The much-maligned FSU football defense once again put out a poor performance last week against UVA, letting up 21 fourth-quarter points to the Cavs in a demoralizing loss. While the ‘Noles did look better defensively for much of the game, their inability to sack Bryce Perkins and their very-bad zone defense allowed for Virginia to carve up the ‘Noles in the 4th quarter.
Another devasting blow came to the ‘Noles defense when it announced that junior Joshua Kaindoh would miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury. Kaindoh, who was a five-star recruit in the 2017 class, had been splitting the ‘rush end’ snaps with fellow junior Janarius Robinson.