Along with his workforce reeling after an 0-2 get started, Florida State trainer Mike Norvell faces his former program on Saturday when the Seminoles host Memphis in Tallahassee, Fla.
Despite the fact that Florida State leads the all time sequence 10-7-1 and has received the previous 4 conferences, this would be the first time the 2 groups have performed since 1990.
There may be a number of familiarity, regardless that, as Memphis trainer Ryan Silverfield leads the Tigers (2-0) into this large alternative recreation at the street towards Norvell, who coached at Memphis from 2016-19. Silverfield served as one among Norvell’s assistants.
“Clearly, there is a nice courting with Mike Norvell and the entirety he intended to this college, and I do know moderately a couple of other folks on that body of workers, however this recreation might not be a Silverfield vs. Norvell,” Silverfield stated this week.
The Seminoles’ season could not have long past any worse to this point.
The reigning Atlantic Coast Convention champions went from best 10 to unranked, and are already in a significant hollow at 0-2 within the convention standings following losses to Georgia Tech and Boston School.
Memphis items some other problem because it has designs on making the School Soccer Playoff as a Team of 5 workforce.
The Seminoles rank remaining amongst 17 ACC groups in scoring offense, overall offense and dashing offense. Quarterback DJ Uiagalelei ranks 14th amongst ACC beginning quarterbacks in passer score (116.5).
“It is undoubtedly now not all on him. I have actually preferred his mindset and his way. He is were given numerous enjoy, and he understands how one can play the sport,” Norvell stated about Uiagalelei, who is in his first season as Florida State’s starter after shifting from Oregon State. “He understands how to answer excellent and clearly to responding to one of the demanding situations that confirmed up. I feel he is introduced the appropriate angle and option to what we’d like and to what we want to proceed to do as this offense is rising in combination.”
The Memphis offense has now not had a lot hassle in wins over North Alabama and Troy to this point, averaging 39 issues in line with recreation.
Quarterback Seth Henigan has been sharp, finishing 42 of 60 passes for 469 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. Mario Anderson is averaging 6.3 yards in line with raise and has 171 yards and 4 touchdowns throughout the Tigers’ first two video games.
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