Florida State tied for last place in ACC after embarrassing road loss at Stanford
By David Wasson
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Following a 20-13 overnight loss to Stanford, Florida State has now lost 4 straight ACC games and is tumbling headlong toward a coaching hot-seat situation of its own.
Mike Norvell, who is in his 6th season coaching the Seminoles, has now won just 5 of his team’s last 20 games and is 1-11 in ACC play in that time. Saturday night’s road loss at Stanford also puts Florida State tied for last in the 18-team conference alongside Boston College (1-3 overall, 0-4 ACC).
Florida State had its chances to take down the Cardinal (3-4, 2-2) in the fourth quarter. But Seminoles quarterback Tommy Castellanos was injured on a targeting call against Stanford’s Mitch Leigber with 2:14 to play. Backup Kevin Sperry navigated FSU the rest of the way, including on the game-ending drive that started at the FSU 20.
The Cardinal were flagged for pass interference with :02 to play when Sperry tried to hit Duce Robinson in the end zone, giving FSU a chance at one final untimed down at the Stanford 2. But Gavin Sawchuk got denied inches from the goal line after catching a short Sperry pass by the Cardinal.
Florida State is off this coming week, and returns to action at home against Wake Forest on Nov. 1.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
