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FSU Football: Fans React To Lackluster Win Over Wake Forest

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 1:01 a.m. ET

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Oct 15, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles wide receiver Auden Tate (81) is tackled by Wake Forest Demon Deacons safety Josh Okonye (24) during the game at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports

FSU football got a win over the visiting Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday afternoon in Doak Campbell Stadium. However, it wasn’t pretty at all.

FSU football was favored by 23.5 points against Wake Forest, and didn’t come close to covering the spread on Saturday afternoon.

The ‘Noles won 17-6 in a game that saw the defense make strides, but the offense to look awful majority of the day.

Deondre Francois continues to take a beating as the offensive line is like a sieve for opposing players run through.

FSU led 10-3 at halftime and the fans were not happy with the team’s performance on the day, but there were some bright spots on the defense.

True freshman Dontavious Jackson made his first career start at linebacker and opened the game with a tackle for a loss. Ermon Lane continued to look good at safety

Let’s take a look at some of the fan reaction on Twitter.

Nov 7, 2015; Clemson, SC, USA; Florida State Seminoles wide receiver Ermon Lane (1) prior to the game against the Clemson Tigers at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports

The Good

Next: The Bad

Nov 14, 2015; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook (4) celebrates a touchdown with offensive lineman Alec Eberle (54) and offensive lineman Chad Mavety (55) during the second half of the game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports

The Bad

Next: Final Thoughts

Dec 31, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida State Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher reacts after quarterback Sean Maguire (not pictured) threw an interception in the third quarter against Houston Cougars in the 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome. The Cougars won 38-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

Final Thoughts

Did you notice a common theme? The defense played well for the most part and didn’t give up a touchdown for the first time all season.

They held Wake Forest to 3.81 yards per play which is a yard below their season average. It was also promising that the result came against a spread offense. Granted, Wake Forest doesn’t have the most talented players, but the FSU defense still needed to be in position in they were for the most part.

The offensive line play was atrocious, but that’s nothing new for you that have been reading this site. Other sites have tried to place blame elsewhere, but make no mistake about it, the FSU offensive line has been terrible most of the year.

Deondre Francois does hold onto the ball too long every once in a while, but most of the time the offensive line whiffs on blocks and he gets crushed.

In fact, Francois got sacked on a third and long late in the game with Wake Forest rushing THREE defenders. It wasn’t a coverage sack either.

That has to get fixed, or Deondre Francois will not make it to end of the season as the starting quarterback. One could argue that he shouldn’t have played against Wake Forest Saturday.

It was clear he wasn’t managing pain, as he was actually playing hurt/injured.

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