
Jameis Winston vs. Citadel: Stats, Highlights, Twitter Reaction
If you're a player hoping to woo the Heisman voters, then you better be pretty close to perfect when you go up against the mighty Citadel Bulldogs (sorry, Citadel).
Jameis Winston did just that on Saturday night.
The polarizing sophomore quarterback, who is looking to repeat as Heisman, played a little less than three full quarters during FSU's easy 37-12 win, completing 22 of his 27 throws for 256 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions.
He was on the field for six offensive drives. The first four went for touchdowns, while the last two resulted in field goals. As College Football Talk noted, he had an unbelievable stat line at the half:
The one incompletion? An attempted shovel pass to Kermit Whitfield that was originally ruled as a fumble, which ESPN's Jared Shanker pointed out:
Part of the reason for Winston's success was his willingness to share the love. As the Orlando Sentinel's Dustin Tackett noted, he did well to move through his progressions and spread the ball around:
Winston finished with completions to eight different receivers. His longest went to star Rashad Greene for 46 yards. Winston and Greene, who had 11 receptions for 203 yards in last week's opener, have an unstoppable connection right now, and the QB recently talked about his WR's importance, via the Tallahassee Democrat's Natalie Pierre:
Tomahawk Nation put it simply after one of Winston's best throws of the night:
Of course, it wasn't a perfect night.
According to Shanker and thetriangleoffense.net's Joshua Flanagan, the sophomore quarterback clashed with head coach Jimbo Fisher on multiple occasions:
Don't overreact, though. Patrik Nohe of ChopChat.com explained why the shouting matches aren't a big deal:
Overall, it's about as much as you could ask for in limited action against an overmatched opponent.
The stats probably won't drop anyone's jaw—especially those of Heisman voters—but don't expect Florida State fans to worry too much about that. Winston is being asked to win games, and he continues to do just that in Tallahassee.
He'll get a stiffer test at home against No. 23 Clemson in two weeks, but judging by Saturday's "warm-up" (again, sorry Citadel), he looks prepared and in-sync with the offense.
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