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Observations
- The effort level from the defense was noticeably better. Far fewer loafs, and plenty of players giving great effort.
- Florida State played a lot of Cover-2 Man, a split-safety coverage that really isn’t something it can play with this frequency against mobile quarterbacks. In that way, facing a pocket passer really did help the defense. Miami’s pro-style offense was less able to isolate weak links in the secondary than some spread attacks can.
- Miami going tempo hurt Florida State at times, but far less than in previous games. And in fact, it hurt the Hurricanes, too, who didn’t seem fully comfortable playing at that pace.
- Derrick Nnadi’s ankle must have been hurt worse than FSU let on earlier in the year because he was dominant on the inside in a way that he has not been over the previous month.
- Brad Kaaya missed some easy throws and was just 3-9 for ~50 yards with a TD and an INT after the hit to the head. He was clearly off and FSU’s defense benefitted. He also apparently suffered a shoulder injury on the first play.
- FSU forced Miami to make tough plays and allowed far fewer free yards than in previous games. Both Miami touchdowns are well executed and to elite players. Yes, FSU made mistakes on both, but they did not leave the receivers wide open.
- FSU stayed in its 3-4 personnel more often against 11 personnel than it had in any previous game. This may be a specific match-up plan against Miami to take away the run, or it might be related to FSU’s secondary being banged up and underachieving this year.
- FSU’s increased effort on defense will translate to future games if it continues to bring it, as will its front four getting healthy. But issues in the back end are not gone.
1st Half
| D-D | AT | Form | Play | Analysis |
| Logan Tyler kickoff 65 yards to the UM0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Um25 | 3-4 | Kaaya,B. sacked for loss of 5 yards to the UM20 (Jacob Pugh). | Miami starts the game with Play Action and runs a naked boot. Pugh said post game that they were expecting this and FSU calls a Sam blitz to the field. Pugh is unblocked on the blitz and slams Kaaya hard to the turf. |
| 2-15 | at Um20 | 3-4 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Njoku,D. for 4 yards to the UM24, out-of-bounds (Jacob Pugh). | RPO from Miami. OL blocks Inside Zone but Kaaya sets his feet and throws the bubble as the #2 WR has leverage on the force defender(Pugh). FSU is in a 2 read coverage. White sees #2 on the bubble and he tries to blow it up by jumping inside the block of #1 but is Coley gets a piece of him and he gives up the outside. Pugh takes a great angle to the sideline to minimize the gain. |
| 3-11 | at Um24 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Walton,M. for 6 yards to the UM30 (Matthew Thomas). | Money personnel with Taylor at field corner and Meyers at Star. 2 man under coverage for FSU. FSU runs a stunt with Burns and Walker and Walker gets pressure, forcing Kaaya to step up in the pocket. Miami runs 4 verts and tries to work Walton on an out route underneath vs Thomas. Excellent coverage and tackle to by Thomas to force the punt. |
| 4-5 | at Um30 | Vogel,J. punt 63 yards to the FS7, Jesus Wilson return 13 yards to the FS20 (Smith,M.), PENALTY UM face mask (Walton,M.) 15 yards to the FS35, 1st and 10, FS ball on FS35. | FSU defense forces a 3-n-out to start the game! | |
| Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:56 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Um34 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 07:45. | ||
| 1-10 | at Um34 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Berrios,B. for 6 yards to the UM40. | Cover 3 from FSU vs a 2x2 look. Miami hits a hitch vs a bail technique(show press coverage and bail and the snap) by White. Not a good throw from Kaaya, looks like he was aiming the throw. |
