Florida State Climbs Out of a 10-point Hole at Boston College
Amari Thomas came into Week 10 with about 9.1 fantasy points on the season (five games, 12 rushing yards). He scored 23.7 in one afternoon. Florida State beat Boston College 31-24, and Thomas, with two rushing touchdowns, decided it.
Boston College started fast. Bo MacCormack III ran in from six yards and Luca Lombardo hit a 48-yard field goal, and the Eagles led 10-0 after the first quarter. Florida State needed the whole second quarter to turn it around. Ashton Daniels scored from four yards, Thomas from 20, and kicker Gabe Panikowski (yes, the kicker) ran one in from a yard out with 51 seconds left in the half. That made it 21-17 Seminoles, even with Mason McKenzie's 29-yard touchdown pass to Nedrick Boldin Jr. in between. McKenzie found Javarius Green from two yards late in the third, with 4:11 left in the quarter, to put BC back up 24-21, and the lead changed three times in all.
Then it went quiet. Panikowski tied it with a 22-yard field goal at 13:22 of the fourth, and Thomas scored his second from 11 yards with 2:29 left. That was the final score and the last lead change. Florida State ran 43 times for 206 yards and threw for only 178. Boston College threw two interceptions to the Seminoles' one and was out-gained 384 to 320.
Both teams finish at 4-5, so nobody is fixing the season here. For fantasy, McKenzie topped the board with 24.4 points, passing and running for the Eagles, Thomas was close behind at 23.7, and MacCormack added 21.9 in a loss.