Roll Tribe - BMott418's Florida State Seminoles (NCAA 13)

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Week 2 Preview

Headlines Of The Week:

#14 Iowa travels to Fort Worth to battle #18 TCU

Fort Worth, TX - In a battle of two BCS darkhorses, the 14th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes head down to Fort Worth, Texas to battle the #18 Texas Christian Horned Frogs to open the season for both teams.

Iowa finished 10-3 last season, while TCU finished 9-4. The Horned Frogs are lead by returning Heisman Trohpy winner, redshirt senior running back Waymon James. James let it be known that the Horned Frogs are looking for much more this season.

"We're not satisfied with just being ranked." James said. "We are gunning for the BCS title game."

After losing star quarterback James Vandenberg to graduation, the Hawkeyes put their offense in the hands of redshirt sophomore Jake Rudock. They also have their eyes on the BCS title despite having such a young offensive group.

#1 Florida State begins their title defense at home vs Washington

Tallahassee, Florida - EJ Manuel is gone due to graduation, along with many other leaders from last season Florida State national championship. This season, the Seminoles turn to a new leader of the tribe: Clint Trickett.

The Seminoles begin their championship defense at home against Keith Price and unranked Washington returning 13 of 22 starters. Trickett, who threw for 7 touchdown passes in relief of Manuel last season, enters his first season as the starter.

"These are big shoes to fill, for sure." Trickett said in an interview. "That said, I have no doubt in my mind that I can and will lead this team to another national championship."

Having two 1000-yard rushers return in juniors Devonta Freeman and James Wilder Jr. definitely help out Trickett's cause. Also returning offensively is John Mackey award finalist Nick O'Leary.

All in all, Trickett has the weapons to succeed, with a target on the back of the school, do they have enough left in the tank for a second straight title?

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Second Half Meltdown Dooms Huskies

Tallahassee, Florida - Everything that could have gone right for the Washington Huskies went right in the first half as they took on the top ranked team in the nation. Someone should have told them that there are two halves in a football game.

After starting the game off very well, scoring on each one of their four first half drives, Keith Price and the Huskies offense went completely dry. Price threw all five of his interceptions in the second half, three of which were taken back for touchdowns, as the Florida State Seminoles erase a 10 point deficit to blow out the Huskies, 55-24.

Quarterback Clint Trickett had a great day, going 18 for 26 and throwing for 293 yards, two touchdowns and just one interception.

The normally explosive Florida State running game was quiet, as running back Devonta Freeman ran for 68 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, with James Wilder Jr. adding 19 yards on five carries.

The Huskies first half was impressive, as they kept the game close for most of it, even scoring 21 unanswered at one point. After halftime, things went south for them.

Price was intercepted by cornerback Kelvin Smith, who returned it for a go-ahead touchdown on the first play from scrimmage in the second half. The Seminoles never looked back.

Cornerbacks Xavier Rhodes and Tyler Hunter both also have interceptions returned for touchdowns, and the Huskies never were able to recover.

Washington Huskies at Florida State Seminoles
Aug 31, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Huskies (0-1 (0-0))	10	14	0	0	24
#1 Florida State Seminoles (1-0 (0-0))	14	7	17	17	55

Team Stats Comparison
	WASH	FSU
Total Offense	289	376
Rushing Yards	149	83
Passing Yards	140	293
First Downs	14	13
Punt Return Yards	18	30
Kick Return Yards	201	92
Total Yards	508	498
Turnovers	5	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-11	4-12
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	3/0
Penalties	0-0	5-65
Posession Time	14:04	17:56

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WASH	FSU
6:38	(FSU) Greene 59 Pass From Trickett (Walker Kick)	0	7
3:39	(WASH) Coons 46 FG	3	7
1:39	(FSU) Shaw 4 Pass From Trickett (Walker Kick)	3	14
1:00	(WASH) Sankey 56 Run (Coons Kick)	10	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WASH	FSU
5:59	(WASH) Hartvigson 5 Pass From Price (Coons Kick)	17	14
2:40	(WASH) Jones 18 Pass From Price (Coons Kick)	24	14
1:42	(FSU) Freeman 1 Run (Walker Kick)	24	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WASH	FSU
7:47	(FSU) K. Smith 40 Interception Return (Walker Kick)	24	28
3:48	(FSU) Walker 48 FG	24	31
3:17	(FSU) Rhodes 25 Interception Return (Walker Kick)	24	38
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WASH	FSU
6:51	(FSU) Freeman 1 Run (Walker Kick)	24	45
6:24	(FSU) Hunter 49 Interception Return (Walker Kick)	24	52
:04	(FSU) Walker 38 FG	24	55

