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| 9D-Jackson Maples kickoff 65 yards to the FS0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | 6-Everett Golson at QB for Florida State. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | 20 Gun Pony | 6-Everett Golson sacked for loss of 8 yards to the FS17 (90-Mike Rose), fumble by 6-Everett Golson recovered by ST 90-Mike Rose at FS10. | Play action from Gun with the backs crossing. Freddie Stevenson gets a good initial block on the DE backside, but can't stay engaged. It is not a reasonable ask for a back to hold up vs. Mike Rose for 4+ seconds. Golson must deliver this ball in rhythm, either to a receiver or out of bounds. Instead he tries to pull the ball down as he's being hit and fumbles. |
| Drive: 1 plays, minus 15 yards, TOP 00:10 | ||||
| 1-G | at Fs10 | NC STATE drive start at 14:50. | Not good, Bob. | |
| Official Review: Call on the field is a fumble. | ||||
| Official Review: Call on the field stands. | ||||
| 1-G | at Fs10 | 12-Jacoby Brissett at QB for NC State. | ||
| 1-G | at Fs10 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush quarterback draw for loss of 2 yards to the FS12 (99-Nile LawrenceStample;9-Josh Sweat), clock 14:34. | QB draw. Both DTs dominate the guards, with Nnadi timing the snap perfectly and NLS penetrating enough to cut off the angle so he can shed and make the tackle for loss. |
| 2-G | at Fs12 | 4-2-5 | 27-Dakwa Nichols rush left for 3 yards to the FS9 (24-Terrance Smith), clock 14:00. | Inverted veer, give to the back. This is played perfectly by Brutus and Terrance Smith. Both take on their blockers, maintain leverage on both sides of the ball carrier and then Smith is able to shed and make the tackle. |
| 3-G | at Fs09 | 3-3-6 | 12-Jacoby Brissett middle pass incomplete to 86-David J. Grinnage, clock 13:28. | FSU blitzes Ramsey and James off the edge, with Ramsey coming free and forcing the throw away. |
| 4-G | at Fs09 | PENALTY ST delay of game 5 yards to the FS14, clock 13:28. | ||
| 4-G | at Fs14 | 9B-Kyle Bambard field goal attempt from 31 GOOD, clock 13:24. | Great sudden change defense. | |
| NC State 3, Florida State 0 | ||||
| Drive: 4 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:26 | ||||
| 9D-Jackson Maples kickoff 65 yards to the FS0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 13:24. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | 11 Pistol | 6-Everett Golson middle right pass complete to 81-Ryan Izzo for 5 yards to the FS30 (32-Riley Nicholson), clock 13:02. | Play action flood concept. Good job of making a quick decision and getting rid of it in to the TE in the flat by Golson. |
| 2-5 | at Fs30 | 12 Tight | 4-Dalvin Cook rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the FS34 (49-Bradley Chubb;1-Hakim Jones), clock 12:35. | Inside zone. Rod Johnson allows some penetration on the playside or there would have been a great opportunity to bounce it around the end. Cook cuts it back where he's tackled by the unblocked safety. |
| 3-1 | at Fs34 | 23 | 4-Dalvin Cook rush over left end for no gain to the FS34 (2-Josh Jones;49-Bradley Chubb), clock 11:51. | Zone extra. Really feel like they should have run this the other way as there are 6 defenders on the offense's left and only 4 to the right. Rod Johnson trips over the guard's feet and the safety in the box is unblocked and free to make the tackle in the backfield. |
| 4-1 | at Fs34 | 38-Cason Beatty punt 47 yards to the ST19, fair catch by 13-Bra'Lon Cherry. | ||
| Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:56 | ||||
| 1-10 | at St19 | NC STATE drive start at 11:28. | ||
| 1-10 | at St19 | PENALTY ST false start (66-Will Richardson) 5 yards to the ST14, clock 11:28. | ||
| 1-15 | at St14 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sacked for loss of 6 yards to the ST8 (44-DeMarcus Walker), clock 11:12. | ||
| 2-21 | at St08 | 4-2-5 | 28-Jaylen Samuels rush left for no gain to the ST8, out-of-bounds (42-Lamarcus Brutus), clock 10:37. | Outside zone. Nice adjustment by the linebackers to shift over a gap when NC State motions a TE across to create an unbalanced line. Good aggressive fills by Reggie Northrup and Lamarcus Brutus string out the play and penetration by Nnadi and Sweat prevent any cutback. Nice shed and tackle by Brutus |
| 3-21 | at St08 | 3-3-6 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush quarterback scramble for no gain to the ST8 (3J-Derwin James;29-Nate Andrews), clock 09:34. | NC State seems to be expecting boundary pressure and rolls Brissett out to the wide side of the field, but FSU is blitzing from the field and apparently has everything covered (TV angles too tight to tell) as Brissett stretches and stretches before finally trying to run. Good job of bracketing the big QB by Javien Eliott and Nate Andrews. |
| 4-21 | at St08 | PENALTY ST false start (2-Josh Jones) 4 yards to the ST4, clock 09:29. | ||
| 4-25 | at St04 | 9A-A.J. Cole punt 38 yards to the ST42, 3-Jesus Wilson return 18 yards to the ST24 (2-Josh Jones). | NC State is in their max punt protect look while punting from their own end zone and consequently nobody gets down the field to cover the punt. Bobo only has to make the first guy miss and doesn't encounter another white jersey until he's inside the 25. | |
