The FSU Seminoles beat the Boston College Eagles on Saturday, snapping their three-game losing streak. The Seminoles overcame a slow start to take a halftime lead, holding on to win 31-24 and getting their first road win since the 2023 season.
The second quarter was their best offensive performance of the season, with them scoring 21 points to take the lead. Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien was asked about it after the game and credited FSU’s rushing attack in his post-game press conference that Boston College posted on YouTube.
They ran the ball. We didn’t stop the run very well. Quarterback run, not sure how much we gave up. I think we gave up a decent amount of rushing yardage. It was tough, you know, it was tough.
The quarter was the turning point of the game, with FSU gaining 149 of their 380 yards. They ran the ball 14 times for 74 yards, with all three of their touchdowns coming on the ground. The Seminoles finished the game with 202 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Freshman Amari Thomas led the way with 98 yards and two scores.
O’Brien also talked about their trick plays, quarterback Mason McKenzie, and more. Read his full comments below.
Opening Statement
Yeah, we just didn’t make enough plays. Give Florida State credit, they made more plays than we did. They did some good things, we did some good things, but not enough.
On their trick-play touchdown
It was just a play that we had in our game plan that we thought would be good for these guys.
On their final offensive drive
Some of those are quarterback draws. He made some good decisions. Just didn’t have enough right there.
On FSU’s 21 points in the second quarter
They ran the ball. We didn’t stop the run very well. Quarterback run, not sure how much we gave up. I think we gave up a decent amount of rushing yardage. It was tough, you know, it was tough.
On quarterback Mason McKenzie
Yeah, he’s tough. He’s a great competitor. He did a lot of good things today. Like all of us, you know, he probably wishes he had a couple of plays back. Wish I had a couple of play calls back. But we’re in it together. And I wouldn’t want any other quarterback. He’s a hell of a competitor.
On the game coming down to just a few plays
You know, there were some of those. And we talk about margin of error all the time. You know, we can’t. We made some good plays today. We really did. We made some good plays, but not enough…