| 2-4 | at Um40 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Coley,S. for loss of 1 yard to the UM39. | Another RPO from Miami. Kaaya recognizes numbers on the perimeter and throws the bubble. FSU again is in a 2 read coverage. White reads the number 2 receiver and can jump the route is he sees a bubble. Marshall is the force defender here but is playing in the box. Miami gets at least 5 here if Coley doesn't slip. |
| 3-5 | at Um39 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Coley,S.. | FSU blitzes the Star and Thomas and plays Cover 1 behind with Westbrook on Coley in the slot. Miami runs a roll out and tries to rub Coley into the flat on a quick out route. Great play by Westbrook to avoid the #1 receiver going underneath and then drive on the route and swat with his inside arm. Poor throw by Kaaya off his back foot with no one in his face. |
| 4-5 | at Um39 | Vogel,J. punt 38 yards to the FS23, fair catch by Jesus Wilson. | ||
| Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:00 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Um41 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 03:36. | ||
| 1-10 | at Um41 | 3-4 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Njoku,D. for 9 yards to the 50 yardline (Nate Andrews). | FSU blitzes Pugh off the edge to the boundary. Miami throws a bubble to the field. Looks like FSU was struggling to communicate the call here in the secondary. Andrews is the playside safety. He's trying to communicate the call to Marshall while the ball is being snapped and the slot receiver is left uncovered. Andrews lands awkwardly on his shoulder. |
| FSU Injury: #29. Walks off on his own. | ||||
| 2-1 | at Um50 | 3-4 | Yearby,J. rush for 3 yards to the FS47, 1ST DOWN UM (DeMarcus Walker). | Inside Zone from UM. FSU's LBs both fly to fit the playside A gap and Yearby cuts it back. Walker squeezes down on the back side and is able to easily shed the block of the H back and make the tackle. Poor block by #23 from UM. |
| 1-10 | at Fs47 | 3-4 | Yearby,J. rush for 12 yards to the FS35, 1ST DOWN UM (Jacob Pugh). | Inside Zone again. Poor fits from both FSU LB's. Jackson fits the wrong side of the block from the playside guard, leaving a lane for the RB. Thomas also badly missteps as the back side linebacker. |
| 1-10 | at Fs35 | 3-4 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Herndon IV,C. for 11 yards to the FS24, 1ST DOWN UM, out-of-bounds (Trey Marshall). | FSU does not get aligned here as they are still trying to communicate the call as the ball is snapped. Kaaya gets the ball out to the uncovered slot receiver to the bounday on a bubble. McFadden gives up the outside as he gets pinned and can't defeat the block of the receiver. |
| 1-10 | at Fs24 | 3-4 | Yearby,J. rush for 5 yards to the FS19 (Ermon Lane). | RPO again from UM. This time FSU covers up the slot receiver and Kaaya gives the ball to the RB on Inside Zone. UM has numbers on the back side of the Zone but Burns is also is full pass rush mode. He gets no squeeze on the back side scoop blocks and creates a bigger lane for the RB. |
| official timeout 2:09 (chain replacement) | ||||
| 2-5 | at Fs19 | 4-2-5 | Yearby,J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the FS20 (DeMarcus Walker;Derrick Nnadi). | A variation of Zone Read from Miami with Kaaya giving all the way. Nnadi knocks the center off the ball and forces Yearby to push this to the edge. Greats plays by Walker and Lane on the edge. Walker defeats the reach of the tackle and Lanes gets a quick run read and flies up to the ball. |
| 3-6 | at Fs20 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Njoku,D., QB hurry by Matthew Thomas. | With Andrews out with injury, Westbrook slides to the Money spot and FSU Blitzes him and Thomas from the field. Thomas gets a huge hit on Kaaya as he releases the ball. Looks like this hit could of been targeting. Miami runs a post vs White from the nub but Lane does a nice job to help over top on an overthrow from Kaaya. |
| 4-6 | at Fs20 | Badgley,M. field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 01:16. | ||
| Miami (FL) 3, Florida State 0 | ||||
| Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:20 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Um16 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 13:14. | ||
