This is the Depth Dossier: the Florida State Seminoles, Week 7.

Florida State had the explosive plays to beat Miami, but the Hurricanes had the roster depth, and in the end the officials had the final say, as Miami escaped with a 43 to 35 win in double overtime.

Florida State led twice and tied the game with two minutes thirty-nine seconds left on a 75-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Ashton Daniels to tight end Duce Robinson. But the Seminoles lost it in a second overtime after a holding call wiped out a go-ahead touchdown, and then a fourth and thirty-one Hail Mary went Miami's way on replay review. Daniels threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns and ran for a fifth. Safety Ashlynd Barker had the game of her career with 13 tackles and an interception in the end zone. But Miami simply had more snaps in them, running 79 plays to Florida State's 65 and controlling the ball for over 37 minutes. The win probability model gave Florida State just a 24 percent chance after it was over, and honestly, that feels about right for how tight the margins were.

Let's talk about that ending, because it's going to dominate the conversation this week. Down 43 to 35 in the second overtime, facing fourth and twenty-one, Daniels hit wide receiver Micahi Danzy for a 36-yard touchdown that would have forced a third overtime. It got wiped out by a holding call on left tackle Xavier Chaplin. The very next play, on fourth and thirty-one, Robinson and wide receiver Bryce Fitzgerald both went up for a Hail Mary that was ruled an interception and upheld on review. Head coach Mike Norvell didn't hold back afterward. He called it, quote, "an absolute joke," and said he'd been told simultaneous possession never even came up in the review conversation. Both plays have been sent to the conference's head of officiating.

There was another odd officiating wrinkle earlier, too. A targeting call on Daniels during a slide in the first quarter got upheld, which cost Miami a safety for the rest of the game, though Florida State didn't fully cash in on that advantage.

Take away the ending, and this was a game Florida State won on big plays and lost on everything else. The Seminoles were inefficient play to play but averaged just under seven yards a snap thanks to explosive gains. In the red zone, Florida State scored 21 points on six trips inside Miami territory, while Miami was even more efficient down there. A slow first quarter put Florida State in a hole it never fully climbed out of, even with a big third-quarter surge. And on fourth down, Florida State went zero for three, including two tries in Miami territory before halftime. Those are points left on the board in a three-point game.

Now let's get into the depth chart, because the headline here is personnel, not scheme.

Running back Ousmane Kromah is done for the season after a lower-leg injury that required overnight surgery in Miami. He'd just crossed 1,000 career rushing yards on that very drive. Norvell called it heartbreaking. That hands the backfield to running back Quintrevion Wisner, who had a strong day running and catching the ball but also fumbled at midfield with the game tied in the fourth quarter. It's a heavy workload now paired with a ball security concern worth watching.

Linebacker Omar Graham Junior left in the second half after a collision on a tackle and didn't return. Caleb LaVallee stepped in and played 35 snaps, so he's the first name to watch there if Graham's status lingers into the bye week. Defensive back Nehemiah Chandler also didn't reappear after the third quarter, and cornerback Charles Lester the third had already been outsnapping him before that.

Up front, defensive end Deamontae Diggs made his first career start, and guard Paul Bowling had a rough night run blocking in a ground game that didn't get much push. Cornerback Ja'Bril Rawls also had a tough outing in coverage, allowing four catches for 92 yards, including that second overtime touchdown.

With the bye week now on the schedule, the priorities are clear. Get healthy, sort out the Graham and Chandler situations, and figure out who's carrying the ball behind Wisner before the next opponent shows up.

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