Unconquered.

[BuckeyeBoy315]

Your graphics are sick. I would just suggest making that font bigger!

[LopaKa]

go out there and take care of business, should be a fun 3-4 years with Jameis Winston

[GR5Noles]

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania -- Things certainly didn't go as planned for the Florida State Seminoles in this evening's season opener, but Jimbo Fisher's 'Noles found a way to salvage a victory.

"They kept fighting," said Fisher following the game. "They went down by 20 points on the road. They could have easily hung their heads and let the game slip away but they kept working hard and got what they deserved in the end. I can't say enough about how the boys fought tonight."

The Seminoles did indeed go down by three scores in the first half, in large part because of their inability to take care of the football offensively. An interception on the first drive, followed by a fumble on the second drive, and another interception early in the second quarter accounted for 13 of Pitt's first 20 points.

The first throw of Jameis Winston's Florida State career was extremely anti-climatic for Seminoles fans, as the redshirt freshman was intercepted by K'Waun Williams. After the Seminoles defense was able to hold Pitt to a field, Kenny Shaw fumbled on the ensuing Florida State possession, once again giving the Panthers a golden opportunity to score. However, Pitt's offense stalled out once again, as Florida State, luckily, trailed by only six after two turnovers.

Pitt forced the Seminoles to punt on their next possession, getting the ball back with 3:40 left in the first quarter. It wouldn't take long for the Panthers to rack up another score, as Pitt's own redshirt freshman quarterback, Chad Voytik, found Tyler Boyd on a 40 yard touchdown connection to give the home side a shocking 13-0 lead. As if the Seminoles weren't struggling enough, another arrant pass by Winston on the first play of the second quarter was picked off and returned 28 yards by Jahmahl Pardner for a touchdown, giving Pitt a 20-0 advantage.

However, Florida State was able to strike back late in the first half, finding pay dirt twice with the running game. After 3 turnovers in the first half, the Seminoles were extremely fortunate to be trailing by only two scores. Although James Wilder Jr. found the end zone for the second time with just under five minutes left in the third quarter, the Panthers answered right back, capping off an 80 yard drive with a touchdown reception by Ronald Jones from three yards out.

Despite three quarters of struggles, the Seminoles looked like a different football team in the final quarter. Winston's first touchdown pass of his career came on FSU's opening drive of the quarter, as Winston connected with Nick O'Leary for a 12 yard touchdown. Facing a six point deficit, the Seminoles were in need of a stop. On a converted 3rd down pass, Brandon Ifill put the ball on ground after a bone jarring hit by Nigel Terrell. LaMarcus Joyner picked up the loose ball and brought it back inside the Pitt 30. Just two plays later, Wilder pounded it over the goal line for this third score of the game, giving the Seminoles a one point lead.

The Panthers and Voytik took over with 5:44 remaining in the game. The drive started off ideally for the Panthers, as Voytik connected on crisp passes with Jones for two consecutive first downs. After another first down picked up on the ground by Isaac Bennett, Pitt looked to be rolling down the field. However, Pitt's fortunes turned on a dime. With pressure coming, Voytik failed to see Tyler Hunter drop back into coverage, and the junior defensive back intercepted the pass easily, ending Pittsburgh's hopes of an upset.

Although Winston struggled early on his debut, the promising Hueytown, Alabama product showed very impressive resolve, and with the help of Florida State's dominant running game, was able to guide the Seminoles to a comeback victory.

Florida State Seminoles at Pittsburgh Panthers
Sep 2, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#14 Florida State Seminoles (0-0)	0	14	7	14	--	35
Pittsburgh Panthers (0-0)	13	14	7	0	--	34

Florida State Seminoles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J.Winston 19/31 200 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J.Wilder Jr. 25 104 4.1 3 D.Freeman 10 66 6.6 0 J.Winston 8 50 6.2 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K.Shaw 7 77 11.0 0 C.Green 4 54 13.2 0 N.O'Leary 3 26 8.6 1 R.Greene 2 15 7.5 0 C.Abram 1 0 0.0 0 K.Benjamin 1 6 6.0 0 J.Wilder Jr. 1 23 23.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T.Brooks 9 0 0 0 T.Smith 8 0 0 0 K.Williams 8 0 0 0 D.McAllister 6 0 0 0 T.Hunter 4 0 1 0

Pittsburgh Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.Voytik 24/33 299 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD I.Bennett 21 109 5.1 0 C.Voytik 3 9 3.0 0 M.Crockett 2 5 2.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J.Holtz 7 62 8.8 0 T.Boyd 5 111 22.2 1 R.Jones 5 50 10.0 1 I.Bennett 3 22 7.3 0 D.Street 2 39 19.5 1 B.Ifill 1 9 9.0 0 D.Ford 1 6 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J.Hendricks 8 0 0 0 R.Vinopal 7 0 0 0 B.Murphy 6 0 0 0 S.Gordon 6 0 0 0 J.Pardner 1 0 1 1

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[GR5Noles]

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WEEK THREE PREVIEW: NEVADA vs. FLORIDA STATE
The Florida State Seminoles had an extremely close call in their season opener two weeks ago, narrowly avoiding an upset to the Pitt Panthers 35-34. Now, after a week off, the Seminoles will take the field for the first time at Doak Campbell Stadium this season in an attempt to improve to 2-0.

Coming into Tallahassee is the 1-1 Nevada Wolfpack. Led by playmaking quarterback Cody Fajardo, the Wolfpack run an uptempo offense from the pistol. Florida State's main objective will revolve around containing Fajardo and his ability to run. If the Seminoles can force the junior signal caller to throw the football, they should be on the receiving end of a few mistakes. While Fajardo has completed 61% of his passes through Nevada's first two games, he has thrown 3 interceptions as opposed to 2 touchdowns.

The Seminoles came into the season boasting yet another highly regarded defense. Although the defense, now under the guidance of new defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt, didn't show it's ability in the first half of the Pittsburgh game, the defensive unit stepped up and locked down the Panthers in the second half. Led by senior leaders Christian Jones, Telvin Smith, and LaMarcus Joyner, the Seminoles shut out Pitt in the final period and forced two game-changing turnovers down the stretch, which ultimately decided the outcome of the contest.

Like the defense, the offense struggled from the start as well. Jameis Winston tossed two early interceptions against the Panthers, but rebounded to be instrumental in Florida State's 20 point comeback. Once Winston began to pick apart the Pitt defense, Winston and the rest of the Florida State offense, particularly the rushing attack, had their way. Winston threw a touchdown to Nick O'Leary in the 4th quarter while James Wilder Jr. ran for over 100 yards and had 3 touchdowns for the game. Between Wilder, Winston, and Devonta Freeman, the Seminoles had over 200 yards on the ground.

If the Florida State running game can continue to click, it will certainly open things up for Winston through the air. Look for the Seminoles to try to establish the run early against a mediocre Nevada defense in hopes of setting up easy throws for their star freshman signal caller. Even if the Seminoles struggle for the second straight game, their talent alone should help them get by a relatively weak Nevada squad.

PREDICTION: Florida State 34-10 Nevada