The talk leading up to this game was whether or not sophomore quarterback James Blackman would get the start in place of the injured Deondre Francois.
As expected, Blackman got the start for Florida State, but ultimately couldn’t lead the ’Noles to victory in a hard-fought 47-21 loss to NC State in Raleigh.
Florida State’s defense, which gave up 59 points to Clemson last week, got off to another slow start when the Wolfpack jumped out to a 17-0 lead early in the game. NC State benefited from great field position in the first quarter thanks to a Jacques Patrick fumble and poor FSU special teams (per usual).