Florida State vs Virginia Film Review

Breaking down the Noles' loss in Charlottesville

I’ve split this week’s film review into offense and defense (as with the Bama review). On the offensive side, a few early mistakes (and a couple officiating calls) kept FSU from being able to get an early lead, which changed the tenor of the game. The offense was very efficient on a down-to-down basis, but too many key mistakes ultimately doomed the Noles as a whole. Change one of about six or seven plays on offense, and the game outcome is different. The offense is still very, very good.

Defensively, it was a more mixed bag. Despite getting the most criticism on social media, the defensive line generally played well, particularly the DTs. (The edges had a rougher outing.) But the linebackers did not play well on the evening, and the secondary had significant problems in communication and coverage that opened the door for a red hot UVA offense to score enough points to win.