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Shaiheim Brown ruined Brian Kelly’s debut as Tigers coach by blocking LSU’s extra-point attempt to give Florida State a 24-23 victory on Sunday night.
Despite numerous mistakes, including a muff punt with 2:15 remaining, LSU was able to equalize with a wild finish.
Florida State’s Treshaun Ward fumbled for LSU 1 with 1:20 remaining, and Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels drove LSU for a touchdown on a 2-yard pass to Jaray Jenkins.
Brown kicks Damian Ramos as LSU fans celebrate an apparent two-touchdown comeback in the final 4:07 and Florida fans brace for what may have gone down as the infamous implosion distracted and touched by Florida’s celebration, the players rushed the field wildly.
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Jordan Travis had 260 passing yards and two touchdowns for Florida State.
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Travis’ scoring pass was a 39-yard throw to Ontalia Wilson on a flicker of fleas, a 27-yard pass that Wilson corralled while being hampered and single-handed. Travis also rushed for 31 yards in a combination of engineered runs and scrambles, repeatedly grabbing air as LSU pass rushers spun or walked away from the pressure.
Tens of thousands of spectators clad in garnets and gold helped sell out the Superdome, virtually eliminating any chance of LSU home advantage in a game just 80 miles from the Baton Rouge campus. I was. And after Florida State (2-0) — four straight losing seasons — got off to a promising start as Mike Nobel’s coach in his third season, they left happy.
This game arguably means more to Nobel than Kelly, who was lured out of Notre Dame on a 10-year, $100 million contract designed to give him time to reinvent LSU football in his own image. did. Kerry’s staff only includes one assistant last season, his, but 16 transferred players have been brought in to fix a fluid roster.
One of those transfers was former Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels, who started after a tough competition in camp with Garrett Nussmeier. Achieved two TDSs, both going to Jenkins. Daniels also ran for 114 yards.
Another transfer, running Noah Kane (a Pennsylvania native), scored LSU’s first TD from a yard out on 4th down late in the 3rd quarter, making it 17-10.
Travis marched the Seminoles into the end zone, highlighted by Johnny Wilson’s 15-yard completion. DJ Randy ended the drive with a 1-yard TD run to make it 24-10 with 9:04 remaining.
LSU took the lone lead, 3-0, on the first possession. However, that drive stalled shortly after finishing from FSU 5 when first-year center Garrett Dillinger’s shotgun snapped into Daniels’ head in second.
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Florida State’s lead was just 7-3 at halftime after both teams missed red zone chances.
LSU’s line looked unprepared when the ball was snapped on a field goal attempt, and Jared Varse knifed past left tackle Cameron Wyer to block Damien Ramos’ kick. turned it off.
The Seminoles failed to seize the first chance of Malik Navers’ two muff punts, but FSU recovered with an LSU 16. The zone has become incomplete.
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Florida State: Travis’ numbers could have been better without the key drop. A combination of his scrambling and passing ability resulted in his fit with LSU’s defense showing up in more 392 net yards for the Seminoles than in the final score. However, the Seminoles’ inability to put away the game they were a superior team needs to be fixed.
LSU: The offensive line is still a work in progress and at times seemed like a drawback in the Tigers’ season opener. Daniels had a 91-yard lead over the Tigers’ rushers. Meanwhile, LSU may need to find a returner as he punts non-Nabers. LSU was lucky that the Seminoles had wasted both of his muffs.
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LSU: Starting defensive end Maason Smith left the game in the first quarter with a left knee injury. His knees appeared bent as he jumped close and came down awkwardly as the tackle was made.
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LSU lost their second defensive end when Alligay was ejected for a targeting foul on Travis as the QB released a touchdown pass in the third quarter.
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Florida: Visit Louisville to open ACC Slate on September 16th.
LSU: Host Southern on Saturday night.