But on Saturday at the Orange Bowl, Florida State faced a historic defeat by No. 6 . Georgia, falling behind 42-3 at halftime, and lost by a final score of 63-3 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The 60-point margin of victory is the largest ever in a bowl game, breaking Georgia’s record from last year when the Bulldogs defeated TCU 65-7 in the national championship game to win the program’s second consecutive title.
More than 20 Seminoles players opted out of the bowl game, including backup quarterback Tate Rodemaker. Freshman Brock Glenn started the game for Florida State and struggled, throwing for 139 yards and two interceptions on 9 for 26 passing. Georgia finished with 673 total yards.
The Seminoles and Bulldogs both now finish the season 13-1.
The matchup came weeks after FSU was controversially shut out ,of the playoff, making the Seminoles the first undefeated team from a major Power-5 conference to be excluded from the playoffs since its inception in 2014.
The 13-member selection committee instead opted to select Michigan (13-0), Washington (13-0), Texas (12-1) and Alabama (12-1) as the four playoff teams.
The exclusion sparked harsh criticism from school officials attacking the priorities of the playoff selection committee. FSU filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference alleging mismanagement, and Florida Gov. Ron ,DeSantis even set aside $1 million for litigation expenses in case the team wishes to wage a legal war over its exclusion.
An FSU win over Georgia would have given further credence to the team’s complaints and allowed them to claim they ought to be the true national champions. A loss, though, gives the committee a chance to say, effectively, “We told ya so.
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