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Five lessons to be learned from Florida's defeat to FSU

By: Rakesh Muwal

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In a special Black Friday version of their yearly rivalry, the Florida Gators were defeated by the Florida State Seminoles, 45-38. 

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One of the best recent iterations of the rivalry, the game was electrifying.

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The Gators lost 45-38 to the Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on Friday night 

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in the highest-scoring game in the history of the Florida-Florida State football rivalry.

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With 39 seconds left, Florida advanced to the FSU 28-yard line, but quarterback Anthony Richardson was sacked on a 4th-and-12 play after being blitzed, 

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and his last-ditch ball attempt under pressure was incomplete in the end zone.

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Although it appeared that Richardson's face mask may have been grabbed by Florida State safety Jammie Robinson during the play, no flag was raised.

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The Seminoles responded with a 7-play, 65-yard touchdown drive after Florida freshman running back Trevor Etienne knotted the game at 38 with a 45-yard touchdown run with 7:41 remaining. 

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With 4:06 remaining, running back Trey Benson scored his third touchdown of the contest on a 17-yard run to give the Seminoles a 45-38 lead.