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Oct. 22---College Football---
Florida State 55 ... Duke 24---College Football---
Drew Weatherford threw two first half touchdown passes and Antone Smith ran for two scores in the easy FSU win. Greg Carr caught touchdowns passes from 12, 25 and 12 yards out for the Noles helping to keep Duke at bay. The Blue Devils got two touchdowns from Justin Boyle and a 78-yard scoring run form Requan Boyette in the fourth quarter. ---College Football---
Player of the game: Florida State WR Greg Carr caught six passes fro 95 yards and three touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: Florida State - Passing: Drew Weatherford, 24-32, 275 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT---College Football---
Rushing: Antone Smith, 7-76, 2 TD. Receiving: Greg Carr, 6-95, 3 TD---College Football---
Duke - Passing: Zack Asack, 9-18, 52---College Football---
Rushing: Requan Boyette, 10-123, 1 TD. Receiving: Marcus Jones, 3-29---College Football---
What to take away from this game: If it's ever possible to not be happy with a 55-24 win, this week's performance against Duke was it with 11 penalties and no running game. Drew Weatherford had a strong game, and Greg Carr was excellent as the team's number one weapon, but it has to be a concern that Lorenzo Booker and Leon Washington did next to nothing outside of a short Booker touchdown. On the plus side, Xavier Lee looked excellent completing ten of 17 for 199 yards with two touchdowns when he got his chance. ---College Football---
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Oct. 15
Virginia 26 ... Florida State 21---College Football---
Virginia took a 26-10 lead helped by two Marques Hagans touchdown passes and four Connor Hughes field goals, but the defense had to hang on for dear life as Florida State got a 22-yard touchdown pass to Chris Davis and a 32-yard Gary Cismesia field goal to pull within five. The Noles had one last chance, but Drew Weatherford's first pass was picked off by Tony Franklin to seal the win. FSU's other touchdown came on a 58-yard Lorenzo Booker run in the first quarter. Virginia was held to 20 yards rushing.
Player of the game: Virginia QB Marques Hagans completed 27 of 36 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns.---College Football---
Stat Leaders: Florida State - Passing: Drew Weatherford, 35-59, 377 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT---College Football---
Rushing: Lorenzo Booker, 7-69, 1 TD. Receiving: Willie Reid, 7-100---College Football---
Virginia - Passing: Marques Hagans, 27-36, 306 yds, 2 TD---College Football---
Rushing: Wali Lundy, 9-26. Receiving: Jonathan Stupar, 5-66, 1 TD---College Football---
What to take away from this game: Drew Weatherford might have thrown three interceptions against Virginia, but he didn't get a whole bunch of help. The team played one of the most immature games in the Bobby Bowden era with 13 penalties for 123 yards, along with a first-class hissy fit thrown by WR Fred Rouse on the sidelines that appeared to distract the team for a good part of the third quarter. The coaching staff appears to have completely abandoned the ground game with Lorenzo Booker and Leon Washington combining for a mere 15 carries. They're putting all their eggs in the Weatherford basket. ---College Football---
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Oct. 8
Florida State 41 ... Wake Forest 24---College Football---
Drew Weatherford threw three touchdowns and ran for another, but the Noles were in a fight until the fourth quarter. A 31-yard Chris Barclay touchdown run at the end of the third quarter cut the FSU lead to 20-16, but Weatherford responded with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Fred Rouse. Leon Washington took a pass 61 yards for a score, and the game was over. The Demon Deacons were able to run for 247 yards and rolled up 415 yards of offense, but FSU gained 587 yards. ---College Football---
Player of the game: Florida State QB Drew Weatherford completed 20 of 31 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for a score. ---College Football---
Stat Leaders: Florida State - Passing: Drew Weatherford, 20-31, 351 yds, 3 TD ---College Football---
Rushing: Lorenzo Booker, 11-94. Receiving: Decody Fagg, 5-42---College Football---
Wake Forest - Passing: Cory Randolph, 17-24, 131 yds---College Football---
Rushing: Chris Barclay, 21-125, 1 TD. Receiving: Demir Boldin, 4-58---College Football---
What to take away from this game: The Noles really have to start running more. Drew Weatherford was strong against Wake Forest, and the receivers, led by the emergence of Greg Carr, are looking better and better, but Lorenzo Booker and Leon Washington are too good to only be getting a combined 22 carries. Booker averaged 8.5 yards per carry and Washington averaged 7.9 yards per run. It would be nice to see FSU dominate for a full sixty minutes, but 5-0 is 5-0.
