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FSU’s stunning loss to Jacksonville State leaves Seminoles searching for answers

After a week of optimism about the overall direction of the football program following a hard-fought overtime loss to Notre Dame in the season opener, Florida State now finds itself inexplicably facing a gloomy outlook for the future.

And all it took was six seconds to erase what many believed was the turning point for a program looking to return to national relevance.

That’s how long it took for Jacksonville State receiver Damond Philyaw-Johnson to bob-and-weave his way past several defenders 59 yards into the end zone for a game-winning touchdown with no time on the clock to give the Gamecocks a stunning 20-17 win over FSU Saturday night.