| 1-10 | at Um16 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Walton,M. for 9 yards to the UM25 (Demarcus Christmas). | Good call by Miami as they run a slip screen to the back vs Cover 1 from FSU. Nnadi is doubled teamed but recognizes the screen and slows Walton down so Christmas can make the stop. |
| 2-1 | at Um25 | 4-2-5 | Walton,M. rush for no gain to the UM25 (Derrick Nnadi). | RPO from Miami and FSU is blitzing Thomas from the field again. Kaaya gives on insde zone. Nnadi completely blows this up as he drives the center into the backfield and then makes the tackle. Also a nice play from Sweat to set the edge and keep Walton from bouncing. |
| 3-1 | at Um25 | 4-2-5 | Walton,M. rush for 3 yards to the UM28, 1ST DOWN UM (Jalen Wilkerson). | Miami goes tempo and runs the same play. FSU struggles to get aligned. Miami doubles Nnadi this time and creates just enough room for Walton to pick up the first. |
| 1-10 | at Um28 | 4-2-5 | Walton,M. rush for 3 yards to the UM31 (Derrick Nnadi). | Inside Zone. Miami doubles Christmas and the right guard gets a decent reach on Nnadi. Hoskins is a half step slow to fill the playside A but at least he's sound in his fit. Minimal gain on for Miami on first down. |
| 2-7 | at Um31 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Coley,S.. | Same edge pressure FSU called on the previous 2nd down with Thomas blitzing with Cover 1 behind. Coley is matched up 1 on 1 with Marshall in the slot and Miami tries to hit him on a deep ball. Kaaya looks left as he receives the snap, sees the Thomas coming and steps to his right before delivering a rushed and inaccurate throw to Coley. (Coley easily beat Marshall). Pressure affecting Kaaya. |
| 3-7 | at Um31 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Lewis,M. (Levonta Taylor). | 2 man under coverage from FSU. FSU doesn't get pressure with four but Taylor is in tight coverage on a dig route by Lewis. Nice play by Taylor to be physical at the top of the route and play the ball with his inside arm. |
| 4-7 | at Um31 | Vogel,J. punt 49 yards to the FS20, Jesus Wilson return -1 yards to the FS19 (Elder,C.). | ||
| Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, TOP 01:55 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Um24 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 09:22. | ||
| 1-10 | at Um24 | 3-4 | Yearby,J. rush for no gain to the UM24 (Walvenski Aime). | I-formation, ISO weak from Miami. FSU is blitzing the Sam backer and slanting the DL weak, a great call vs this run. Aime slants inside the guard, uses his hands well to free himself up and makes a strong tackle at the LOS. |
| 2-10 | at Um24 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Richards,A. for 12 yards to the UM36, 1ST DOWN UM (Ermon Lane). | This looks like an RPO but it's not as Miami's OL is pass setting. Kaaya play actions and hits the back side slant vs single coverage. McFadden is lined up with inside leverage but still allows a free release inside and then misses the tackle after the catch. |
| 1-10 | at Um36 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Coley,S. for 12 yards to the UM48, 1ST DOWN UM (A.J. Westbrook;Trey Marshall). | RPO from Miami. Inside Zone blocking but Kaaya sees the off coverage outside, pulls the ball and hits Coley on a hitch. Too much cushion here from White, then a poor job of leveraging the ball once it's caught as he allows Coley to pick up a few more yards. |
| 1-10 | at Um48 | 4-2-5 | Yearby,J. rush for 11 yards to the FS41, 1ST DOWN UM (Walvenski Aime). | FSU expecting pass here as they blitz Thomas off the edge and two gap upfront with Jones(NT) and Hoskins. Miami runs Inside Zone and finds a hole as Jones is reached by the center and Hoskins appears to overrun. |
| 1-10 | at Fs41 | 4-2-5 | Yearby,J. rush for 2 yards to the FS39 (Ro'Derrick Hoskins). | Inside Zone. Jones gets a good jump on the ball and occupies the back side guard and tackle, allowing Hoskins to be unblocked to the ball carrier on the cutback. |
