Florida State has been attempting to get better from losses all through a lot of the first half of the season.
Now Duke is available in off its first defeat.
The groups meet in a Friday night time Atlantic Coast Convention recreation at Durham, N.C.
Duke (5-1, 1-1 ACC) hasn’t performed since falling 24-14 at Georgia Tech on Oct. 5. The Blue Devils are winless in opposition to Florida State in 22 all-time conferences.
Duke coach Manny Diaz stated the break within the schedule got here at time for his group to regroup.
“Our gamers have been capable of refresh themselves as a lot as you’ll be able to halfway by way of October,” Diaz stated.
Florida State (1-5, 1-4), which has misplaced its previous two video games, has had the identical hole of time between video games because the Blue Devils. This would be the Seminoles’ second true highway recreation, having fallen 42-16 at SMU on Sept. 28.
“It is positively at all times good simply to re-set,” Seminoles security Ok.J. Kirkland stated. “It additionally gave us a greater alternative to scout our opponent.”
Kirkland and his teammates obtained have a look at Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy, who has thrown for 1,431 yards and 14 touchdowns with simply 5 interceptions this season.
“That quarterback is fairly good,” Kirkland stated. “He has obtained a giant arm on him. They will run the ball. They do a variety of good issues.”
Florida State’s offense wants a jolt. The Seminoles have not scored greater than 16 factors in a recreation since a season-opening 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech in Dublin.
Florida State coach Mike Norvell is attempting to combine up the vibes, so the Seminoles nixed taking part in music at observe early this week in preparation for the Duke recreation.
“We do not management the ambiance, however we do management ourselves,” Norvell stated. “We management what we do. We wished slightly changeup with regard to that. Ensuring we convey the vitality that’s vital on each single play.”
The Seminoles will probably be stocked with younger gamers on offense, together with redshirt freshman quarterback Brock Glenn. There may very well be 4 different freshmen or redshirt freshmen within the beginning lineup on that aspect of the ball.
Diaz stated Florida State has regarded impressed by Glenn, who grew to become the starter within the Clemson recreation Oct. 5, when he threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
“Greater than something, it feels just like the group has hearth and vitality behind him,” Diaz stated.
Florida State defeated Duke 38-20 final October in Tallahassee, Fla., outscoring the Blue Devils 21-0 within the fourth quarter.
–Subject Degree Media
