a. >> announcer: saturday night football on abc is presented by capital one. what's in your wallet? in part by burger king. get three items for one great price at burger king. and pacific life. more than 150 years strong. trust in your tomorrow. >> sean: so many great closer looks through the progressive pylon cam tonight. another exciting game on this saturday night here in the capital of florida. florida state a double digit understood dog at home for just the first time in the last 40 years. they led by 24. they lead by ten now with 12:20 to go, and facing third down and seven from their own 45. travis stays on his feet. got away from the blitzing chazz surratt. has the first down! >> todd b.: well, surratt came

free. i mean, he was an unblocked blitzer. watch him right here. he's going to get to the outside. he doesn't miss too many shots like this, but jordan travis is not your normal quarterback. he's got great feet and vision. he eludes the rush and picks up the first down. >> todd m.: and he is tough as nails. >> todd b.: 83 yards rushing now. he had 96 last week against notre dame, which was the most in a long time for a florida state quarterback. since e.j. emanuel in 2012. >> sean: la'damian webb out of bounds around the 40. here's kevin negandhi in the studio. >> back to tuscaloosa. bama down by four. watch the 4.37 speed. bye-bye, jalen. 90 yards. najee harris just scored.

alabama up, 34-24. sean, back to you. >> sean: all right. thank you very much, kevin. second and three. travis milking the play clock. 11 minutes to go. that looked like a busted play. and they take him down for a two-yard loss. >> todd b.: i don't think it was. i've seen them do that. they fake like a wide receiver screen. it's a designed quarterback run. the problem is he ran right into a run blitz, and that's what made it look very disruptive. it just was not a good call against that particular defense. jordan travis wincing a little bit, reaching for his left shoulder. >> todd m.: he's telling someone on the sideline what's going on. >> todd b.: he does not look good. >> todd m.: no, his left arm is hanging. >> sean: backup would be james blackman who was the starter at the beginning of the year and has 25 career starts.

and he is getting loose. they snap it with two. travis gets the call and answers it. >> todd b.: unbelievable. todd, you talked about his toughness. i mean, his arm is kind of dangling. i'm like, probably no more quarterback runs. forget that. they call his number. he breaks arm tackles. kind of protects himself at the end of the play, but he broke through three tackles on third down, and now jordan travis, over 100 yards as well. >> sean: 101, a career high. you mentioned his 96 last week, the most by an fsu quarterback since e.j. manuel went against clemson. he has a chance to surpass that. with 9:30 to go.

jashaun corbin. at the very least, north carolina has to force a field goal try here. >> todd b.: yeah. >> sean: mack brown was right, if they did rally and win this game it would be the biggest deficit overcome to win in carolina history. they were down 21-0 in georgia tech in 2015 and rallied to win, 38-31. that was under larry fedor. a very good year that year. won 11 games. went to the ark cc championship game, where they lost to clemson.cc championship game, where they lost to clemson.cc championship game, where they lost to clemson.cc championship game, where they lost to clemson. again, the play clock winding all the way down. corb corb corbin. converted a couple third-downs on this this. can they do a long three?

>> todd b.: jordan travis is definitely bothered by something. this is his left side. you just wonder how many more hits he can take, not just for this game, but also for games beyond this. >> sean: i wonder if it's his left hand. >> todd b.: i think it's his shoulder. shoulder or collarbone or something. but he does not look comfortable at all. >> sean: they send him out to wideo wideout. jashaun corbin lines up as the wildcat. >> todd b.: dead ball. false start. >> referee: prior to the snap, false start, offense number 58. five-yard penalty. third down. >> sean: devontay love-taylor, the leader of that offensive line. mike norvell raved about him when he visited yesterday.

transfer from fiu. third down and eight. still corbin in there. >> todd b.: they're trying to protect the quarterback. >> todd m.: yeah, they're not fooling anyone, though. >> sean: would you put blackman in? corbin is certainly not going to run it. they're just hoping he gets the eight yard. he won't get to the line of scrimmage. vohasek wrapped him up. >> todd b.: he's run the ball a lot. he's taken a lot of shots. he comes right down on his left shoulder. i think that might be the play, because he's definitely favoring his left shoulder, the left side of his body and arm. and i think that mike norvell and kenny dillingham saw that, and they said, we can't call his number again right now. they did call it on third down.

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>> sean: next saturday on abc, the big ten is back. michigan and minnesota. what a great way to start the big ten season. 7:30 on the espn app, and "game day" will be in minneapolis. we were there last year. what an atmosphere. of course, no fans this year, unfortunately. javonte williams, a very late flag thrown after he was on the ground, chopped down by dottson and rice. >> todd b.: i think it's going to be a chop block. >> referee: personal foul, chop block, offense number 73 and 68. half the distance to the goal. first down. >> todd b.: this is a costly play against north carolina. the play was going outside, and

this happened right over the ball. one player, the center, anderson was engaged and the guard cut the legs out. it was a big call. >> sean: and the clock an issue for carolina. 6:30 to go, and it's moving. they have just one time-out left. howell back into his own end zone. has to get rid of it. throws short. good pressure tonight. remarkable how much pressure that they've brought tonight relative to previous games. >> todd b.: and that's really been the difference. i mean, in the game. sam howell has not been comfortable for much of this game. now, he looked better in the third quarter, but they have been able to knock him around, knock him down a couple of times. they hit him late. they have made his evening a lot more comfortable than he's been so far in this 2020 season. you got think about getting half of the yardage back here.