| 2-8 | at Fs39 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Berrios,B. (Marquez White). | Same edge pressure from FSU as they blitz Thomas and play man. Berrios beats White on an inside release and Kaaya delivers a great ball that goes through Berrios hands and hits him in the helmet. FSU catches a break here. |
| 3-8 | at Fs39 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Walton,M. for 27 yards to the FS12, 1ST DOWN UM (Marcus Lewis). | Miami is catching on to FSU's plan to play man to man on third down as they call a RB screen. Miami uses the #3 receiver to block Hoskins who has man on the back. Andrews needs to come off #3 and recognize the screen but he is slow to react. He is clearly in a lot of pain as he chases after the ball. Terrible angle by Marshall in the open field as he allows Walton to pick up another 10 yards. |
| 1-10 | at Fs12 | PENALTY UM false start (Coley,S.) 5 yards to the FS17. | ||
| 1-15 | at Fs17 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Richards,A. for loss of 4 yards to the FS21 (Tarvarus McFadden). | Miami lines up in trips closed. FSU calls Cloud Cover 3 where they roll the safeties and allow the corner to play aggressive vs a flat route or bubble screen. Perfect play call as Miami throws the bubble and McFadden breaks inside the block of the receiver and blows up the play. |
| 2-19 | at Fs21 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Walton,M., dropped pass. | SAME edge pressure from FSU with Thomas blitzing. Miami tries to hit the RB slip screen again but Kaaya rushes the throw vs pressure. He throws the ball too hard and behind the RB. If he hits this it's a big gain. |
| 3-19 | at Fs21 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Coley,S. for 21 yards to the FS0, 1ST DOWN UM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:40. | FSU blitzes Marshall from the boundary and plays Cover 1 with Taylor matched up on Coley on the outside. Taylor gives up a little too much space off the release but it still in good position as he flips his hips on the vertical. He makes his mistake when he looks back for the ball instead of squeezing into the wide receiver. This slows him down and allows Coley to get separation. Great throw and catch. |
| Previous play under review. Call is overturned, Touchdown Miami. | ||||
| Badgley,M. kick attempt good. | ||||
| Miami (FL) 10, Florida State 0 | ||||
| Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:42 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Um20 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 03:21. | ||
| 1-10 | at Um20 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Richards,A. for 38 yards to the FS42, 1ST DOWN UM (Matthew Thomas). | Curl route to the single receiver vs Lewis. Lewis in good position but does not finish the tackle. Bad mistake. Lane overruns in pursuit. Really good hustle from Sweat. Thought Fred Jones was held here. |
| 1-10 | at Fs42 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Berrios,B., PENALTY FS pass interference (Marquez White) 15 yards to the FS27, 1ST DOWN UM, NO PLAY, PENALTY UM face mask (Berrios,B.) 15 yards to the FS42, 1ST DOWN UM, NO PLAY. | Miami lines up in trips closed and pumps the bubble and runs the #1 and #2 receiver vertical. FSU is in man coverage and Marshall flies up to the pump fake, leaving Coley open down the seem. Kaaya doesn't see him and instead throws to Berrios on the outside. White is in good position here and I thought this was a questionable PI call. |
| 1-10 | at Fs42 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Coley,S. (Kyle Meyers). | Cover 1 from FSU vs 2x2 from Miami. Meyers is matched up in off man coverage vs Coley in the slot and Miami tries to hit him deep on a pylon route. This is great coverage from Meyers who keeps his cushion and nearly runs stride for stride with Coley. He's smart to not turn back for the ball and plays through Coley's hands to break up the pass. |
| 2-10 | at Fs42 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Njoku,D. for 4 yards to the FS38 (Marquez White). | FSU changes personnel and is slowed to align. Miami goes quick and throws a bubble to the boundary. FSU in Cover 2 and White does a nice job to work through the block of the receiver and make the tackle. |
