Florida State came away victorious Saturday in their rivalry game against Florida. But FSU head coach Mike Norvell remained salty over a controversial call from earlier in the contest.
Norvell was fuming over a personal foul call during the first half of the Florida-FSU game held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
Mike Norvell isn't happy pic.twitter.com/OTLinhU4mW
— NMD Grant (@NMDgrant) November 26, 2023
Florida State defensive back Akeem Dent was flagged for a personal foul after a huge sack on Florida quarterback Max Brown early in the second quarter.
The Gators were facing 3rd-and-goal at the FSU 10 and would have probably had to settle for a field goal had Dent not been penalized for unnecessary roughness.
Legit insane pic.twitter.com/UiQugjmFgv https://t.co/fRkOZrxevk
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) November 26, 2023
The flag gave Florida an automatic first down, which led to a touchdown a few plays later to make it 7-0.
Florida State trailed Florida 12-0 up until late in the first half. But the undefeated side kept their record unblemished by outscoring their in-state rivals 24-3 the rest of the way for a 24-15 win.
Norvell didn’t forget about the personal foul called against his player after the game. He had some choice words for an official as he went on to celebrate the come-from-behind victory.
Mike Norvell quickly called out a ref after FSU beat Florida
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Norvell called the foul against Dent “terrible” when asked about it after the game.
Mike Norvell on the personal foul penalty that extended UF touchdown drive: "I've got strong feeling of how terrible that was."
— Brendan Sonnone (@BSonnone) November 26, 2023
Florida State will face off against 10-2 Louisville next week in the ACC Championship game.
