias gets shoved backwards into Pender's path. Wake is blitzing a linebacker off the edge. Because he's coming from the weakside he is unblocked and able to chase down Pender in the backfield. |
| 2-13 | at Wf41 | 11Gun | Winston, J. sideline pass incomplete to Green, C., clock 08:00. | Wide side out and Christian Green just drops it. Can't throw it any better than this. Nice blitz pickup from the line and Pender. |
| 3-13 | at Wf41 | 10 Gun | Winston, J. screen pass complete to Williams, K. for 11 yards to the WF30, out-of-bounds (Brown, T), PENALTY FS holding (Hoefield, R.) 10 yards to the FS49, NO PLAY, clock 07:46. | Cam Erving turns the DE loose to the inside. Jameis does a good job finding his outlet receiver in the flat, but is shying away on the throw again. It doesn't affect the throw this time, but this is habit that Jimbo has to address. Couldn't see the hold. |
| 3-23 | at Fs49 | 10 Gun | Winston, J. rush QX for 13 yards to the WF38 (Brown, T), clock 07:11. | This time it's Josue Matias's turn to get beaten badly by the tackle, forcing Jameis to scramble. It is interesting to see Jameis stop to throw then pull it down. In the past he would have launched it downfield almost without looking. |
| 4-10 | at Wf38 | Beatty, C. punt 38 yards to the WF0, touchback. | FSU passes up a 55 yard field goal to try and pin Wake Forest deep, then wastes a beautiful punt by Cason Beatty by allowing the ball into the endzone. | |
| Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:40 | Guys in position to make plays just aren't doing it. | |||
| 1-10 | at Wf20 | WAKE FOREST drive start at 06:45. | ||
| 1-10 | at Wf20 | 4-2-5 | Wolford, J pass complete to Serigne, C for 2 yards to the WF22 (Williams, P.J.), clock 06:18. | Play action rollout. The tight end to the boundary blocks then runs to the flat. Great recognition, angle and tackle by PJ Williams. |
| 2-8 | at Wf22 | 4-2-5 | Robinson, I rush left for 4 yards to the WF26 (Featherston, L.;Northrup, R.), PENALTY FS personal foul (Eligwe, U.) 15 yards to the WF41, 1ST DOWN WF, clock 05:47. | Hesitation from Eligwe and Northrup on the counter trey allows the blocking scheme to develop fully resulting in a good gain. |
| 1-10 | at Wf41 | 4-2-5 | 1st and 10. | |
| 1-10 | at Wf41 | 4-2-5 | Wolford, J rush for loss of 16 yards to the WF25, fumble by Wolford, J. | Wake fumbles at the mesh point between the QB and RB and the balls gets knocked backwards for a 16 yard loss. |
| 2-26 | at Wf25 | 4-2-5 | Robinson, I rush draw play for loss of 2 yards to the WF23 (Hollin, D.), clock 04:46. | Good discipline by Desmond Hollin on the draw play, credit Levenberry with an assist. |
| 3-28 | at Wf23 | 4-2-5 | Robinson, I rush draw play for loss of 2 yards to the WF21 (Goldman, E.), clock 04:11. | Another draw. Eddie Goldman with a great read and disengage and a nice tackle as well. |
| 4-30 | at Wf21 | Kinal, A punt 45 yards to the FS34, Greene, R. return 16 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds (Williams, H). | ||
| Drive: 5 plays, 1 yards, TOP 03:06 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs50 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 03:39. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs50 | Winston, J. screen pass complete to Pender, M. for 11 yards to the WF39, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (Janvion, R), clock 03:31. | Not on the replay. | |
| 1-10 | at Wf39 | 10 Gun | Winston, J. post pass complete to Haggins, J. for 18 yards to the WF21, 1ST DOWN FS (Wooding, A), clock 03:02. | 4 Verts vs. blitz. Good blitz pickup and Jameis finds Scooter in the seam for a first down. |
| 1-10 | at Wf21 | 11 | Pender, M. rush over right end for 12 yards to the WF9, 1ST DOWN FS (Janvion, R;Chubb, B), clock 02:36. | Outside zone. Great blocks on the edge by Nick O'Leary and Bobo Wilson spring this run for a big gain. |
| 1-G | at Wf09 | 11 | Williams, K. rush up middle for 6 yards to the WF3 (Williams, H), clock 02:00. | Inside zone. Good read by Karlos Williams to cut back and follow a really aggressive block by Nick O'Leary. There is a level of decisiveness and aggression to the run game that has been lacking all year. |
