College Football Week 9: 5 bold predictions

2. Florida State hands Clemson their first loss

Clemson and DeShaun Watson, have under preformed for most of the year. With the exception of the Louisville game. They beat only beat Troy by six points. Their opening game against Auburn wasn’t all that pretty, and they got lucky against NC State. That game should never have gone to overtime, they were lucky it got that it got that far. They committed four turnovers against NC State. If they do that against Florida State, they won’t have much of a chance. Meanwhile, it seems that Florida State has gotten things figured out. They have gotten themselves to just outside the top 10 after dropping rather far down.

It obvious that Florida State’s defense will have to step up if they are going to win. They are giving up just under 30 points a game. Their offense has been putting up points, averaging about 35 points a game. The good news is that in the last few weeks, the defense has looked good. giving up just 28 points total in the last two weeks, which have resulted in wins. Keep that up, and the Seminoles have a great chance. Add on Dalvin Cook and now you’re putting together an upset. He has rushed for 900 yards and seven scores on the year. He has gone for over 100 yards rushing in his last four games played as well. Being an opposing team in Tallahassee is no easy task either. When the crowd gets loud and they get their tomahawk chops going, it becomes intimidating.

Florida State will look to shut down DeShaun Watson and keep him in the pocket. If he escapes he will give the Seminoles problems all day long. Clemson has been shaky all year. They will need to play a complete game on order to come away with the win. The same goes for Florida State. Their defense can’t go and give up 30 points just like that. They need to control Clemson and let their Offense go out and get them a lead. Which is what I believe will happen.