Washington Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT K. Price 12/29 130 2 5 D. Brown 2/2 10 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Sankey 13 117 9.0 1 K. Price 7 -27 -3.8 0 J. Callier 5 21 4.2 0 K. Williams 1 38 38.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Seferian 4 40 10.0 0 B. Sankey 3 2 0.6 0 J. Jones 3 59 19.6 1 K. Smith 1 15 15.0 0 M. Reynolds 1 0 0.0 0 M. Hartvigson 1 5 5.0 1 K. Williams 1 19 19.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Timu 11 0 1 0 S. Parker 9 0 0 0 J. Shirley 5 2 0 0 L. Lagafuaina 3 1 0 0 D. Shelton 2 1 0 0

Florida State Seminoles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Trickett 18/26 293 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Freeman 19 68 3.5 2 C. Trickett 6 -4 -0.6 0 J. Wilder Jr. 5 19 3.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Shaw 4 59 14.7 1 R. Greene 3 76 25.3 1 W. Tye 2 5 2.5 0 W. Haulstead 2 24 12.0 0 C. Green 2 56 28.0 0 N. O'Leary 2 64 32.0 0 D. Hicks 1 0 0.0 0 J. Wilder Jr. 1 9 9.0 0 D. Freeman 1 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Smith 11 1 0 0 C. Jones 9 0 0 0 T. Hunter 6 1 1 1 K. Smith 5 0 1 1 N. Terrell 5 1 0 0 M. Edwards 3 1 0 0 B. Werner 3 1 0 0 K. Williams 2 0 1 0 X. Rhodes 1 0 2 1

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Week 2 Top 25 Results

#1 Florida State 55, Washington 24
#4 Wisconsin 31, Toledo 13
#16 Utah 22, Utah State 20
#11 Texas A&M 45, FCS East 12
#12 Oregon 45, FCS West 10
#21 Oklahoma State 34, FCS East 0
#24 LSU 24, Troy 7
#13 Tennessee 48, FCS Southeast 0
#23 Georgia 59, FCS Southeast 14
#6 Auburn 27, Pittsburgh 13
#8 Oklahoma 36, Virginia 10
#23 Clemson 61, FCS East 7
#17 Missouri 41, FCS Southeast 0
#5 Southern California 48, Hawai'i 14
#10 North Carolina 56, FCS Northwest 10
#25 Boise State 31, Florida International 20
#2 Notre Dame 51, California 31
#15 Arkansas 55, FCS Midwest 10
#18 TCU 27, #14 Iowa 20

Players Of The Week

QB Leon Blouin, Tulane - 22-32, 300 Yards, 15 Carries, 132 Yards, 6 Total Touchdowns vs UNLV (W 42-28)

CB Chris Parks, Southern Methodist - 3 Interceptions vs Baylor (W 45-28)

Week 3 Rankings

1. Florida State (41) 1-0 [at #15 TCU]
2. Notre Dame (20) 1-0 [at Michigan]
3. Texas 0-0 [vs Akron]
4. Wisconsin 1-0 [vs Washington State]
5. Southern California 1-0 [vs Cal]
6. Auburn 1-0 [vs Mississippi State]
7. Nebraska 0-0 [vs Utah State]
8. Oklahoma 1-0 [vs UCLA]
9. Kansas State 0-0 [vs #14 Arkansas]
10. North Carolina 1-0 [at Washington]
11. Texas A&M 1-0 [vs Vanderbilt]
12. Oregon 1-0 [vs Minnesota]
13. Tennessee 1-0 [at Illinois]
14. Arkansas 1-0 [at #9 Kansas State]
15. TCU 1-0 [vs #1 Florida State]
16. Utah 2-0 [vs Texas State]
17. Missouri 1-0 [vs Massachusetts]
18. Georgia Tech 0-0 [vs Oregon State]
19. Michigan State 1-0 [vs Miami (FL)]
20. Oklahoma State 1-0 [BYE]
21. Iowa 0-1 [at Iowa State]
22. Clemson 1-0 [at Texas Tech]
23. Georgia 1-0 [at San Diego State]
24. Louisiana State 1-0 [vs Miami (Ohio)]
25. Boise State 1-0 [vs Purdue]

