Florida State at Wake Forest 9/18/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Florida State is either reeling or fighting mad after its loss to FCS team Jacksonville State. They may feel they have something to prove when they travel to Wake Forest this weekend. The Demon Deacons of Wake Forest are 2-0 after blowing out two FCS teams. Jacksonville State was an FCS team, but they were a pretty good one.

Florida State's loss to Jacksonville State was due to a defensive breakdown on the last play of the game, but the loss was still hard to understand. The team lost to top-10 Notre Dame by three in a high-scoring game just the week before. The two losses so far are by a total of six points.

McKenzie Milton leads Florida state with 181 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Jashaun Corbin leads the running game with 253 yards and one touchdown, averaging 8.4 yards per carry. Florida State has 460 yards on the ground and averages 5.4 yards. The ground game has generated five touchdowns, to four for the passing game.

Florida State is giving up 300 yards per game passing and holding opponents to under 100 yards rushing. Wake Forest is averaging 220 yards passing and 162 rushing. The team is giving up 304 yards per game of total offense.

For Wake Forest, Sam Hartman passed for 432 yards and four touchdowns, with no interceptions. Christian Beal-Smith had 135 yards rushing and three touchdowns. He is averaging 6.7 yards per carry, and the team is averaging 4.7. Jaquari Roberts had 10 receptions for 143 yards and one score.