Ashton Daniels wins second ACC quarterback award after five-touchdown game at Miami
Florida State’s quarterback earned the weekly honor despite a double-overtime loss, after throwing four touchdown passes and running for another against Miami.
Florida State quarterback Ashton Daniels was named ACC Quarterback of the Week on Monday, October 19, for the second time this season after accounting for five touchdowns in Saturday’s 43-35 double-overtime loss at No. 3 Miami. The honor followed a performance that brought the Seminoles back into contention late in the fourth quarter, even though they lost in overtime.
How Daniels forced overtime against Miami
Daniels threw four touchdown passes, matching his career high, and ran for another score against Miami. He completed 15 of 28 passes for 298 yards and added 31 rushing yards. His rushing touchdown was his 11th of the season, extending Florida State’s record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season.
His final two touchdown passes went to Duce Robinson. The second was a 75-yard play late in the fourth quarter that forced overtime. Florida State coach Mike Norvell described it at his Monday press conference: ‘Ashton throws an unbelievable ball to Duce, [Duce] runs through two people for a 75-yard touchdown,’ according to 247Sports.
Miami had entered the game ranked first nationally in scoring defense, allowing 9.8 points per game, according to the Yahoo Sports report. Daniels’ four touchdown passes exceeded the three passing touchdowns the Hurricanes had allowed across their first five games combined. Those figures put his passing performance in context, even as Miami went on to win.
Daniels’ earlier ACC award and Florida State’s next game
Daniels’ first ACC Quarterback of the Week award this season followed his game against Virginia, in which he set a Florida State record with five rushing touchdowns. He has accounted for multiple touchdowns in each of his seven games as a Seminole. The Miami game was his second five-touchdown performance of the season, though Florida State lost this one.
The previous Florida State player to win the conference’s quarterback award more than once in a season was Jordan Travis in 2023, according to the Yahoo Sports report. Daniels’ second selection came after a defeat, recognizing his individual performance without changing the result against Miami.
Florida State has an open weekend before its next listed game, against Clemson at Doak Campbell Stadium on October 31 at 7 p.m. That gives the Seminoles a break following the double-overtime game before they return home for another conference matchup.
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Sources and context
- Ashton Daniels Named ACC Quarterback of the WeekTomahawk Nation (SB Nation), republished by Yahoo Sports
- Ashton Daniels named ACC Quarterback of the Week for the second time this season247Sports
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