SMU Survives Four Turnovers to Edge Florida State 27-24
Four turnovers. Two interceptions and two lost fumbles, against one lost fumble for the other side. SMU still beat Florida State 27-24, which tells you how much ground Kevin Jennings and the passing game covered.
The Mustangs threw for 430 yards (Florida State threw for 125) and outgained the Seminoles 585 to 324. That is a lot of yardage to turn into only 27 points, and the turnovers are where the rest went. It was tied three times, at 7-7, 17-17 and 24-24, and SMU never trailed.
It started with a 50-yard touchdown from Jennings to Jalen Cooper with 9:32 left in the first quarter. Ashton Daniels tied it with an 8-yard run, Randy Pittman Jr. caught a 10-yarder to put SMU up 14-7, and Gabe Panikowski and Nick Reed traded field goals to make it 17-10 at the break. Ousmane Kromah tied it at 17 with a 6-yard run late in the third, and then came the fourth quarter. Yannick Smith took a 79-yard touchdown pass from Jennings with 12:37 left, and Daniels answered with a 39-yard pass to Samuel Singleton Jr. at 8:17 for 24-24.
SMU got the last word. Reed kicked a 20-yard field goal with 21 seconds left, and that was the game. Florida State ran the ball 45 times for 199 yards and still came up three points short.
SMU opens 1-0. Florida State is 1-1. For fantasy, the Jennings owners got 38.5 points in a game with two interceptions in it, and Smith's 79-yard catch was the big play.