Boston College football steamrolled by Florida State’s high-octane offense – The Boston Globe

It didn’t take lengthy for Florida State to determine itself because the extra athletic, explosive, and bodily workforce in opposition to Boston Faculty on Saturday.

Trey Benson returned the opening kickoff 93 yards to the home, breaking a number of tackles and making it look straightforward. The play offered an early glimpse into what the majority of the evening would appear to be, because the Seminoles smashed the Eagles, 44-14, in Tallahassee, Fla., in a sport that was much more lopsided than the rating signifies.

“You go up in opposition to a workforce like this, in an setting like this, and also you surrender a gap kick for a landing, it’s normally not going to finish effectively,” BC coach Jeff Hafley stated.

Omarion Cooper intercepted Boston Faculty’s Phil Jurkovec (15 for 23, 105 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs) a minute later, then Lawrance Toafili scored from 1 yard out a minute after that.

The Eagles (1-3, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Convention) seemed out of kinds straight away because the Seminoles (4-0, 2-0) constructed a two-touchdown lead 2:08 into the sport.

Boston Faculty turned in one other dud on the street, including one other uninspiring and disjointed efficiency to a younger season filled with them.

“Proper now, we’re not good after we go down,” Hafley stated. “I feel it impacts us, and we have to repair that.”

The Seminoles proved, as soon as once more, that they’re able to contending within the convention. They entered as 17.5-point favorites and had the posh of enjoying in entrance of a sellout crowd of almost 80,000 at Doak Campbell Stadium.

The end result ended up much more lopsided than anticipated. Benson added a 15-yard rating to make it 21-0 by means of one. Ryan Fitzgerald drilled a 30-yarder early within the second, and Jordan Travis (16 for 26, 321 yards, 1 TD) hit Kentron Poitier for a 31-yard landing with 19 seconds left to present the Seminoles a 31-0 halftime lead.

Hafley stated the Seminoles didn’t throw a lot on the Eagles that they hadn’t ready for through the week. It was merely about FSU executing at a better stage and getting BC out of its aspect.

“We’ve acquired to play higher,” BC linebacker Vinny DePalma stated. “We’ve acquired to execute higher and sort out.”

Florida State racked up 327 yards within the half, in contrast with 64 for BC. BC averaged simply 1.5 yards per rush, totaled 4 first downs, and ran 27 performs to FSU’s 44.

The way in which each groups’ seasons have unfolded, it wasn’t a shock that FSU made its presence felt early. It was a shock, nonetheless, that the Eagles allowed 31 factors within the half. They hadn’t surrendered greater than 27 in a sport this season, however that they had no reply for Travis and Co.

Treshaun Ward prolonged the result in 37-0 on a 22-yard rush early within the third. The Eagles lastly acquired on the board with 3:31 left within the quarter, on a 5-yard toss from Jurkovec to freshman Alex Broome, nevertheless it was far too little and much too late.

FSU led, 37-7, by means of three, then Benson scored once more, from 36 yards out, with 9:30 remaining. Boston Faculty backup quarterback Emmett Morehead hit freshman Joseph Griffin Jr. for a 4-yard TD strike within the closing minute.

BC managed simply 235 whole yards, whereas FSU completed with a whopping 530. The Eagles at the moment are 5-15 within the sequence and have misplaced 4 straight.

There have been some shiny spots for BC. DePalma registered a game-high 11 tackles, Broome and Griffin flaunted their potential, and Zay Flowers eclipsed 150 profession receptions.

There weren’t almost sufficient, nonetheless, and this was one other setback for a workforce struggling to achieve momentum.

“We’re not enjoying nice proper now, so we’ve acquired to select it up collectively and struggle by means of for the subsequent week,” working again Pat Garwo stated.

The Eagles host Louisville (2-2, 0-2) on Saturday at midday. BC is in determined want of a win earlier than a very powerful stretch with Clemson and Wake Forest following the Cardinals.

“We’ve simply acquired to remain true to what we imagine in and the way we began this 12 months,” Garwo stated. “Collectively.”

Trevor Hass might be reached at trevor.hass@globe.com.