Florida State beats Wake Forest on late TD for 1st win

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Florida State's young quarterback had struggled much of the day. And the winless Seminoles -- dinged up with injuries and struggling to keep Wake Forest's defensive front out of the backfield -- were on the edge of adding to a month's worth of misery.

Instead, they finally figured a way out.

James Blackman connected with Auden Tate on a 40-yard touchdown throw with 53 seconds left, helping Florida State rally past Wake Forest 26-19 on Saturday for its first win.

It wasn't a performance in line with the preseason expectations that had FSU starting the year as the nation's No. 3-ranked team and the Atlantic Coast Conference favorite. FSU coach Jimbo Fisher didn't care,…