FSU Has Another Tune Up Against Savannah State

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FSU Vs. Savannah State Blogger Reaction

One of the oddest matchups in NCAA history, in which Florida State entered as a record 70-plus point favorite over Savannah State, ended on an equally odd note. After several rain delays, a shortened halftime and discussions about a second-half running clock, Saturday night's game was called with just under nine minutes remaining -- in the third quarter.

From SBNation's Florida State blog, Tomahawk Nation:

ESPN announced on its television broadcast that the game was final with 8:59 left in the third quarter.

At that point, FSU led 55-0, and had a yardage edge of 413 to 28.

Media was not told that the game had been cancelled, but a source told Tomahawk Nation that as of 9:25, the players were already showered and dressed. At 9:25, the emergency personnel had pulled out and the band was leaving.

Florida State's stats from Saturday will count and Savannah State will earn its payout as the game did not end as a forfeit.

Tomahawk Nation says delay occurred because of the 'legalese' surrounding the calling of the game early. It worked out well for both sides -- FSU earns an official victory and backups earned valuable game reps, while Savannah State earned precious money and avoided further humiliation or injury.

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FSU Defense Facing A Young Savannah State Offensive Line

The Florida St. Seminoles will face their second-straight FCS opponent when they take on the Savannah St. Tigers on Saturday, and the FSU defensive line may be licking their chops at the chance to pad their stats against what will certainly be the youngest offensive front they see all year.

Looking at their depth chart, Savannah State is planning to start four freshmen on the offensive line on Saturday.

— Tim Linafelt (@Osceola_Tim) September 5, 2012

The four freshman played in the Tigers' season-opener against the Oklahoma St. Cowboys, which Savannah State lost 84-0. The Cowboys had just one sack on 27 pass attempts, but held the Tigers to 1.4 yards per rush.

Even with FSU defensive end Brandon Jenkins out for the season, things don't figure to get any easier for Savannah State this weekend.

For more on the Seminoles and how they fair against Savannah State's inexperienced offensive line, be sure to check out Tomahawk Nation and stick with SB Nation Tampa Bay.

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FSU To Move Forward Without Brandon Jenkins

The Florida State Seminoles held their first practice without Brandon Jenkins on Tuesday, after the star defensive end was lost for the season with a left foot injury against Murray State on Saturday.

Bud Elliot of SB Nation's Tomahawk Nation reported the Seminoles were having a tough time moving past the injury:

FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said Jenkins was clearly shaken by the injury.

"That's one of the things in this world that's not fair, because he is everything that's right about college football," said Fisher. "He wanted to come back and be a first-round draft pick, lead the team to a national championship, finish his degree and do all the right things."

Jenkins has 21.5 sacks in his career at Florida State. He will be replaced in the starting lineup by Cornellius Carradine, who posted 5.5 sacks in 2011. The team was going about its business as normal at Tuesday's practice, and showed good effort despite the tough situation.

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College Football Rankings: Florida State At No. 5 In SB Nation Blogpoll

The Florida St. Seminoles are ranked No. 5 in the first SB Nation Blogpoll. Topping the Blogpoll are the Alabama Crimson Tide. The rest of the top five includes the USC Trojans, LSU Tigers and the Oregon Ducks.

Other ACC teams that are in this top 25 include the No. 10 Clemson Tigers after their victory over the Auburn Tigers and the No. 16 Virginia Tech Hokies after their overtime win against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The North Carolina Tarheels, Miami Hurricanes, Duke Blue Devils, Yellow Jackets and the N.C. State Wolfpack each received votes in the poll.

The Seminoles will face the Savannah State Tigers on Saturday. The Tigers lost to No. 15 Oklahoma State Cowboys last Saturday, 84-0. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. kick off from Doak Campbell Stadium. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3.com.

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College Football Rankings: Florida State Ranked No. 6 In Coaches Poll

After a dominating 69-3 over Murray State, the Florida St. Seminoles were rewarded by the USA Today Coaches Poll and leaped over the Georgia Bulldogs to be ranked No. 6, and the Seminoles also have inched closer to the Oklahoma Sooners who fell to No. 5.

The top of the coaches poll is the exact same as the AP poll with the Alabama Crimson Tide taking over the top spot, followed by the USC Trojans who also improved to the No. 2 spot, the LSU Tigers dropped two spots and are No. 3 and the Oregon Ducks earned a first-place vote and are ranked No. 4.

Here is the complete poll:

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Bjoern Werner Among SB Nation's Heisman Race Entrants

After the first week of the college football season the Heisman trophy projections have come out and Florida St. Seminoles defensive end Bjoern Werner has cracked the top 10 of SB Nation's Heisman poll at No. 7 after his great performance on Saturday:

Yes, it was unfair to force Murray State to attempt to move the ball on Florida State's defense. Yes, it is probably silly to credit any one Seminole defender for what was team-wide dominance (70 plays, 156 yards, three takeaways, three points allowed). But it is impossible to ignore Werner's stat line: five tackles, all solo, all behind the line of scrimmage. He logged four sacks and broke up a pass to boot. That makes the list no matter the opponent.

Yes this was against Murray State but any time a defensive player can get to the backfield and the quarterback as much as Werner did, his performance must be recognized. The real test will come once Florida State takes on some better competition, but that is still a few weeks away as they play another FCS team this week in Savannah State.

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AP Top 25: Florida State Seminoles Ranked No. 6

The Florida St. Seminoles are ranked No. 6 in the first regular season AP top 25 poll. After defeating the Murray State Racers, 69-3, the Seminoles improved by one spot in the rankings. The Alabama Crimson Tide are ranked No. 1 with 45 first-place votes, the USC Trojans are No. 2, the LSU Tigers No. 3, the Oregon Ducks No. 4 and the Oklahoma Sooners are No. 5.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish broke into the top 25 at No. 22 after their victory over the Navy Midshipmen, and the Boise State Broncos fell out of the top 25 for the first time since Sept. 2008. The Broncos had been ranked for 63 consecutive weeks, which was the second longest active streak behind Alabama.

The team that dropped the furthest in the AP rankings were the Michigan Wolverines, dropping from No. 8 to No. 19 after their loss to Michigan.

Here is the complete rankings list.

1 Alabama (45) 1-0 1481
2 USC (11) 1-0 1435
3 LSU (4) 1-0 1382
4 Oregon 1-0 1295
5 Oklahoma 1-0 1170
6 Florida State 1-0 1135
7 Georgia 1-0 1083
8 Arkansas 1-0 992
9 South Carolina 1-0 980
9 West Virginia 1-0 980
11 Michigan State 1-0 915
12 Clemson 1-0 788
13 Wisconsin 1-0 664
14 Ohio State 1-0 634
15 Virginia Tech 1-0 604
16 Nebraska 1-0 603
17 Texas 1-0 584
18 Oklahoma State 1-0 558
19 Michigan 0-1 446
20 TCU 0-0 355
21 Kansas State 1-0 339
22 Notre Dame 1-0 198
23 Louisville 1-0 190
24 Florida 1-0 145
25 Stanford 1-0 131

Dropped from rankings: Boise State 24

Others receiving votes: Boise State 79, Tennessee 73, BYU 63, North Carolina 48, Baylor 38, Utah 34, Washington 15, Georgia Tech 14, Ohio 10, Texas State 10, Missouri 7, Texas A&M 5, South Florida 5, UCF 4, Mississippi State 3, Auburn 3, Cincinnati 2

The Seminoles play the Savannah State Tigers on Saturday with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m ET.

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