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Oct. 1
Florida State 38 ... Syracuse 14---College Football---
Drew Weatherford threw three touchdown passes and ran for another in the easy Florida State win. The Noles were up 24-0 before Syracuse got on the board with a Perry Patterson two-yard touchdown run. Lorenzo Booker put it well out of reach with a 71-yard touchdown catch. FSU outgained Syracuse 512 yards to 234.---College Football---
Player of the game: Florida State QB Drew Weatherford completed 17 of 26 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns with an interception and ran for a short score.---College Football---
Stat Leaders: Syracuse - Passing: Perry Patterson, 14-25, 189 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT---College Football---
Rushing: Dominic Rhodes, 15-44. Receiving: Dominic Rhodes, 4-70---College Football---
Florida State - Passing: Drew Weatherford, 17-26, 234 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT---College Football---
Rushing: Leon Washington, 9-38. Receiving: Willie Reid, 5-70, 1 TD---College Football---
What to take away from this game: Florida State didn't look perfect against Syracuse with an average performance from the rushing game and too many penalties, but it's hard to argue with the results. Drew Weatherford took yet another big step in his development able to connect with his receivers and let them do the work. It helps to have a playmaker like Lorenzo Booker to hit the home runs when needed. The defense did a great job of forcing bad plays with four takeaways while holding SU to 1.5 yards per carry.
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Sept. 17
Florida State 28 ... Boston College 17---College Football---
FSU LB A.J. Nicholson picked off a pass on the first play of the game and took it for a score, and then the Noles capitalized on a second turnover to go up 14-0 on a 20-yard pass to Greg Carr. Boston College came back highlighted by a 14-yard touchdown pass to Will Blackmon for a 17-14 halftime lead, but starting quarterback Quinton Porter went out with an ankle injury and it all went downhill from there. Carr caught his second touchdown pass of the game on a five yarder, while Lorenzo Booker put it away on a four-yard run with under four minutes to play. BC got close, but a late Seminole goal line stand ended any comeback hopes. ---College Football---
Player of the game: Florida State LB A.J. Nicholson made 17 tackles, two interceptions and returned a pick for a touchdown. ---College Football---
Stat Leaders: BC - Passing: Quinton Porter, 20-31, 151 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT---College Football---
Rushing: L.V. Whitworth, 23-77, 1 TD. Receiving: Larry Lester, 5-55---College Football---
Florida State - Passing: Drew Weatherford, 20-38, 243 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT---College Football---
Rushing: Leon Washington, 5-24. Receiving: Decody Fagg & Chris Davis, 4-53---College Football---
What to take away from this game: For the second straight big game, Florida State showed some major problems yet still came away with the win. Where was the Seminole running game? It was nowhere to be found, but fortunately, the defense stiffened up and Drew Weatherford might have had his coming out party. It appears obvious that Xavier Lee isn't even a thought for the gameplan at this point. This is Weatherford's team. The defense struggled early on (at least, after the first few plays), but it pounced once BC had to turn to a backup quarterback.---College Football---
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Sept. 10
Florida State 62 ... The Citadel 10---College Football---
The Citadel made it interesting early on a 70-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Vincent Hill for a 10-3 early lead, but the Seminoles finally took over scoring 49 second half points as Drew Weatherford finished with two touchdown passes and Leon Washington, Lorenzo Booker and Antone Smith ran for short touchdown runs. Xavier Lee came on to throw a touchdown pass and run for another. Greg Carr made two scoring grabs. ---College Football---
Player of the game: Florida State QB Drew Weatherford completed 26 of 37 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. ---College Football---
Stat Leaders: The Citadel - Passing: Duran Lawson, 14-25, 56 yds, 1 INT---College Football---
Rushing: Duran Lawson, 11-28. Receiving: Rontreal Tyler, 4-12---College Football---
Florida State - Passing: Drew Weatherford, 26-37, 342 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT---College Football---
Rushing: Lorenzo Booker, 4-53, 1 TD. Receiving: Chris Davis, 9-125---College Football---
