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FSU Football Storms Back To Beat Ole Miss 45-34

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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FSU football overcame poor start and a 21-3 deficit to defeat Ole Miss 45-34 in Orlando, Florida.

It was a game of two halves. The game didn’t start the way FSU football wanted, but they settled down to get the win. The defense gave up a touchdown in less than two minutes to open up the game.

The Ole Miss defense dared Deondre Francois to beat them with his arm as they stacked the box against Dalvin Cook. The offensive line got called for multiple penalties.

However, FSU football actually out-gained Ole Miss 106-95 yards with Ole Miss leading 7-3 after one-quarter.

The second quarter saw the Ole Miss offense explode for 21 points in the second quarter. FSU football got a timely touchdown with less than a minute left in the second quarter to trail at halftime 28-13.

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They had 11 penalties in the FIRST half, and allowed Ole Miss to converted five of six third downs in the first half.

FSU football came out on fire in the second half. They got a field goal on their first possession. The defense forced a turnover and turned it into seven more points to cut the lead to 28-23 with 11:29 remaining in the third quarter.

DeMarcus Walker forced a turnover on a sack. The ‘Noles converted that into a touchdown to take the lead 29-28.

The ‘Noles then forced a three and out and scored again on a touchdown pass to Ryan Izzo to go up 36-28. A 40 yard field goal by Ricky Aguayo put the ‘Noles up 39-28 with 12:56 remaining.

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