Update emerges on Florida State safety Akeem Dent following injury vs. Southern Miss

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•09/09/23

Florida State safety Akeem Dent was spotted on the Seminoles’ sideline in the third quarter in street clothes, according to Brendan Sonnone. He was seen with his teammates in street clothes with a bandage on his left knee. We’ll have to see after the game when the Seminoles’ coaches update the specifics of his injury status.

Akeem Dent left the Southern Miss game early in the second quarter due to an injury to his left leg. Dent was seen clutching the back of his left leg (hamstring area) as he went down to the turf after a long completion. He eventually got up and made his way into the medical tent with FSU trainers to be examined. He then made his way back to the locker room for medical treatment, before emerging on the sidelines in the second half.

Florida State continues to dominate

Florida State led Southern Miss 31-3 at halftime of Saturday night’s game. The Seminoles had a number of explosive plays on the offensive side of the football, even though they did have several drops from their receivers. 

Keon Coleman continues to make spectacular plays for the FSU passing attack. He had a play in which he shook a Southern Miss defender in the open field, then hurdled another, in one of the many highlight-reel worthy plays the ‘Noles made in the blowout. He hauled in three catches for 48 receiving yards and a touchdown.

The Seminoles had things well in hand early in the third quarter. Saturday night’s game was a thorough beatdown of the Golden Eagles. Florida State was leading 66-13 late in the fourth quarter and piled on the points with highlight play after highlight play. Running back Trey Benson had nine carries for 79 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

The Seminoles now have an eight-game winning streak dating back to last season–the longest active winning streak in the ACC. Florida State paid Southern Miss $1.5 million to play in the game, and they handed them a beatdown they won’t soon forget. FSU piled up 306 total rushing yards and also tacked on four touchdowns on the ground.

Florida State continues to play like a Top 5 ranked team in America. They certainly didn’t do anything to dispel that notion on Saturday night, but they will need to clean up the drops from their receivers. Especially if they end up making the College Football Playoff at season’s end, drops could prove to be costly on such a big stage.