| 3-6 | at Fs38 | Timeout Miami (FL), clock 02:09. | ||
| 3-6 | at Fs38 | 4-1-6 | Walton,M. rush for 4 yards to the FS34 (Matthew Thomas). | 2 man under from FSU again on 3rd down. Miami runs Power from gun and has this block really well but Walton inexplicably cuts where the pulling guard has vacated. If he follows his blocks this is a big gain. |
| 4-2 | at Fs34 | Timeout Miami (FL), clock 01:21. | ||
| 4-2 | at Fs34 | Badgley,M. field goal attempt from 51 GOOD, clock 01:16. | ||
| Miami (FL) 13, Florida State 0 | ||||
| Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, TOP 02:05 |
2nd Half
| D-D | AT | Form | Play | Analysis |
| 1-10 | at Um34 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 13:17. | ||
| 1-10 | at Um34 | 4-2-5 | Walton,M. rush for 3 yards to the UM37 (Marquez White). | Cloud Cover 3 from FSU. Super aggressive play from White here who comes all the way from the numbers to on an Inside Zone play that Walton bounced. |
| 2-7 | at Um37 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Richards,A. for 12 yards to the UM49, 1ST DOWN UM. | RPO from Miami again with a back side slant vs snigle coverage. Again FSU gives up a free release inside(this time it's Lewis) despite having inside leverage pre-snap. |
| 1-10 | at Um49 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Coley,S. for 2 yards to the FS49, PENALTY FS targeting (Matthew Thomas) 15 yards to the FS34, 1ST DOWN UM. | RPO again with the hitch on the outside. Thomas goes to fit the run, sees Kaaya pull the ball to pass and drives on the QB. Nice aggressive play but he has to be smart and stay low through the tackle. |
| 1-10 | at Fs34 | 1st and 10. | ||
| FSU #6 Ejected | Correct call. | |||
| 1-10 | at Fs34 | 4-2-5 | Walton,M. rush for 3 yards to the FS31 (Demarcus Christmas). | RPO from Miami. There's no QB keep option on this play. Either give to the RB on inside zone or pull and throw the slant. Kaaya gives. FSU has everyone covered up on the back side and Nnadi beats the reach of the center, forcing Walton to cutback. FSU has everyone covered up on the back side with Hoskins unblocked. Christmas beats the guard 1on1 and sheds to make the tackle. |
| 2-7 | at Fs31 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Coley,S. for 18 yards to the FS13, 1ST DOWN UM (Marcus Lewis). | FSU blitzes 6 and plays zero coverage. Coley runs a beautiful route vs Lewis, getting him to quickly open his hips to the sideline before breaking back inside on a deep slant. Lewis saves the the touchdown with a diving tackle |
| 1-10 | at Fs13 | PENALTY UM false start (Coley,S.) 5 yards to the FS18. | ||
| 1-15 | at Fs18 | 3-4 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Richards,A., dropped pass. | Trips closed(3 receivers to one side/nub TE to the other) from Miami and they work the bubble again to the #3 receiver. This is the second time we see FSU roll the coverage vs trips closed and play Cloud Cover 3 and play the corner aggressive vs the screen. Richards' eyes look downfield before bringing in the catch as he drops it. |
| 2-15 | at Fs18 | 3-4 | Kaaya,B. pass intercepted by Tarvarus McFadden at the FS0, Dalvin Cook return 0 yards to the FS0, touchback. | Quarters coverage from FSU with 1on1 on the back side. FSU covers up Kaaya's first read, forces him to pump and then he throws frontside to the corner route. This is a poorly run route but McFadden is in great position and gets a huge pick in the endzone. |
| Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, TOP 01:59 | ||||
| Ricky Aguayo kickoff 50 yards to the UM5, Berrios,B. return 8 yards to the UM13 (Nick Patti). | ||||
| 1-10 | at Um13 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 08:06. | ||
| 1-10 | at Um13 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Dobard,S.. | Miami tries to work the TE on a hitch vs Hoskins but he is in great position. Good ball placement by Kaaya to the outside but Dobard drops it. |
