Florida State vs. Southern Miss 2017: Independence Bowl score updates

Southern Miss is taking on Florida State in the Independence Bowl on Wednesday afternoon from Shreveport, Louisiana. Wednesday marks the 36th consecutive bowl appearance for the Noles. This game’s been pretty weird so far, with lots of penalties!
Oh, and FSU has five penalties for 50 yards so far today.

First quarter
5:20, Florida State 7, Southern Miss 6

The Noles respond with a 20-yard touchdown pass from James Blackmon to Auden Tate to take their first lead of the day.

Before this score, FSU nearly had a 25-yard loss, but it was negated by a Southern Miss offsides penalty.

Oh also, there have been seven penalties in this game already! Four of them were for USM going offsides four times in one drive, and FSU’s had a pair of special teams penalties already.

11:05, Southern Miss 6, Florida State 0

The Golden Eagles strike first on a five-yard touchdown run from quarterback Kwadra Griggs, but they miss the extra point.