>> sean: second and 20. howell, up for grabs. and there's a flag. is it a catch? >> todd b.: yeah, i think it was a clean catch. beautiful throw by howell. >> sean: no flag. i thought they were celebrates on the sideline because they wanted a flag for that hand slap on emmett rice, but they were applauding the catch between his legs and into his stomach. no doubt about it. 25-yard gain. williams, tough one. across midfield. and wrestled down at the 48 yard line by mikko dotson. >> todd b.: the thing i also like about both of these backs, they really can catch the football. both good, running routes down the field, catching swing passes. they are more than guys that can just run the football. >> todd m.: how about the ability of williams to turn back and adjust to that football? what a play. >> todd b.: yeah, for a big man.

>> sean: he has 125 yards rushing. howell, look out from behind. got it off, and it didn't reach dyami brown. brownlee again bringing pressure via the blitz. >> todd b.: yeah, if he's able to set his feet before the contact, he's got brown wide open running across the field. just not able no get enough on that football. >> sean: powell 7 for 29, 308. two touchdown sbaes interception. >> todd b.: only four complete last week against virginia tech. never thrown an interception in the fourth quarter. he's spinning around. he's almost to the line. a prayer up for grabs. and out of bounds. caught by dazz newsome, but out of the back of the end zone.

>> todd b.: that end zone is a little confusing because the garnet goes a little bit further than the end line. >> sean: it's the first line. >> todd b.: that's right. >> sean: back line is actually well out of the end zone. you're right, it is confusing. if it was the back line, it looked like he would have been in. third down and ten. four-down territory. two plays to get the yardage. with 5:26 to go. pressure. howell. there's a flag down. did they grab a facemask? howell's head spun around. dazz newsome, the catch. >> todd b.: i think that's what it's going to be, jarvis brownlee again with the pressure. he got medahold of that facemas has he ran by.

>> referee: mask. 15-yard penalty. >> todd b.: saw that head snap back. marvin wilson was in pursuit. so third down and long, this a get the conversion because of the penalty. for florida state now, they're ninth penalty in the ball game. >> sean: sam howell, he's been pressured much more than anybody anticipated on either side tonight. >> todd b.: well, they've done it with blitz and with just rushing four. they just have had constant pressure on the north carolina quarterback. >> sean: terrific game plan by adam fuller, their defensive coordinator. howell has a man open! touchdown. dyami brown got behind the defense, and that one was easy. 25 yards. >> todd b.: what a beautiful route. what a beautiful stutter step.

watch the stetter step. freezes the defender. he took a peek for whatever reason in the backfield to see the cornerback. brown's too fast to do that. >> todd m.: howell saw florida state show the blitz too early. he knew that he was going to have one-on-one on outside. >> todd b.: still got some fight. >> sean: third touchdown pass of the night for the sam howell. grayson atkins, the extra point. it is a three-point game with 4:58 to go. an injured jordan travis about to come back on the field.

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jordan travis trying to -- seems satisfied. put a helmet back on and told his teammates, i'll be okay. >> sean: james blackman was warming up. phil just told us since travis became the starting quarterback, blackman remained a team leader. we have seen that tonight. >> todd b.: oh, yeah. >> sean: down on the sidelines encouraging teammates as they get prepared to come on the field. >> alabama was down matt jones over 400 yards in the air. 24-41. >> sean: 8:30 to go, but it's looking like that will send nick saban, who was a game-time decision, to 22-0 all-time against his former assistants. let's see what they can do here with travis. looked like the right side of

the offensive line took off prematurely. >> todd b.: there's just under 5:00 left in the game. >> referee: false start, offense number 51. five-yard penalty. first down. >> todd b.: it's just a tough situation right now for kenny di dillingham and mike norvell. their team is still trying to figure out how to win. they've played great. north carolina has come roaring back. and your quarterback is not 100%. how do you call the last five minutes, or this possession in particular? >> sean: first and 15. la'damian webb stopped after a one-yard gain. does look like they've sat on the lead. the play tempo slowed down, play calling for conservative. they have missed two field goals. back to the opening possession of the half. they went right down in the 10 yard line. it was 31-7. look lick it was going to be