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 15 yards, TOP 02:21 | Great defense so far. | |||
| 1-10 | at St24 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 09:07. | ||
| 1-10 | at St24 | 22 | 4-Dalvin Cook rush right for 11 yards to the ST13, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (58-Airius Moore). | Toss sweep into the boundary. NC State is playing a soft edge here with no overhang defender to the closed side of the formation (0 WR side). Mavety pulls and gets the safety while Stevenson cuts the backer to spring it. Nice backside cutoff by Are as well. |
| 1-10 | at St13 | Clock 08:52. | ||
| 1-10 | at St13 | 22 | 4-Dalvin Cook rush over left guard for 13 yards to the ST0, 1ST DOWN FS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:40. | Zone extra. Beautiful blocks at the second level by Eberle and Stevenson and Cook breaks the tackle of the safety. |
| 19-Roberto Aguayo kick attempt good. | ||||
| Florida State 7, NC State 3 | ||||
| Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, TOP 00:27 | ||||
| 19-Roberto Aguayo kickoff 65 yards to the ST0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at St25 | NC STATE drive start at 08:40. | ||
| 1-10 | at St25 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush quarterback draw for 9 yards to the ST34 (42-Lamarcus Brutus), clock 08:24. | FSU is playing a coverage where Marcus White bails from his field corner spot and becomes a deep zone defender. As a result the underneather coverage must all shift to the field side at the snap. Terrance Smith reads the OL's pass set and crosses the hash and is totally out of position on the QB draw. Really good call by NC State, but Smith needs to not open his hips away from the line of scrimmage. |
| 2-1 | at St34 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett wide receiver screen left pass complete to 15-Johnathan Alston for 6 yards to the ST40, 1ST DOWN ST (24-Terrance Smith;42-Lamarcus Brutus), clock 08:00. | Trips to the boundary, WR screen. Offense gets a "hat on a hat" which is more than enough for the first down. |
| 1-10 | at St40 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett middle left pass incomplete to 15-Johnathan Alston, clock 07:57. | With Smith getting the corner forcing Brissett up and Nnadi breaking free up the middle, Brissett has to rush his throw and is off the mark to the receiver who broke open on the in cut. |
| 2-10 | at St40 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sideline pass complete to 85-Jumichael Ramos for 11 yards to the FS49, 1ST DOWN ST (27-Marquez White), clock 07:47. | Half roll, curl route vs. White who is dropping into a deep zone in Cover 3. |
| 1-10 | at Fs49 | 4-2-5 | 28-Jaylen Samuels rush right for 4 yards to the FS45, out-of-bounds (8-Jalen Ramsey), clock 07:30. | Zone read, hand off to the back running to the weak side of the formation. Nice job of maintaining leverage by Ramsey, who is the force defender. If he were a linebacker I'd critique him for not getting downhill and meeting the ballcarrier at the line of scrimmage, but he's a cornerback. |
| 2-6 | at Fs45 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sacked for loss of 3 yards to the FS48 (90-Demarcus Christmas;44-DeMarcus Walker), clock 07:01. | Man free coverage with a blitz from Terrance Smith and then a green dog from Northrup when the back stays in to protect. Great disciplined rush give Brissett no where to run. |
| 3-9 | at Fs48 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett crossing pass complete to 13-Bra'Lon Cherry for 14 yards to the FS34, 1ST DOWN ST (29-Nate Andrews), clock 06:23. | FSU brings pressure and doesn't get home quickly. Crossing routes are hard to defend in this scenario, but FSU must get the receiver on the ground. 3 missed tackles on one play is unacceptable. |
| 1-10 | at Fs34 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett middle left pass incomplete to 13-Bra'Lon Cherry (8-Jalen Ramsey), clock 06:12. | Quick hitch is dropped by the NC State receiver. May have heard footsteps. |
| 2-10 | at Fs34 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett deep pass complete to 13-Bra'Lon Cherry for 16 yards to the FS18, 1ST DOWN ST, out-of-bounds, clock 06:02. | FSU actually has the wheel route covered on the flea flicker but Brissett and the receiver make a great play on a twisting back shoulder throw. Tip your cap. |
| Previous play was a flea-flicker. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs18 | 4-2-5 | 28-Jaylen Samuels rush over right guard for 4 yards to the FS14 (24-Terrance Smith), clock 05:14. | Keith Bryant gets into the game and promptly gets washed by a double team on a power run. Good fills by Smith and Northrup but Bryant getting moved creates aa nice lane. |
| 2-6 | at Fs14 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush left for 3 yards to the FS11 (3J-Derwin James), clock 04:52. | QB power looks like it's gonna go then Derwin James upends Brissett. Crazy to see Derwin play this physically against a guy that big. |
