Florida State Football

Nolecast: Lessons from FSU’s win over Northern Illinois

What can you take away from the win?

By Bud Elliott Sep 25, 2018, 1:12pm EDT

Bud Elliott and Ingram Smith return with the 52nd Nolecast episode of 2018. The Nolecast is the No. 1 Florida State Seminoles podcast.

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Here are the things we learned, and what we want to know going forward.

It’s just one win. More than likely, this is not the new level. The new level is some combination of the all four games.

Offense

What Deondre Francois did well and did not do well.
Why the offensive line improved in this game.
How to judge running backs behind this offensive line.
Some receivers are starting to stand out.

Defense

How was FSU trying to attack the QB?
FSU made a bad offense look bad.
Which defensive linemen are standing out.
FSU is blitzing a lot, but it’s not get great at blitzing.
What to make of the secondary.

Does your opinion of this team change after this win? If so, why?