The Syracuse Orange (3-5, 0-4) and the Florida State Seminoles (4-4, 3-3) came into Saturday’s contest each needing a win to keep their postseason chances looking more optimistic. And for the Seminoles, there was the additional task of staving off rumors of coach Willie Taggart reaching the end of the road with the team.
FSU’s early offensive output put the Orange behind the 8-ball shortly after kickoff, And despite the final score of 35-17, the game wasn’t as close as advertised, with SU’s slide continuing for another week.
1. (14:57 - 1st) 2nd & 10 at Syracuse’s 25-yard line: Starting a game with a sack on the first play isn’t what Syracuse had drawn up.