TALLAHASSEE — FSU quarterback Sean Maguire was not fazed when he stepped inside of Death Valley.
Sure, Clemson's crowd was loud. Really loud. It affected Maguire and his teammates. And the Tigers' defense lived up to its lofty billing, routinely getting to Maguire and forcing him into some bad throws.
Maguire had his miscues but never crumbled in his first road start. In fact, he got better as the game progressed. FSU didn't win, but coach Jimbo Fisher learned something about his quarterback in this month's loss to top-ranked Clemson.
"I've been with young guys on the road in big-game situations where they come off like a deer in the headlights," Fisher said.