TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After four games of undeniable progress, No. 23 Florida State ran into a harsh reality Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium.
The Seminoles are better than they used to be but still not good enough to be considered among the ACC’s elite again. That was evident in their 31-21 loss to No. 22 Wake Forest, not only in the final score but how it happened.
The biggest issue for FSU (4-1, 2-1 ACC) was its play along the lines, summed up by two stats from ESPN. The first: 3.0, as in the number of yards Wake Forest (4-1, 1-1) averaged per carry before FSU’s defense made contact. The Demon Deacons entered the nation 119th nationally in that category, yet they pushed the Seminoles’ front around.
