MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Travis threw a few landing passes, Trey Benson ran for 128 yards and two scores as Florida Condition grew to become bowl-suitable with a 45-3 rout above Miami on Saturday night.
The Seminoles (6-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coastline Conference) outgained the Hurricanes (4-5, 2-3) 456-188 and ended up by no means threatened right after a 31-3 lead at halftime.
Travis done 10 of 12 passes for 202 yards right before getting removed early in the fourth quarter. Florida Condition exceeded 200 yards rushing for the fourth straight match with 225.
Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke re-aggravated an injuries to his ideal throwing shoulder early in the second quarter. Van Dyke, who initial sustained the injury from Duke on Oct. 22 and skipped the following match, favored his shoulder with out get in touch with soon after an incomplete go. He returned for the up coming generate but remaining for fantastic just after a further errant move skipped its target.
It was the Hurricanes’ fourth straight reduction at property, their longest skid in a year given that 1973. They also have not scored a landing in nine consecutive quarters.
The Seminoles finished their initially two drives on Travis’ landing passes to Ontaria Wilson and DJ Lundy. Travis linked with Wilson for 56 yards 1:38 into the match, then identified Lundy open in the finish zone for a 2-yard rating. Lundy, a linebacker, was used in the small-yardage scenario.
Benson’s touchdown runs from 13 yards and 1 lawn in the second quarter created it 28-3.
The Hurricanes drove to the Florida State 2-garden line late in the 3rd quarter but freshman quarterback Jacurri Brown failed to retrieve a lousy snap from middle that dropped 23 yards with Jarred Verse recovering the ball for the Seminoles.
Travis threw his third landing go, an 8-property completion to Camren McDonald on the 1st enjoy of the fourth quarter.
Andres Borregales capped the Hurricanes’ opening generate of the video game with a season-higher 47-yard area purpose.
THE TAKEAWAY
The Seminoles are likely to a bowl game for the 1st time considering that 2019. It is a major stage in the rebuilding approach for the Seminoles, who went 3-6 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and 5-7 final year. FSU shed the Solar Bowl to Arizona Condition in 2019, did not qualify for a bowl in 2018 and bought its most latest postseason win by topping Southern Miss at the 2017 Independence Bowl.
Miami: The route to the postseason receives quite intricate now for the Hurricanes, who require to go 2-1 in their remaining 3 game titles just to complete 6-6 and fulfill the minimum common for bowl eligibility. And contemplating one of all those video games is versus Clemson, the Hurricanes essentially have no much more room for mistake.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Florida Point out obtained a compact total of notice from AP Prime 25 voters very last week, but however has a extensive way to go to get back again into the rankings. Miami hasn’t been ranked considering that late September and in all probability has no likelihood of transforming that by season’s conclusion.
UP Subsequent
Florida State: The Seminoles take a look at Syracuse on Nov. 12 for their final highway excursion of the common time. They end at dwelling in opposition to Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 19) and Florida (Nov. 26).
Miami: The Hurricanes take a look at Ga Tech on Nov. 12, then go to Clemson on Nov. 19 ahead of the normal-year finale at property in opposition to Pitt on Nov. 26.
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