| 2-G | at Wf03 | 21 | Williams, K. rush over right guard for 1 yard to the WF2 (Lee, M;Wooding, A), clock 01:27. | Inside zone again and Karlos make a nice cut, but Wake has committed 9 defenders to the run and there is nowhere to go once he's through the hole. |
| 3-G | at Wf02 | 23 | Winston, J. rush QX for 2 yards to the WF0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:03. | Play action bootleg. Can't see the routes. Jameis pulls it down, gives one of the most awkward shimmy moves you'll ever see and sticks it in the end zone. |
| Aguayo, R. kick attempt good. | ||||
| Florida State 10, Wake Forest 3 | Florida State finally stayed out of its own way long enough to score. | |||
| Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:41 | ||||
| Aguayo, R. kickoff 63 yards to the WF2, Armstrong, J return 11 yards to the WF13 (Vickers, J.). | ||||
| 1-10 | at Wf13 | WAKE FOREST drive start at 00:58, 1st and 10. | ||
| 1-10 | at Wf13 | 4-2-5 | Robinson, I rush up middle for 2 yards to the WF15 (Northrup, R.). | Counter trey again and Edwards Jr chases it down from behind. |
| 2-8 | at Wf15 | Timeout Florida State, clock 00:54. | ||
| 2-8 | at Wf15 | 4-2-5 | Robinson, I rush up middle for no gain to the WF15 (Andrews, N.;Ramsey, J.). | Counter trey with the back starting on the opposite side and then reversing field. Just a weird, slow developing play. |
| 3-8 | at Wf15 | Timeout Florida State, clock 00:47. | ||
| 3-8 | at Wf15 | 4-2-5 | Wolford, J rush for loss of 3 yards to the WF12 (Edwards, M.). | I think this is some kind of end around, but Mario Edwards Jr breaks through immediately and the quarterback eats it rather than risking a fumbled handoff. |
| 4-11 | at Wf12 | Timeout Florida State, clock 00:44. | ||
| 4-11 | at Wf12 | Kinal, A punt 44 yards to the FS44, Greene, R. return 16 yards to the WF40, out-of-bounds (Chubb, B). | ||
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:26 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Wf40 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 00:32. | ||
| 1-10 | at Wf40 | Winston, J. sideline pass complete to Wilson, J. for 9 yards to the WF31, out-of-bounds, clock 00:29. | Not on the replay. | |
| 2-1 | at Wf31 | 10 Gun | Winston, J. post pass incomplete to Greene, R., clock 00:25. | Winston tries to hit Greene on a post route in front of the safeties, but the throw is low and too far in front of Greene. |
| 3-1 | at Wf31 | 10 Gun | Winston, J. sideline pass complete to Wilson, J. for 8 yards to the WF23, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds, clock 00:21. | Speed out to Bobo. Take the free yards. |
| 1-10 | at Wf23 | 10 Gun Tight | Winston, J. sideline pass incomplete to Wilson, J., QB hurry by Brown, T, clock 00:18. | Mistake in blitz pickup here as the back and the line both slide to the left, leaving an unblocked defender to the right. Jameis is forced to rush the throw and it's way off. Wilson was wide open, too. |
| 2-10 | at Wf23 | 10 Gun | Winston, J. deep pass incomplete to Greene, R., clock 00:13. | FSU lines Greene up in the slot and gets him matched up one on one with a safety. He gets behind the safety but can't come down with the pass. |
| 3-10 | at Wf23 | 10 Gun | Winston, J. flag pass incomplete to Whitfield, K., clock 00:07. | Wilson is wide open on the corner route. The throw is a bit long, but Bobo gets both hands on it and needs to catch this. |
| 4-10 | at Wf23 | Aguayo, R. field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 00:03. | ||
| Florida State 13, Wake Forest 3 | ||||
| Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, TOP 00:32 | ||||
| Aguayo, R. kickoff 62 yards to the WF3, Armstrong, J return 28 yards to the WF31 (Green, R.;Cook, D.). | ||||
| 1-10 | at Wf31 | WAKE FOREST drive start at 00:00. | ||
| 1-10 | at Wf31 | End of half, clock 00:00. | ||
| Florida State 13, Wake Forest 3 |