38-7. they got a dead ball penalty for a slap. wound up trying the field goal and missing it. it's 38-7 there it might be a totally different story than what we're watching right now. travis throws quickly. ontaria wilson down to the 25. he'll need ten on this third down. and bear in mind, north carolina kind of threw away two time-outs here in the second half. only one left. >> todd b.: right now north carolina's defense is very aggressive because they are not feeling like florida state's going to try to throw anything deep down the field. very aggressive. i wouldn't be surprised if they bring pressure right here on jordan travis. >> todd m.: i would take a shot vertically. >> todd b.: wilson had the one catch, the big catch. he hasn't done anything since. now they got him i think in a

slot to try to isolate him. >> sean: going to run the play clock all the way down to one. travis. he's across the line of scrimmage. and well short of the line to gain by about 4 1/2 yards. tomari fox took him down. >> todd b.: well, they've not been able the contain him as a runner too much tonight, but that play was critical. they did get the stop. see him coming off the field hanging that left arm, still. >> sean: again with encouragement from blackman. that quarterback room, three different starters in the first four games but it's as tight as it can be. they're all trying to help each other, support each other. blackman demonstrated that tonight. >> todd b.: remember, the false start penalty to start the drive, the 11th penalty of the game, really set them behind the chains. >> sean: mastromanno, with no rush. good punt. drives dazz newsome all the way

back to the 22 yard line. 46-yard punt, no return. >> todd b.: pretty quiet first half for sam howell, but he has lit it up in the second half. moving in the pocket, finding open guys. of course, javonte williams has been a big-time receiver, and then beau corrales, the big receiver, going vertical. they really started to attack vertically in the second half. all of a sudden sam howell is up to 342 yards passing and three touchdowns. and north carolina is only three points down in the ball game. >> sean: they're used to being in this situation. last season 9 of their 13 games were decided by seven points or fewer. the most for any team in the country since 1936. they went 4-5 in those nine games. lost two in overtime.

2:30 to go. against the blitz. howell can't find anywhere to escape. wrapped up by janarius robinson. this is taking a lot of valuable time off the clock here. >> todd b.: well, they fooled sam howell, because they faked like they were bringing the corner blitz. asante samuel looked like he was blitzing but then they changed the defense and brought dix instead, and that was who was able to get to the quarterback, sam howell. a lot of time and a negative play to start the possession. >> sean: taking a a lot of time the get it off. four sax for the 'noles. up for grabs and caught! by that long frame of beau corrales. jump ball, and he won it. >> todd b.: this is perfect coverage by mikko dotson. he's in position, he's got his head around. he goes for the ball. it's just a bigger guy fighting for the football and catching it

at a higher point. >> sean: 1:37 the go. javonte williams in big trouble. and they stop the clock. they'll rule him out of bounds. it's a big loss. here's grayson atkins, whose long this season is 35, but they did make a 55-yarder at furman. this year, a grad transfer that arrived to unc. >> todd b.: i keep going to corrales corrales. unless he's up against asante samuel, i look for him and give him a chance to make plays on the ball. >> sean: howell going deep. and incomplete for antoine green. but there's a flag down. he only got one arm up, which make us wonder if dotson was

holding the other. >> todd b.: it's been a rough night for dotson. >> referee: pass interference, defense number 9. 15-yard penalty. automatic first down. >> todd b.: not just giving up the a couple of plays. but now the penalty. he's come off the field. yep, he's holding the left arm back. still has a hold of the left arm. easy call. he's got it hooked. that's an easy call to make. dotson's hobbled off the field a couple times, too. been looked at. rough night. >> sean: they're at the 42. carter. cut back, got a yard, and that's it. marvin wilson's had a big second half. if you joined us late, florida state led 31-7 at the half. they have not scored here in the second half. mack brown told molly mcgrath at

halftime, he told his team they're going to be part of the biggest come from behind win in unc history. if they punch it in the end zone and win, he'll be right. under 1:00 to go. sam howell, deep again. corrales, off his hands and incomplete! and again, it was mikko dotson in coverage. looked like corrales, from here, should have caught that one. >> todd b.: well, that's where you got to go. >> sean: he's being held again. le look at the jersey pull. >> todd b.: you got bring coverage over the top to help on him. dotson does not have confidence. now out of the game getting a breather. >> sean: this would be field goal range. you wonder how they'll play it. time-out, florida state.

instead of keep bombing it deep, do you -- >> todd m.: i talked to mack brown before the game, and he said, you know, at kins is 0 for 2 beyond 40 this year, but he has a huge leg. normal situations we'll go from about 37, but if we need it in a game winning situation like this could be, we could go as far as 43, 44 yards. >> todd b.: here's the only thing i would say about that is you got big marvin wilson who's blocked two field goals this year and blocked a punt tonight. >> sean: low kick. >> todd b.: low kick and that far, i think you got to try to get a completion here to finish that distance for the attempt. >> sean: atkins as we said was an all-american at furman. once made a 55-yarder there. made 18-straight field goals. the southern conference record. he's a good kicker. but from here it would be about

59. wind really not much of an issue. >> todd b.: what you can't here if you're sam howell is a sack. >> sean: can they pull off the biggest comeback? it's another dropped ball. that is a killer. dazz newsome right around the line to gain has it playing off his hands. >> todd b.: yeah, that's unfortunate. that's a very catchable pass. they get the first down there, probably. >> sean: atkins is there. he'd be willing to give it a shot if the coaches want him to, but they're not going try. >> todd m.: it's a light wind, but it's at his back. >> todd b.: i think mack brown has more trust in sam howell now than his kicker. >> sean: two costly drops. here's the play of his season. howell. howell. dropped again. >> third in a