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#1 Florida State heads to Fort Worth for battle with #15 TCU

Fort Worth, Texas - In their quest to repeat as BCS National Champions, the top-ranked Florida State Seminoles will battle the 15th-ranked Texas Christian Horned Frogs.

TCU comes off a big win over Iowa, but face a Seminole defense that forced five second half intercepts on their way to a 55-24 ousting of the Washington Huskies.

For TCU, their biggest threat is Heisman Trophy winner Waymon James, who ran for 106 yards on 17 carries last week. James is a back who can bust off big runs at will.

The Seminoles gave up 149 rushing yards last week, including a 56 yard touchdwon run by Huskies running back Bishop Sankey. Head coach Jimbo Fisher assures that the defense will be a lot better prepared this week.

"Last week was just a matter of Washington running the right plays at the right time." Fisher said. "We had a good week of practice defensively, and I don't expect this defense to let up very much on the ground.

Florida State's main concern offensively is running the ball. Devonta Freeman and James Wilder Jr. ran for a combined 87 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns. "There just wasn't a lot of running room throughout the course of the game, and the credit goes to their defensive coordinator." Freeman said. "This week should be a lot better for us when it comes to running the ball.

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#1 Florida State throttles #15 TCU; Wilder out indefinitely

Forth Worth, Texas - The top ranked team in the nation picked up right where they left off last week, this time, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Despite losing Clint Trickett (9-16, 114 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT) to a concussion late in the second quarter, the Florida State Seminoles put up 28 second half points en route to a huge 48-10 victory over the Texas Christian Horned Frogs.

Backup quarterback Jameis Winston went 4 for 5 with 73 yards, and also ran for 77 yards on 7 carries in relief of Trickett, who was rocked on an interception that was returned for the Horned Frogs only touchdown.

Another huge injury came late in the fourth quarter, as running back James Wilder Jr. (11 carries, 91 yards, 2 TDs) dislocated his elbow. Wilder is expected to be out indefinitely, but won't be medically redshirted.

The running game was a lot more effective this game, as Devonta Freeman ran for 86 yards on 15 carries, and also caught two touchdown passes. Sophomore running back Mario Pender ran for 82 yards on five carries and a late touchdown to round up the scoring.

Casey Pachall had a horrible game, throwing five interceptions and no touchdown passes. Heisman Trophy Winner Waymon James was also held in check, only carrying the ball 8 times for 44 yards. TCU held the ball for just under 10 minutes in this game.

Florida State Seminoles at TCU Horned Frogs
Sep 9, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Florida State Seminoles (2-0 0-0)	10	10	21	7	48
#15 TCU Horned Frogs (1-1 0-0)	0	7	3	0	10

Team Stats Comparison
	FSU	TCU
Total Offense	517	170
Rushing Yards	330	40
Passing Yards	187	130
First Downs	21	7
Punt Return Yards	3	17
Kick Return Yards	52	186
Total Yards	572	373
Turnovers	2	6
3rd Down Converstion	5-11	1-8
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	0/1
Penalties	4-51	2-6
Posession Time	22:27	9:33

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FSU	TCU
2:56	(FSU) Freeman 14 Pass From Trickett (Walker Kick)	7	0
1:16	(FSU) Walker 24 FG	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FSU	TCU
4:35	(FSU) Freeman 48 Pass From Trickett (Walker Kick)	17	0
:24	(TCU) Anderson 38 Interception Return (DeNucci Kick)	17	7
:00	(FSU) Walker 38 FG	20	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FSU	TCU
5:08	(FSU) Wilder Jr. 8 Run (Walker Kick)	27	7
2:55	(FSU) Wilder Jr. 7 Run (Walker Kick)	34	7
2:16	(FSU) K. Smith 43 Interception Return (Walker Kick)	41	7
:35	(TCU) DeNucci 33 FG	41	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FSU	TCU
6:13	(FSU) Pender 39 Run (Walker Kick)	48	10

