ShareFlorida State dominated on both sides of the ball on Saturday in a 52-13 thrashing of FCS opponent Chattanooga. The lopsided victory allowed a number of freshmen to see the field, but perhaps the best day for any Seminole belonged to a freshman who started.
Safety Derwin James if the Florida State Football Player of the Week for Week 12 after tallying 10 total tackles on Saturday, including seven solo stops and a tackle for loss. A 5-star recruit out of Haines City, James was projected to play right away, but to many, he has exceeded where he was projected to be at this point in the season.
James ranks second on the team this season with 68 total tackles. He’s also second in tackles for loss with three and in forced fumbles with two. James and the Seminoles will face rival Florida on Saturday night in Gainesville.
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Mike Ferguson is a Bloguin contributor, the editor of Noled Out and a lifetime Florida State sports enthusiast. Mike vividly remembers watching Warrick Dunn run down the sideline in Gainesville in 1993, the "Choke at Doak" in 1994 and Monte Cummings' driving layup to beat #1 Duke in 2002. Mike has worked as a sports reporter in both print and online. For isportsweb in 2013, Mike gave press coverage of Florida State football's run to the 2013 national championship. Mike has been featured on SI.com, FoxSports.com and Yahoo Sports while interviewing major sports stars such as 2013 National League MVP Andrew McCutchen. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a major in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike currently resides in Haines City, Florida with his wife Jennifer and daughters Trinity and Greenly. Mike is a full-time reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger, in Lakeland, Florida. Mike can be followed on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.