What to take away from this game: Florida State's quarterbacks needed this easy tune-up against The Citadel to show that they can actually play a little bit. Drew Weatherford wasn't always sharp in the beginning, but he found his groove and ended up working the ball around to several receivers. Is this game going to be enough to carry Weatherford and Xavier Lee to a win against a solid Boston College defense next week? Even after this blowout, the jury is still out. ---College Football---
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Sept. 5---College Football---
Florida State 10 ... Miami 7---College Football---
For a change in this classic series, Miami's special teams let them down from missed plays from kick returner Devin Hester to botched snaps and holds on field goals including one late in the fourth quarter on a game-tying field goal attempt; Florida State was able to run out the clock. The Seminoles scored all ten of their points in the first quarter on a one-yard James Coleman touchdown run and a 37-ard Gary Cismesia field goal, and then turned the game over to the defense which sacked Miami QB Kyle Wright nine times. Miami's points came on a 34-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Moore in the second quarter.
Player of the game: The entire Florida State defense for its pressure in the backfield and holding the Miami offense to seven points. ---College Football---
Stat Leaders: Miami - Passing: Kyle Wright, 16-28, 230 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT---College Football---
Rushing: Tyrone Moss, 23-102. Receiving: Ryan Moore, 3-69, 1 TD---College Football---
Florida State - Passing: Drew Weatherford, 7-24, 67 yds, 1 INT---College Football---
Rushing: Lorenzo Booker, 12-63. Receiving: Lorenzo Booker, 4-33---College Football---
What to take away from this game: It might have been ugly and the offense might have struggled, but a win over Miami is a win over Miami. Now the Noles can use the Citadel game to figure out its quarterback situation. Drew Weatherford didn't look the slightest bit sharp, but the Florida State wide receivers didn't appear ready for primetime against the Miami secondary. The defense was unbelievable and flies around as well as any D in college football will this year. The 1-2 running back punch of Lorenzo Booker and Leon Washington will be unstoppable.---College Football---
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2005 Schedule---College Football---
Sept. 3 – Miami (10-1, 7-1 in ACC) – Offense: The Cane offense is long on great prospects, but short on proven production. Unlike last year when the attack relied on experience over potential, players like QB Kyle Wright, RB Tyrone Moss and WR Lance Leggett have more excitement around them and have more NFL potential. Moss and Leggett have given a glimpse of what they can do, but Wright, or Kirby Freeman, has to show the maturity and poise to handle one of college football's most glamorous and highly scrutinized positions. The offensive line will be more than solid, but it needs Eric Winston and Tyler McMeans to return to pre-injury form.---College Football---
Defense: This will be one of the best defenses in the country, if not the best. The only concern is with a run defense that was surprisingly soft last year allowing 155 yards per game. If that's tightened up, this will be a killer with 11 players returning who started six or more games last year. That doesn't include superstar Devin Hester taking over the full-time job at one of the corners. The linebacking corps has the potential to be one of Miami's best ever.---College Football---
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Sept. 17 – at Boston College (8-3, 5-3 in ACC) – Offense: The Eagle offense will be tough to stop in every phase if the receiving corps comes around. Larry Lester has to go from being a nice secondary target to a go-to receiver, while star corner Will Blackmon has to be a big-time threat. Quarterback Quinton Porter is back and ready to roar after redshirting last year using his experience and decision making ability to be a strong leader of the veteran attack. L.V Whitworth and Andre Callender form a strong 1-2 rushing punch behind the ACC's best line that returns all five starters.---College Football---
Defense: The Eagles will once again have a stingy defense after allowing a mere 333 yards and 17 points per game. The linebacking corps is terrific with all three starters returning led by weakside star Brian Toal. The line has tremendous potential working around All-American and future NFL millionaire Mathias Kiwanuka. Size is the only concern in a very productive secondary.---College Football---