| 2-10 | at Um13 | 4-2-5 | Yearby,J. rush for 2 yards to the UM15 (Walvenski Aime). | Inside Zone. Aime plays the scoop block very well on the back side and is able to stay square to the LOS and make the tackle as Yearby cuts back. Yearby cutback to soon heer, he should of continued his track through the center as Miami had Hoskins sealed on the second level. |
| 3-8 | at Um15 | 4-1-4 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Coley,S.. | FSU rushes 3 and plays a 3 deep zone. Miscommunication between Kaaya and Coley as Coley breaks inside and Kaaya throws a curl. Meyers is the seam defender here gets pulled too far inside. He needs to sit on the hash and be a help to in-breaking routes from the outside. |
| 4-8 | at Um15 | Vogel,J. punt 45 yards to the FS40, fair catch by Nyqwan Murray. | ||
| Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:00 | ||||
| Logan Tyler kickoff 65 yards to the UM0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Um25 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 03:32. | ||
| 1-10 | at Um25 | 4-2-5 | Walton,M. rush for 9 yards to the UM34 (Ermon Lane). | Split Zone. Miami has a hat on a hat here in the blocking scheme but Burns needs a better squeeze on the back side. Jackson also tries to jump around the block of the tackle instead of taking it on and minimizing the room the Walton has to run. |
| 2-1 | at Um34 | 4-2-5 | Walton,M. rush for 6 yards to the UM40, 1ST DOWN UM, out-of-bounds (Ermon Lane), PENALTY FS personal foul (Ermon Lane) 15 yards to the FS45, 1ST DOWN UM. | Zone Read to the nub of the formation and Miami is running at Brian Burns. Hoskins missteps in his fit and does not get to the edge. Good run read from Lane to see it, pull the trigger and come down in support. |
| 1-10 | at Fs45 | 1st and 10. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs45 | 4-2-5 | Walton,M. rush for 45 yards to the FS0, clock 02:39, PENALTY UM holding (Darling,T.) 10 yards to the UM45, NO PLAY. | Another run at Burns as he flies upfield and creates a big lane. Poor job by Jackson as he takes on the block of the guard but does not see the ball as it's spilled to him. This can't happen with this call as FSU is in cover 1 with no help vs the run from a safety. |
| 1-20 | at Um45 | 4-2-5 | Yearby,J. rush for 1 yard to the UM46 (Josh Sweat). | Sweat in for Burns and Miami calls the same run play. Sweat sets the edge and defeats the block to make the tackle. |
| 2-19 | at Um46 | 4-2-5 | Yearby,J. rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Derrick Nnadi). | RPO, Kaaya gives on Inside Zone. Awesome play by Nnadi. Beats the reach of the center, finds the ball then uses his strength to come back across the face of the center, shed and make the tackle. |
| 3-15 | at Um50 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Yearby,J., QB hurry by DeMarcus Walker. | FSU rushes 3 and plays Tampa 2. Walker gets pressure immediately on Kaaya and forces the incompletion. |
| 4-15 | at Um50 | Vogel,J. punt 38 yards to the FS12, fair catch by Jesus Wilson. | ||
| Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 02:05 | ||||
| Logan Tyler kickoff 65 yards to the UM0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Um25 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 09:02. | ||
| 1-10 | at Um25 | 3-4 | Walton,M. rush for 2 yards to the UM27 (Josh Sweat). | Power from I formation. FSU is blitzing the Sam backer and slanting the DL and this messes up the UM blocking scheme. Sweat slants and drives the TE all the way down into the pulling guard before shedding and finishing. Impressive play from Sweat. |
| 2-8 | at Um27 | 3-4 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Herndon IV,C. (Ro'Derrick Hoskins). | Miami tries to work the TE again vs Hoskins but Hoskins does a great job in coverage. Swats the ball with his inside hand just like you coach it. |
| 3-8 | at Um27 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Coley,S. for 17 yards to the UM44, 1ST DOWN UM (Levonta Taylor). | 2 man under from FSU. Taylor is 1 on 1 vs Coley on the outside. In 2 man, corner can't give up inside off the release. Coley gains separation at the top of the route here, using his hands and body on an in breaking route. Taylor needs to feel this and be more physical at the top to keep himself in position after the break. |
