Florida State's Defense Dominates With 7 Sacks In ACC Title Game

With the offense struggling, Florida State needed a big effort from their defense to win their first ACC Championship since 2014, and they got it. The Seminoles defense had seven sacks, 14 tackles for loss, 10 pass breakups, and an interception. Defensive lineman Braden Fiske had nine total tackles and three sacks. Jared Verse added six tackles and two sacks.
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[@thatboy3930]

I can't believe the NFL let the Rams get both of these dudes. We are blessed as Rams fans.

[@Makise3]

Would you happen to know which team in the NFL has the most FSU players on it that are also starters?

[@thatboy3930]

@@Makise3 The Rams, Chargers, and Texans all have 3 starters I think. The Rams usually draft a player or two from FSU every year. This year being the duo of Jared Verse and Fiske.

[@Makise3]

@@thatboy3930 Ok cool. Thanks.

[@ocgabe]

I am so STOKED, ready to see what Fiske and Verse do in the NFL together!!! #gorams

[@ThePelon239]

Man seeing Jared Verse use an OL to sack the QB never gets old

[@Makise3]

It’s pretty funny too 😂

[@charles723]

What a great defense

[@adamstevens1204]

7 sacks and an additional 14 TFL with 10 pass breakups is insane

[@outonthewater8383]

Welcome to the Rams, Verse & Fiske!!!

[@allandullivan3528]

13-0 doing what ever it takes to won games.We will do what ever it takes.TEAM.Go NOLES 🔥🏈🏆

[@bradkirchhoff5703]

One of the best defenses Ive ever watched in my 37 years.

[@lamontyoung9773]

Adam Fuller called a hell of a game.

[@bigkev5958]

GO NOLES!!!!

[@BSmitty4rm8Fitty]

This has to be the saddest game I've ever seen. You know every positive emotion for this team is them realizing they are getting one play closer to their goals. Then a day later, they are apart of one of the worst snubs in sports history. You just know these guys were playing for a playoff spot and everyone watching and in the stadium believed FSU had did just that.

[@brandonwaddell6949]

Best joke I've heard all year was that Louisville was going to beat us🤣🤣🤣

[@willwilson5907]

ESPN talking heads wanted it to happen sooooo bad.

[@GavinSwaank]

lol mine was when I heard fsu was out of the top 4.

[@alegs8697]

@@GavinSwaank womp womp sounds like they beat your team and you're still crying about it.

[@GavinSwaank]

@@alegs8697 nah. Ou fan. Honestly pissed that the refs had to ruin the big 12.

[@keatonlindsay6430]

I think we could’ve beaten Louisville 26-6 with rodemaker and the committee still would have put tx and bama above us.

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

Yeah, but you didn't, did you? You also didn't beat the number 1 team and played a 55th ranked strength of schedule. Have fun against Georgia.

[@hestoncjr.3560]

I think it was set up from the start We could have won 66-0 and they still would have put Bama

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

@@hestoncjr.3560 yeah, but you didn't did you? Bama beat a 29-0, #1 team in America for three years straight. FSU stuggled to get past Louisville, and your quarterback went 8 of 21 for 55 yards. FSU didn't make the grade because they're weak without Jordan Travis. Stop embarrassing yourself.

[@chuckery5177]

@@DavidBlalock-n1kBama sucked in the finals. They didn’t belong. This Defense would’ve demolished them

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

@@chuckery5177, you're kind of a dumbass, aren't you? You "would've" beaten Louisville? But you didn't, did you? As far as Alabama goes, they were LITERALLY winning the game until Michigan took the game into overtime by scoring with less than a minute to play. As far as YOUR loser team, you didn't make the playoffs. Period. Get over it.

[@terencew7716]

FSU's defense was outstanding

[@fitzwilliamdarcy5263]

Uhhh, you played Louisville. Y’all barely beat UF and then beat an ACC team that lost to UK. Georgia is about to eat your fucking lunch

[@hfg8604]

Go shower with the guys

[@dre6osama394]

Rare stats. This defense woulda dominated all the teams in the playoffs. defense hasn’t allowed 30 points all season. held a top 15 team with negative 23 rushing yards in the 4 quarter. robbery🤦🏾‍♂️

[@adamstevens1204]

I have never heard of 7 sacks an additional 14 TFL with 10 pass breakups. How many plays did Louisville run. That accounts for more than half, surely

[@cm80]

Nebraska fan here. Go FSU!

[@James-bn6lj]

The massive amount of disrespect that #fsufootball just got shown is beyond words. How in the $&#% did they boot FSU from top 4? 13-0 only, 19 game win stream, 3 wins vs top 20 teams only to let Alabama jump 4 spots to move us out of the top 4? The entire system is a JOKE. FSU earned that spot in the top 4 only to have crooked &%^$ people take it from them. You gotta let the Florida State Seminoles prove they belong, but taking it from them like they did . . . you're not giving them the chance they deserve to show everyone that they belong.

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

Are you crying the same tears for Liberty? Unbeaten and only ranked 23rd--they have several teams below them with 4 losses, 6 with 3 losses, 5 with 2 losses, and 4 with 1 loss. I thought it was all about the wins...

[@alw06git]

@@DavidBlalock-n1k Liberty isn't in a P5 conference. That's the difference. Apparently, the committee just decided the ACC is no longer a P5 conference either.

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

@@alw06git, oh, so now it's not about wins, it's about the conference, too. In that case Alabama has it all over FSU--the ACC is weak--you know it, and everyone else knows it.

[@andrewb.9815]

The playoffs should be about the strongest teams, not the most wins in a weak schedule. Bama, simply put, is a better team than FSU. Bama's win over UGA is by far a bigger indicator of strength than 13-0 record in a 55th SOS.....yal need to get over it already. When Georgia beats FSU hopefully you'll understand.