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Oct. 1 - Syracuse (5-6, 4-3 in Big East) – Offense: The offense struggled way too much failing to get anything going in the passing game and finishing 100th in the nation in passing. Quarterbacks Perry Patterson and Joe Fields have to be more consistent, but they also need help with a young receiving corps that could struggle early on. The attack is being changed up a bit to throw it more in a West Coast attack, so the opportunities will be there. The offensive line is decent, but non-descript.---College Football------College Football---
Defense: The hiring of Greg Robinson as head coach should do nothing but help a defense that slipped into the abyss finishing 101st in the nation. There was little production against the run, nothing happening against the pass, and few clutch stops. There should be an improvement with a ton of returning experience led by a good-looking front seven. The corner is in the secondary where the corners have to make more plays after getting repeatedly torched last season.---College Football---
Oct. 8 - Wake Forest (5-6, 3-5 in ACC) - Offense: You know what you're getting from Wake Forest. It'll be another great rushing attack led by Chris Barclay and strong backups Micah Andrews and De'Angelo Bryant working behind an experienced, but inconsistent line. The passing game has weapons with most of the top receivers coming back, so now the key is finding a quarterback to get them the ball. Ben Mauk and Cory Randolph are average passers at best and will be in a battle for the starting spot up until the opener.---College Football---
Defense: The front seven will be the best in the Jim Grobe era with plenty of speed and good depth at almost every spot. The secondary will be the concern losing stars Eric King and Marcus McGruder from a group that wasn't all that great anyway. The safeties will have to be the strength early led by junior Josh Gattis, but the corners will have a hard time with several young players looking to find time.---College Football---
Oct. 15 – at Virginia (7-4, 4-4 in ACC) – Offense: The Cavaliers had one of the nation's best offenses ... against average teams. Lack of a deep threat receiver and inconsistency in the backfield led to problems against teams like Miami, Florida State and Virginia Tech. That should change now that quarterback Marques Hagans has a year of starting experience. The big, fast receivers should be better with more of a focus on the passing attack. The ground game will still be outstanding with Wali Lundy and Michael Johnson working behind a line that'll have to find a way to overcome the loss of Elton Brown and Zac Yarbrough.---College Football---
Defense: The defense won't be quite the killer it was last year, but it'll be strong led by future millionaires Ahmad Brooks and Kai Parham on the inside. Even though there aren't the stars of recent Cavalier defenses, there are plenty of great athletes and plenty of good, steady playmakers like Brennan Schmidt on the end and Tony Franklin at corner. There's decent depth everywhere.---College Football---
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Oct. 22 – at Duke (3-8, 0-8 in ACC) – Offense: The Blue Devils can go nowhere but up after finishing dead-last in total offense averaging 266 yards per game and averaging 16.6 points per outing. There's experience returning among the skill players with quarterback Mike Schneider returning for his third year as a starter getting two fantastic tight ends, Andy Roland and Ben Patrick, to work with. The backfield will be a strength as long as Cedric Dargan can stay healthy, but they won't produce much behind a rebuilding offensive line that returns one starter.---College Football---
Defense: The defense couldn't stop anyone's running game finishing 113th in the nation and allowed 426 yards per game of total offense. Expect that to change as the line has gone from a weakness to a strength with star tackle recruit Vince Oghobaase taking over in the middle along with the hopeful return of end Phillip Alexander from a broken leg. The secondary will be fine led by corner John Talley, but the linebackers will be a concern early until two new starters get their feet wet.---College Football---
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Oct. 29 – Maryland (6-5, 3-5 in ACC) - Offense: The Terp offense was non-existent for most of last year averaging a mere 298 yards and 17.7 points per game. Take out the 45-point explosion against woeful Temple and the 55-point destruction of Duke and Maryland would've averaged a mere 10.6 points per outing. Things won't be much better unless there's more production at quarterback. Sam Hollenbach will get the first look, but mobile Jordan Steffy and last year's starter, Joel Statham, will be in the hunt. There's little proven production from the rest of the skills spots, but there's a world of speed and athleticism. The line should be far better; the coaching staff raves about this group.---College Football---