Florida State Seminoles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Trickett 9/16 114 2 1 J. Winston 4/5 73 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Freeman 15 86 5.7 0 J. Wilder Jr. 11 91 8.2 2 J. Winston 7 77 11.0 0 C. Trickett 6 -8 -1.3 0 M. Pender 5 82 16.4 1 J. Coker 1 7 7,0 0 J. Haggins 1 -5 -5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Freeman 4 90 22.5 2 R. Greene 2 20 10.0 0 W. Tye 2 11 5.5 0 N. O'Leary 2 20 10.0 0 J. Haggins 1 14 14.0 0 C. Green 1 25 25.0 0 K. Shaw 1 7 7.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K. Williams 5 0 0 0 X. Rhodes 3 0 2 0 K. Smith 3 0 2 1 L. Joyner 2 0 1 0

TCU Horned Frogs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Pachall 13/31 130 0 5 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W. James 8 44 5.5 0 C. Pachall 1 -4 -4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD W. James 4 13 3.2 0 M. Benjamin 3 41 13.6 0 D. Porter 2 22 11.0 0 B. Carter 2 44 22.0 0 G. Gilbert 1 -1 -1.0 0 S. Bryant 1 11 11.0 0 C. White 0 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Thomas 11 0 0 0 K. White 11 0 0 0 D. Gildon 10 0 0 0 S. Maponga 7 2 0 0 J. Anderson 5 2 1 1 J. Lewis 4 1 0 0 D. Johnson 3 1 0 0

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Week 3 Top 25 Results

#1 Florida State 48, #15 TCU 19
#12 Oregon 37, Minnesota 17
#4 Southern California 55, California 0
Iowa State 16, #21 Iowa 10
#22 Clemson 45, Texas Tech 34
Illinois 31, #13 Tennessee 27
Purdue 49, #25 Boise State 33
Utah State 39, #7 Nebraska 32
#11 Texas A&M 28, Vanderbilt 0
#14 Arkansas 24, #9 Kansas State 21
#4 Wisconsin 48, Washington State 7
#16 Utah 49, Texas State 17
#3 Texas 38, Akron 7
Mississippi State 21, #6 Auburn 14
#17 Missouri 42, Massachusetts 10
#23 Georgia 31, San Diego State 14
#18 Georgia Tech 45, Oregon State 14
#10 North Carolina 27, Washington 17
#24 LSU 38, Miami (OH) 19
Michigan 38, #2 Notre Dame 21
#19 Michigan State 27, Miami (FL) 24

Players Of The Week

WR Keenan Holman, Southern Methodist
24 Catches, 297 Yards, 4 Touchdowns vs Navy (W 38-35)

LOLB Zach Daugherty, New Mexico
4 Tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 Sack, 1 INT

Week 4 Rankings

1. Florida State (33) 2-0 [@ #5 UNC]
2. Texas (24) 1-0 [vs Southern Mississippi]
3. Wisconsin (1) 2-0 [vs Oregon State]
4. USC (2) 2-0 [BYE]
5. North Carolina (1) 2-0 [vs #1 Florida State]
6. Texas A&M 2-0 [@ South Carolina]
7. Arkansas 2-0 [@ Alabama]
8. Oregon 2-0 [vs Massachusetts]
9. Notre Dame 1-1 [vs #16 Michigan State]
10. Kansas State 0-1 [vs Kent State]
11. Utah 3-0 [BYE]
12. Oklahoma 1-1 [BYE]
13. Missouri 2-0 [vs Kentucky]
14. Auburn 1-1 [vs Stanford]
15. Georgia Tech 1-0 [vs Memphis]
16. Michigan State 2-0 [@ #9 Notre Dame]
17. Oklahoma State 1-0 [vs Boise State]
18. Michigan 1-1 [vs Central Michigan]
19. TCU 1-1 [vs Baylor]
20. Clemson 2-0 [BYE]
21. Mississippi State 2-0 [vs New Mexico
22. Georgia 2-0 [@ Ole Miss]
23. UCLA 2-0 [vs Washington State]
24. LSU 2-0 [BYE]
25. Tennessee 1-1 [@ Florida]

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#1 Florida State @ #5 North Carolina: ACC Championship Preview?

