UVa prevails in 2OT after FSU's end-zone bobble

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Chandler Morris scored connected a 4-yard tally successful the 2nd overtime and Virginia bushed No. 8 Florida State 46-38 connected Friday nighttime for its archetypal location triumph implicit a apical 10 squad since besides beating the Seminoles successful 2005.

Morris ran for 3 scores and had 2 touchdown passes for the Cavaliers (4-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). After the go-ahead TD run, helium completed a walk to Trell Harris for the 2-point conversion.

Florida State (3-1, 0-1) had a accidental to tie, but Duce Robinson bobbled a walk going retired the backmost of the extremity portion connected 3rd down. On fourth-and-12 astatine the 27, Tommy Castellanos' heave into the extremity portion was intercepted by Ja'Son Prevard, with Cavaliers fans instantly storming the field.

Florida State rallied to unit overtime, with Castellanos throwing an 11-yard touchdown walk to Randy Pittman Jr. connected a fourth-down play with 32 seconds left. The teams traded tract goals successful the archetypal overtime.

Robinson caught 9 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown, and Castellanos threw for 254 and a people and ran for different 78 yards and a touchdown.

J'Mari Taylor ran for 99 yards and a people arsenic Virginia's tally crippled ate up the timepiece successful the 2nd half.

Virginia turned a brace of first-quarter takeaways into touchdowns and an aboriginal 14-0 lead, but Florida State stormed backmost to spell up 21-14 astatine the half, fueled by 2 interceptions. The teams were tied astatine 21 astatine halftime and 28 aft 3 quarters.

Florida State's play opened with specified committedness erstwhile it upset Alabama. But aft a brace of blowout wins implicit lesser opponents, the Seminoles couldn't commencement ACC play with a victory.

Virginia picked up the astir important triumph for the programme since it ended the 2019 regular play with a triumph implicit rival Virginia Tech.