Like Bobby Bowden, Mike Norvell has saved FSU’s program | Commentary • Travis, Coleman and defense power host FSU past Syracuse
 Sentinel Sports Final Sunday, October 15, 2023 | | |
| | | | FSU and UF grab big victories; UM and USF get blasted | Magic rookies Black, Howard settling in | Pride enter Decision Day needing victory and goals to qualify for playoffs | | | | The Gators' 41-39 win Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium was a rare road victory under coach Billy Napier and moved the Gators (5-2, 3-1 SEC) within a win of bowl eligibility. | | | | | Like Bobby Bowden before him, Mike Norvell has saved FSU's program not only from national irrelevance but from financial disaster. | | | | | QB Jordan Travis completed 23 of 37 passes for 284 yards and a touchdown. | | | | | At the midway point of the season, UCF (3-3, 0-3 Big 12) faces a harsh reality in its first season in a Power Five conference. There is little room for error when facing programs like Kansas State, Baylor and Kansas. | | | | | Miami took a lead into halftime but gave up 21 unanswered points in the third quarter and fell to undefeated North Carolina. | | | | | Florida Atlantic's beleaguered offense collects nearly 600 yards in a rout of the Bulls. | | | | | Magic coach Jamahl Mosley appreciated the excitement from Anthony Black and Jett Howard when they stepped onto an NBA court for the first time. "Our coaches did a tremendous job of watching film with them to help them see what they're able to do and they settled in that second game," Mosley said Saturday. | | | | | A win alone will not be enough for the Pride, who will need a favorable goal differential to secure the playoff spot. They sit on a minus-2 differential for the season. Otherwise, Orlando will be counting on one of several other matches to go their way to get in. | | | | | The girls standings of the Classic in the Palm Beaches High School Invitational bode well for Central Florida with 4 local teams on top. The First Academy won, followed by Lake Mary, Lake Mary Prep and Circle Christian, while TFA was the top boys team in fourth place overall. | | | | | TAMPA — He can sense it, but can't specify its arrival. First-year Tampa Bay Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales flat-out predicts it, he just can't pinpoint it. The long-awaited breakthrough for Tampa Bay's beleagured run game will occur in due time. There's just no timetable. "There's going to be a game that is kind of […] | | | |
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