Florida State finally looked the part again on Saturday, and Micahi Danzy didn’t need much time to explain why it felt so familiar.
After the Seminoles rolled past Virginia 38-7 at Doak Campbell Stadium, Danzy said the performance had the feel of a program at full throttle on both sides of the ball.
“It was amazing. You know, it felt like old Florida State being dominant on just both sides of the ball,” Danzy said after Monday's practice.
That feeling showed up everywhere in the box score. Florida State put together 38 straight points after Virginia opened the game with a touchdown, then controlled the night with a defense that never let the Cavaliers breathe again.
FSU finished with 464 total yards, piling up 281 on the ground and 183 through the air while averaging 7.1 yards per play. The Seminoles also cashed in every trip to the red zone, scoring touchdowns on all four chances.
Danzy said the week leading into the game had already built the kind of confidence that carried over once the ball was kicked off.
“So it just translated to the game like it was just another practice to us it felt like,” Danzy continued. “So that’s all it was to us. Just another practice.”
For Danzy, the outing was another step in a productive season. Through five games, he has 15 catches for 243 yards and 28 rushing yards on three carries. Across 21 career games at Florida State, he has 43 receptions for 852 yards and three touchdowns, plus 249 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries.
The defensive side was just as sharp, maybe sharper. Florida State held Virginia to 205 total yards and only 37 rushing yards on 40 carries.
The Seminoles piled up 10 sacks, limited the Cavaliers to 3 of 15 on third down and shut them out on all four fourth-down tries. After that opening-quarter touchdown, Virginia didn’t score again.
“We had five three-and-outs,” head coach Mike Norvell said on Monday. “That’s a dominant style of defense.”
Florida State also finished with 12 tackles for loss, another sign that the front seven spent the afternoon living in Virginia’s backfield.
Danzy said the work the Seminoles put in during the week was the same work they carried onto the field.
“So we just executed what we’ve been practicing,” Danzy said. “That’s all we did like what we’ve been practicing.”
Now the challenge shifts to the road. Florida State heads to Louisville on Friday at 7 p.m. ET Friday on ESPN, looking to build on its first ACC win of the season.
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