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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State begins a short week of preparation needing to replace one of its offensive playmakers.
Unfortunately for the Seminoles, it’s a familiar theme.
Florida State will play at Boston College on Friday without running back Jacques Patrick, who will miss the rest of the season due to torn cartilage in his knee.
Coach Jimbo Fisher said during his Monday news conference that Patrick had an MRI on Sunday which revealed the tear. Patrick suffered the injury during Saturday’s 31-28 loss to Louisville .
Patrick is 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in rushing, averaging 72.3 yards per game. The 6-foot-4, 234-pound junior was second on the team with 434 yards on 76 carries and a touchdown. He was also fourth on the team in receptions with 13 for 88 yards.
“He was doing a great job running with power and catching the ball. But he was also doing all the little nuances that kind of go unnoticed (blocking, chipping) but as a football coach you love,” Fisher said.
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