What we learned from Florida State’s loss to Miami

FSU far exceeded expectations against the Hurricanes.

By Bud Elliott Oct 9, 2018, 9:03am EDT

Bud Elliott and Ingram Smith return with the 59th Nolecast episode of 2018. The Nolecast is the No. 1 Florida State Seminoles podcast.

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Show notes are as follows, roughly in order

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Here are the things we learned, and what we want to know going forward following FSU’s 28-27 loss to the Hurricanes.

Show notes are as follows, roughly in order.

QB discussion. Is Deondre Francois progressing in this offense?
This was Cam Akers’ best game.
What we did and did not like out of the receivers.
A long discussion about the refs, mechanics, etc. of the receiver double pass.
Offensive line chatter.
The defense changed up its approach.
The right approach to take with 20-25 minutes left.
Defensive line was dominant!
FSU managed to hide the lesser members of its linebacker corps and secondary for a while, until Miami figured it out.
New playoff projections.

Thank you for listening. We’ll have a mailbag episode soon.