Tallahassee, Florida - Arguably the best two teams in the ACC go to battle this Saturday.

This conference opening game between the top-ranked Florida State Seminoles and the fifth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels is seen by many as a possible ACC Championship preview.

These two teams did not meet last season when Florida State won the national championship. The last time they played was in 2010, when North Carolina was able to edge Florida State for a 37-35 victory.

This game not only carries ACC implications, but BCS implications as well, with both of these teams in the top 5 of the coaches poll.

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#1 Florida State holds off #5 North Carolina for 19th straight win

Chapel Hill, North Carolina - While this game was only a possible preview of the ACC Championship game, it had the atmosphere of the actual game.

Top ranked Florida State survived early miscues, including a fumble on the opening kickoff, and an early 14 point lead to beat fifth-ranked North Carolina, 49-34.

Wide receiver Rashad Greene had a great game, catching five passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns, including a 71 yard catch to put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.

Running back Devonta Freeman ran for 90 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries, and back-up running back Mario Pender ran for a career-high 129 yards on 22 carries to lead the Seminole rushing attack.

The Tar Heels fought hard, but the Seminole defense in the second half was smothering as usual. Quarterback Bryn Renner finished 218 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions in a losing effort.

Florida State Seminoles at North Carolina Tar Heels
Sep 14, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Florida State Seminoles (3-0 1-0)	14	14	14	7	49
#5 North Carolina Tar Heels (2-1 0-1)	14	10	7	3	34

Team Stats Comparison
	FSU	UNC
Total Offense	469	374
Rushing Yards	238	156
Passing Yards	231	218
First Downs	18	16
Punt Return Yards	14	4
Kick Return Yards	144	182
Total Yards	627	560
Turnovers	1	5
3rd Down Converstion	8-13	4-7
4th Down Conversion	1-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/0	4/1
Penalties	5-63	3-22
Posession Time	21:58	10:02

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FSU	UNC
7:49	(UNC) Bernard 15 Run (Moore Kick)	0	7
3:12	(UNC) Thorpe 19 Pass From Renner (Moore Kick)	0	14
2:28	(FSU) Freeman 12 Run (Walker Kick)	7	14
:36	(FSU) Joyner 70 Fumble Return (Walker Kick)	14	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FSU	UNC
7:46	(UNC) Moore 50 FG	14	17
3:10	(UNC) Wilkins 4 Pass From Renner (Moore Kick)	14	24
1:37	(FSU) Freeman 17 Run (Walker Kick)	21	24
:11	(FSU) Freeman 3 Run (Walker Kick)	28	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FSU	UNC
6:12	(UNC) Morris 1 Run (Moore Kick)	28	31
4:24	(FSU) Greene 29 Pass From Trickett	35	31
2:47	(FSU) Wood 8 Run (Walker Kick)	42	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FSU	UNC
7:51	(UNC) Moore 27 FG	42	34
6:19	(FSU) Greene 71 Pass From Trickett (Walker Kick)	49	34

Florida State Seminoles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Trickett 13/24 231 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Pender 22 129 5.8 0 D. Freeman 13 90 6.9 3 C. Trickett 7 7 1.0 0 J. Wood 3 12 4.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Greene 5 173 34.6 2 D. Freeman 3 17 5.6 0 W. Tye 3 16 5.3 0 W. Haulstead 1 9 9.0 0 N. O'Leary 1 16 16.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. Joyner 7 1 0 1 T. Hunter 7 1 0 0 K. Smith 5 0 1 0 X. Rhodes 4 0 1 0 C. Jones 1 0 1 0

North Carolina Tar Heels PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Renner 15/25 218 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Blue 9 73 8.1 0 B. Renner 9 35 3.8 0 G. Bernard 6 47 7.8 1 R. Morris 1 1 1.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD G. Ivery 4 60 15.0 0 R. Wilkins 4 69 17.2 1 T. Thorpe 3 51 17.0 1 A. Blue 2 -3 -1.5 0 J. King 1 16 16.0 0 G. Bernard 1 25 25.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Price 12 0 0 0 D. Bunn 10 0 0 0 K. Martin 6 2 0 0