[@alw06git]

@andrewb.9815 When GA beats FSU in a bowl game in which all the NFL bound stars on both teams opt out? Yeah, that sure means a lot. The underdog always has a chance to win. Oregon was projected to beat Washington. Bama needed a fucking PRAYER to beat Auburn. This sport is an actual joke. Name me one other sport where the record doesn't matter? You can't bc it's a JOKE. It was a business decision that was all about money. Imagine the Chiefs go 17-0 and Mahomes gets hurt, so the NFL says the Chiefs are no longer eligible for the playoffs because they're not as good anymore and they let another team in instead. Do you see how stupid that sounds? Alabama's new slogan: "Given. Not earned."

[@gnorley]

That colossal defensive effort was stolen today, by the playoff committee.

[@pdlngsqrs9547]

With the absence of a QB, the defense had and DID step up massively. Without it, FSU were destined to go down in 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

Their defense isn't going to save them against Georgia. You have to be able to score, too. The so-called experts got it right.

[@matayojosephine1248]

If we get left out of the playoffs I want FSU to file a motion to immediately leave the ACC stop all grant of rights to ESPN and try to go to the Big10 or go Independent like notre dame. ESPN is actively trying to keep us out and their precious SEC in.

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

They should also refuse to play their bowl game as well

[@FBI-wn2qo]

God this defense was legendary.

[@harryhowell5644]

The so called experts keep picking against us. Keep it up, we love it! Go noles 😮

[@dustinjack4496]

Tate will have a month to prepare with the starters before round 1

[@dennishipsley8703]

First time they played a complete game on defense

[@Himothy_da1st]

That's a lie

[@kodiefuller6539]

Nolesnation

[@georgewilson4245]

I am confused: Florida State is a 13-0 conference champion like Michigan and Washington. So why did the ESPN/CFP committee replaced FSU with two 1 LOSS team as the 4 best teams? Is Disney/ESPN/CFP corrupted?

[@hipplel]

And NOW we get left out of the CFO with a performance like that..m wow

[@mikejustice2493]

Didn't make playoffs because they didn't won't this DEFENSE to embarrass the weak offense they would shut down

[@SENSPORT2]

good game 😍😍

[@benshaw7993]

So hang on, FSU was ranked #4, beat the #12 ranked team in a conf championship game and covered the spread with their third string qb, completing and undefeated 13-0 season and they dropped to #5?!! Riiiiiiigghhtt

[@cmoney7748]

what does 10 PBR mean in the stat line?

[@virionspiral]

Pass breakups

[@cmoney7748]

thats what I assumed.....but ive always seen it PBU ACC network does weird stuff @@virionspiral

[@ssliles321]

Yet FSU wasn't good enough for the Championship. I will say all day, every day, defense wins championships!! They were also playing with a THIRD STRING QB!! Sorry I'm still bitter about it.

[@noles9998]

Every pundit keeps picking FSU to lose than when they don’t you have to hear the excuses they have to spit out. They are making picks based on the hatred they have for the Noles and not on analysis.

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

Beat Georgia and you'll convince me.

[@julianrojas7854]

La defensa jugo muy bien el mariscal no jugo bien fue un desastre si así va con Alabama ya perdió 😂😂😂😢😢😢😊😊😊

[@redstate502]

They dominated with ZERO pass interference calls. They looked bad against a banged up Cardinal team with an average at best QB. Better hope the committee overlooks all of these things or FSU is likely to get snubbed in the playoffs.

[@dwp1970]

FSU had to start a true freshman QB and the they have a beat up offense as well. UL played well but they lost, just except it.

[@Condznse]

Cope

[@alw06git]

Found the Bama fan

[@Himothy_da1st]

Cry harder 🤣🤣🤣

[@SD-rx7vy]

They have no chance without a QB

[@Himothy_da1st]

Cry harder

[@taylorburns9496]

That’s what they said the past 2 games and look what happened lol

[@jessem7556]

FSU has ZERO chance at NATTY with a JV quarterback.

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

Natty hell...they're going to get creamed when they play Georgia.

[@randyferguson8163]

Sorry Noles but if you guys get in and probably you should you'll not come close to beating any of the other three in this playoff.....when you guys lost your qb you lost......

[@dwp1970]

whatever clown, I am enjoying the moment

[@Fitzy94]

That Louisville team averaged 33 points a game, held them to 6. FSU will have their primary backup back

[@brandonwaddell6949]

Lol! Have you seen our defense lately?

[@randyferguson8163]

@Fitzy94 have you seen these other guys offense....

[@randyferguson8163]

@@Fitzy94 don't think it's going to matter against these other guys....

[@GodTreGuttaiAMgOd]

13-0 Baby!! ACC CHAMPS!! SUCC IT SEC!!SUCC IT ESPN!!🍢🍢

[@fitzwilliamdarcy5263]

Georgia will now beat you by 10 TDs. That’s your reward. The ACC is a fucking joke, barely P5

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

Well, that comment didn't age well. Looks like FSU is sucking it...and when they play Georgia, they're going to be exposed like the wannabes they are.

[@jamesalexander3837]

The same Louisville team lost to unranked Pitt, unranked Kentucky & barely beat freaking Indiana by 6 pts 🤣🤣🤣! Good job I reckon, 👍😂

[@nadiasarmova9273]

America’s 🇺🇸 team answers the call again! 🍢✨🏆 Say what you want, but there’s no legitimate argument when you have a 0 in the L column.

[@DavidBlalock-n1k]

How do you feel about unbeaten #23 Liberty? Think they were robbed, too? Good luck against Georgia. Hahahahahahaha.