Florida State got a much-needed win in Week 4, but the offense still left plenty of people wanting more. The Seminoles rolled past Central Arkansas 34-7, yet the performance did not land as a convincing answer after they were once 46-point favorites. Coming off a game in which they hung with Alabama, the lack of polish on offense was a real blemish.
Even so, the night wasn’t empty. Wide receiver Jayvan Boggs gave Florida State something to build on with the best outing of his career, finishing with 122 receiving yards and a 34-yard touchdown.
He found the open grass, separated when it mattered, and gave Ashton Daniels a reliable target when the Seminoles needed one. With Daniels likely already near his ceiling on the field, Florida State needs other players to carry more of the load, and Boggs looks like a natural fit.
Tim Harris now joins us.
He says that the staff has been waiting for Jayvan Boggs to have a "breakthrough," and he is excited to see how he builds on this game.
He said dealing with injury last season rattled some confidence, but he's bounced back really well.
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That’s the larger issue for Florida State right now: the offense has too wide a swing between its best and worst versions. At times through four games, the Seminoles have looked capable of ripping off big plays almost at will.
At others, they’ve struggled to move the ball at all. Some of that kind of inconsistency comes with the territory, but Florida State has enough talent to be better than this.
The simplest answer is to keep feeding the players who can change the game. Boggs should be one of them after what he showed in Week 4.
The Seminoles already saw what Duce Robinson can do in Week 3, when he went for 135 yards against Alabama and helped keep Florida State in the fight. Robinson was involved again against Central Arkansas, but not at that same level.
Failing to build on one breakout and then missing the chance to do the same with Boggs would be a wasted opportunity.
Boggs missed much of last season with injury, and Tim Harris said that affected him mentally. Now healthy, he’s shown what he can do when he trusts himself. That matters for a team that needs confidence as much as production, especially with ACC play looming.
Mike Norvell has not made any move to hand the quarterback job to Kevin Sperry or Malachi Marshall. He’s described the situation as one of “constant evaluations,” but he still views Daniels as the starter. Unless Daniels has a major collapse in an upcoming game, the job appears to be his.
That makes the task in front of Norvell pretty clear: give Daniels more help. Robinson has been the main focus in the passing game, but Boggs showed he can win in a different way.
Robinson stretches defenses with size. Boggs does it with speed and route running.
Together, they’re averaging roughly 20 yards per catch, and that kind of production should make the next step obvious.
Florida State has already seen enough from Boggs to know the weapon is there. The question now is whether the staff actually keeps using him.
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