| 1-10 | at Um44 | 4-2-5 | Walton,M. rush for 2 yards to the UM46 (Jacob Pugh;Walvenski Aime). | FSU stops the Power play with only 10 on the field and just 3 down linemen. This all all Wally Aime as he takes on the double team and is able to squeeze through it to make the play. Also a nice job by Pugh on the back side to squeeze and close the hole. |
| 2-8 | at Um46 | 4-2-5 | Kaaya,B. pass incomplete to Berrios,B., PENALTY FS pass interference (Marquez White) 7 yards to the FS47, 1ST DOWN UM, NO PLAY. | Press man from White vs Berrios. White is aggressive in his jam here and fighting hard to not give up the inside. Looks like he's still jamming after the ball is released so the flag is thrown. |
| 1-10 | at Fs47 | 3-4 | Walton,M. rush for loss of 1 yard to the FS48 (Dontavious Jackson). | Run blitz from FSU as they send Jackson through the B gap on the weakside. No one picks him up and he's free to the RB. This is a weird looking play, possibly a draw as at least half the OL is pass setting. |
| 2-11 | at Fs48 | 3-4 | Kaaya,B. sacked for loss of 6 yards to the UM46 (Derrick Nnadi). | Cover 4 from FSU vs a 2x2 look. Walker gets immediate pressure from the outside and forces Kaaya to step up in the pocket but Nnadi gets a great push on the center and Kaaya steps right up into him. Good coverage from FSU to take away all the routes underneath. |
| UM INJURY: #66,Assisted off. | ||||
| 3-17 | at Um46 | 4-1-6 | Kaaya,B. sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UM43 (Josh Sweat). | FSU puts 3 on the LOS with Burns standing up and rushing late. Sweat gets a great jump at the snap and beats the cut block from the tackle to get the sack. |
| 4-20 | at Um43 | Vogel,J. punt 42 yards to the FS15, fair catch by Jesus Wilson. | ||
| Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, TOP 03:14 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs16 | MIAMI (FL) drive start at 03:19, 1st and 10. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs16 | 3-4 | Walton,M. rush for 4 yards to the FS12 (Derrick Nnadi). | Pin n pull blocking scheme with the TE blocking down and the playside tackle and guard leading on the sweep to the field. Awesome play by Walker. He quickly beats the TE down block and takes on a puller, forcing the ball back inside to Nnadi who's also beat the center and worked his way down the line to the ball. |
| 2-6 | at Fs12 | 3-4 | Walton,M. rush for 3 yards to the FS9 (Jacob Pugh). | RPO, Kaaya gives on Inside Zone and Walton cuts it back. Another excellent play from Walker who beats the cut from the tackle and works back to the ball. Pugh is the force defender, gets his run read and is quick to pull the trigger and close the space between he and the ball. |
| 3-3 | at Fs09 | 3-4 | Walton,M. rush for loss of 2 yards to the FS11 (Derrick Nnadi). | Trips closed from Miami as FSU blitzes Pugh and plays man behind. The entire DL times the snap here as Nnadi, Christmas, Sweat and Walker fly off the ball. IWalker and Nnadi get there first and meet Walton in the backfield. |
| 4-5 | at Fs11 | 3-4 | Kaaya,B. pass complete to Coley,S. for 11 yards to the FS0, 1ST DOWN UM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:38. | Same defensive call for FSU vs the same formation from Miami. McFadden plays the double move from Coley in the slot really well until the end. Fisher said he lost the ball in the lights but he also said that McFadden should have never looked back for the ball. He needs to plays through the receiver's hands here as the ball arrives. Good throw by Kaaya to drop it in. |
| Badgley,M. kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by DeMarcus Walker). | ||||
| Florida State 20, Miami (FL) 19 | ||||
| 1-G | at Um35 | PENALTY FS unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, PENALTY UM unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, NO PLAY. | ||
| Previous play is under review. UC penalty is on 89 | ||||
| Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, TOP 01:41 |