No. 5 LSU Routed by No. 8 Florida State, 45-24
Florida State Seminoles #13 Jordan Travis (QB) threw four touchdowns against the LSU Tigers defense. Photo by Kevin Magee/TGSportstv1.
ORLANDO, Florida – No. 8 Florida State Seminoles took advantage of a second-half meltdown by the LSU Tigers on Sunday night, defeating the Tigers, 45-24.
Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis threw for 342 yards and four touchdowns and ran for one touchdown on the ground. Travis' favorite target this evening was the Louisiana native Keon Coleman, who accounted for three touchdowns with nine receptions for 122 yards.
Johnny Wilson added seven more receptions for the "Noles" for 104 yards.
LSU Tigers #5 Jayden Daniels (QB) attempting a pass downfield while being pressured by the Florida State Seminoles defense. Photo by Kevin Magee/TGSportstv1.
For the Tigers, Jayden Daniels felt the pressure of the Seminole defense early but still managed to throw for 347 yards and one touchdown with a 141.8 quarterback rating and completed 59% of his passes. Daniels wasn't nearly as effective for the Tigers as we didn't see the preseason Heisman candidate.
Although at a neutral site, Camping World Stadium was 80% garnet and gold, with many Florida State fans taking the four-hour drive to Orlando.
Florida State Seminoles #4 Keon Coleman (WR) 40-yard touchdown reception against the LSU Tigers #22 Duce Chesnut (CB). Photo by Kevin Magee/TGSportstv1.
Florida State's defense made two big stops on fourth down in the first half, which played a major role in the Seminoles staying in the game and only trailing by three at the half. Two drives deep into Seminole territory, and both ended in zero points.
The LSU defense allowed 483 yards and couldn't stop Florida State on third down, with the Seminoles converting on 8 of 13 conversions.
The Tigers will drop several spots in the rankings after the blow-out loss on Sunday night.
Next week, LSU will host Grambling State University as the Tigers will host an in-state FCS school for the home opener for the second straight season.