| 3-3 | at Fs11 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sideline pass complete to 28-Jaylen Samuels for 3 yards to the FS8, 1ST DOWN ST (14-Javien Elliott), clock 04:14. | Half roll, quick out to the slot vs. off coverage. Good call and well executed by NC State. |
| 1-G | at Fs08 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett screen pass complete to 28-Jaylen Samuels for 3 yards to the FS5 (24-Terrance Smith), clock 03:44. | Slant flat concept vs man coverage from FSU. Nice read and angle by Smith allows him to come under control and make the tackle. |
| 2-G | at Fs05 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush quarterback draw for 3 yards to the FS2 (99-Nile LawrenceStample;5-Reggie Northrup), clock 03:12. | TV came back in the middle of the play. Can't tell if it's a draw or a QB power, but FSU's front fits it very well and gives Brissett nowhere to go. |
| 3-G | at Fs02 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett middle right pass complete to 28-Jaylen Samuels for 2 yards to the FS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:44. | Pick play by NC St as their tight ends come off the ball and block. Looks to be a zone coverage with Ramsey responsible for the flat. He chases a slant from the receiver inside and there's nobody to account for the back out of the backfield. |
| 9B-Kyle Bambard kick attempt good. | ||||
| NC State 10, Florida State 7 | ||||
| Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:56 | ||||
| 9D-Jackson Maples kickoff 65 yards to the FS0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 02:44. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | PENALTY FS false start (72-Kareem Are) 5 yards to the FS20, clock 02:44. | ||
| 1-15 | at Fs20 | 11 Gun | 6-Everett Golson middle pass incomplete to 81-Ryan Izzo, QB hurry by 8-Dravious Wright. | FSU is running a play action half roll play with a guard pulling from the other side in front of the QB. NC St blitzes from the slot and the rusher is unaccounted for, forcing a bad throw. |
| 2-15 | at Fs20 | PENALTY FS false start (5C-Chad Mavety) 5 yards to the FS15, clock 02:40. | ||
| 2-20 | at Fs15 | 00 Empty Gun | 6-Everett Golson middle left pass incomplete to 1-Ermon Lane, PENALTY ST offside defense (35-Kentavius Street) 5 yards to the FS20, NO PLAY, clock 02:35. | Golson makes a check and only half the line gets it as 2 of them cut block while the others pass set. Despite this, Golson has time to set and throw if he can do so in rhythm. Instead, he drops his eyes to look at the rush, tries to juke a rusher before backing up and throwing it away. |
| 2-15 | at Fs20 | 10 Gun | 6-Everett Golson slant pass complete to 15-Travis Rudolph for 8 yards to the FS28 (1-Hakim Jones), clock 02:17. | Zone pressure gets a free rush for the middle linebacker. Nice job getting a reasonably accurate pass off under duress by Golson. |
| 3-7 | at Fs28 | 11 Gun Tight | 6-Everett Golson deep pass intercepted by 29-Jack Tocho at the FS38, 29-Jack Tocho return 8 yards to the FS30 (3-Jesus Wilson). | NC State brings the house and Golson rushes his throw, putting it high and behind Bobo. Gotta knock that down rather than letting it pop up. |
| Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:57 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs30 | NC STATE drive start at 01:47. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs30 | 4-2-5 | 28-Jaylen Samuels rush left for 14 yards to the FS16, 1ST DOWN ST, out-of-bounds, PENALTY FS face mask (3J-Derwin James) 8 yards to the FS8. | Inverted veer. Derwin James takes a good initial angle but hesitates just for a moment, allowing the back to get an angle and use the stiff arm on him. |
| 1-2 | at Fs08 | 4-2-5 | 28-Jaylen Samuels rush for 1 yard to the FS7 (90-Demarcus Christmas;21-Chris Casher). | Split zone. Really nice job backside by Christmas anchoring and Chris Casher not allowing himself to get cut by the TE coming back across the formation. |
| 2-1 | at Fs07 | 2nd and 7. | ||
| 2-G | at Fs07 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush for 5 yards to the FS2 (18-Ro'Derrick Hoskins). | QB draw vs. man coverage. If Hoskins doesn't take on this block and make the tackle it's a walk in touchdown. |
| 3-G | at Fs02 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush quarterback sneak for 2 yards to the FS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:24. | FSU front is not set and should be ready for the QB sneak when they see the tight splits of the OL. Instead they get high and let the OL get under them and shove them backwards. |
| 9B-Kyle Bambard kick attempt good. | ||||
| NC State 17, Florida State 7 | ||||
| Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:23 | ||||
| 9D-Jackson Maples kickoff 65 yards to the FS0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 00:24. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | 21 | 6-Everett Golson rush quarterback scramble for 16 yards to the FS41, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds, clock 00:15. | Play action pass with a pulling guard is blown up when the guard can't get across to his protection quick enough and Golson sets up with a rusher in his face. Good job to make something out of this with his legs. |
| Drive: 1 plays, 16 yards, TOP 04:34 | ||||
| NC State 17, Florida State 7 |