COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Having realized its quest to earn a berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, No. 10 Florida State can now turn its attention toward other objectives - such as beating Florida, winning the league title and maybe, just maybe, making a run at the national championship.
Devonta Freeman ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns, FSU?s top-ranked defense lived up to its billing and the Seminoles rolled past Maryland 41-14 Saturday to capture the Atlantic Division crown.
"One of our first goals is to win the division," coach Jimbo Fisher said. "Now we have to play the Florida game, get in the ACC championship game and see where that goes."
The Seminoles (10-1, 7-1) need a lot of things to fall into place before they can begin thinking about finishing No. 1. But who knows?
"Hey, there are still a lot of things out there to play for," Fisher said. "You don?t know what?s going to happen these last two or three weeks. A guy loses here, a couple people lose there..."
Regardless, FSU has already accomplished what Fisher called "one of our major goals."
"Before you can talk about winning a national championship, you?ve got to win your conference. You?ve got to be able to win your division, and that?s what we did," Fisher said. "And also to have 10 regular-season wins, that?s the first time since that?s happened since I don?t know when."
The answer: 2003.
Florida State led 27-0 at halftime and cruised to its fifth straight victory. In the process, the Seminoles earned the right to play for their 13th ACC crown on Dec. 1.
"This has been one of our goals since camp time," wide receiver Kenny Shaw said.
"I?m happy we won the game and clinched it," FSU defensive lineman Bjoern Werner said. "Now we got Florida next and then we can go to Charlotte (N.C.). It?s awesome."
EJ Manuel completed 17 of 23 passes for 144 yards and two scores to supplement a running game that gained 237 yards. In their previous game at Virginia Tech, the Seminoles were held to minus-15 yards rushing.
"We just got back to fundamentals," Fisher said. "We got good angles and we were being efficient at what we were doing."
Operating against an injury-plagued Maryland team using a linebacker at quarterback, Florida State allowed 27 yards and three first downs before halftime and ended up giving up 170 yards - well below their nation?s best average of 242.9 per game.
Were it not for a 42-yard touchdown pass from Shawn Petty to Kevin Dorsey with 25 seconds left, the Seminoles would have held the opposition under 10 points for the sixth time in 11 games.
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