Dalvin Cook is the driving force behind FSU (No. 11) offense
Everett Golson busted out with four touchdowns in Week 1, but the former Notre Dame quarterback had a much more difficult go of it against South Florida on Saturday. While he struggled to get anything going in the passing game, Cook took the game over with an eye-opening performance on the ground.
Cook rushed for 266 yards on 30 carries and scored three long rushing touchdowns. His 74-yard burst in the first quarter set the tone for FSU, and it was a thing of beauty.
He just wouldn’t be stopped, and his juggernaut performance carried Florida State’s offense to a big win over an extremely tough South Florida squad that played much better than the final score (34-14) would indicate.
With his outstanding showing on Saturday, Cook now has 422 yards on 49 carries (8.6 yards per carry) with five rushing touchdowns in just two games to start the season. No doubt head coach Jimbo Fisher will continue to trust his star sophomore with a heavy volume of carries throughout the season.