Jacksonville State coach John Grass gathered his team into a loose huddle inside Doak Walker Stadium late Saturday night only moments after they'd pulled off arguably the most stunning upset of the young football season, beating Florida State 20-17 in Tallahassee. Down 10 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Gamecocks came roaring back, winning on an improbable 59-yard touchdown pass as time expired.
The little FCS program from North Alabama had finally done it. After years of punching above its weight and coming up short of taking down the Goliaths of college football, JSU had not only beaten an FBS team, but a Power 5 program as well.