Defense: Despite some huge losses (Shawne Merriman, Chris Kelley, Dominique Foxworth), last year's 21st best defense should turn out to be fine thanks to D'Qwell Jackson and a sensational linebacking corps. The back seven can move, and there might not be a faster cornerback pair in America than Gerrick McPhearson (4.28 40) and Josh Wilson (4.35). Pass rush is a concern without a true dominator to rely on, so the D will have to manufacture pressure early until young prospects like Trey Covington and Omar Savage can come through.---College Football---
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Nov. 5 - NC State (6-5, 3-5 in ACC) - Offense: All the offense had to do was be competent and not screw up so the defense could win games. It didn't happen with little consistent run production and 16 interceptions thrown from the quarterbacks. Things should be better as the line returned experienced and potentially much, much better after injuries struck just about everyone last year. The running game should shine with speedsters Darrell Blackman and Bobby Washington complementing power running Reggie Davis. The concern is the passing attack as QB Jay Davis has to be more consistent and a number one wide receiver has to emerge to take the place of Richard Washington.---College Football---
Defense: The defense was number one last year in the nation in total defense, number two in pass defense and number nine is pass defense. Even though most of the starting back seven is gone, this will still be an ultra-productive group thanks to the outstanding front four. Mario Williams and Manny Lawson form the nation's best defensive end pair, while tackles John McCargo and Tank Tyler are solid veterans. There's speed and athleticism in the back seven, but there has to be proven production early. This will be a much better defense in October than it will be in September.---College Football---
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Nov. 12 – at Clemson (6-5, 3-5 in ACC) – Offense: Former Toledo offensive coordinator Rob Spence will take over for Mike O'Cain after the Tiger attack finished 110th in the nation in offense and averaged a mere 21.45 points per game. The key will be an improvement on the line as the talent is there in the backfield and the receiving corps, even with the loss of top pass catcher Airese Currie, to see a night-and-day improvement. QB Charlie Whitehurst has to rebound after a lousy season, but he needs time to throw. The running game will be better with the expected emergence of RB Reggie Merriweather as a star for a full season.---College Football---
Defense: New defensive coordinator Vic Koenning should be able to keep things rolling after a fantastic 2004. Plenty of experience returns, but there are some huge losses hurt most by the departure of LB Leroy Hill and CB Justin Miller. The run defense should be solid with a good front four and solid, deep linebacking corps. Even with the early defection of Miller to the NFL, the secondary will be good if CB Sergio Gilliam can play well right away. CB Tye Hill and FS Jamaal Fudge will be among the ACC's best.
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Nov. 26 – at Florida (9-2, 6-2 in SEC) – Offense: Urban Meyer has always produced big-time offenses, but the NFL isn't exactly stocked with former Utah Utes (other than Alex Smith) and Bowling Green Falcons. Now he has some big-time talents to work with and the results are expected to be nothing less than incredible. QB Chris Leak appears to be ready to handle the responsibility of leading the new spread attack, even if he's not the perfect fit for it. The receiving corps should explode with Dallas Baker, Andre Caldwell and Chad Jackson all explosive home run hitters. If RB DeShawn Wynn can play up to his talent level, the backfield will be a strength. The starting five on the line will be great.---College Football---
Defense: Attack, attack, attack. Co-defensive coordinators Greg Mattison and Charlie Strong are going to bring the noise from all angles in an aggressive scheme to better utilize the great overall team speed. The first team should be great with the only potential hole at cornerback on the other side of Demetrice Webb, but the hope is for JUCO star Reggie Nelson to fill the void if Vernell Brown can't get the job done. The front seven is full of productive, active players that should be able to get into the backfield on a regular basis.---College Football---
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