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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State has had its share of struggles in Atlantic Coast Conference play. On Friday night, the Seminoles took advantage of Boston Colleges timely visit for their most-complete game of the season.The 20th-ranked Seminoles grabbed the early lead and cruised to a 45-7 victory.Florida State has had to play from behind a lot in conference play. In their previous six conference games it had scored first only once and had trailed by double digits in five.That is why coach Jimbo Fisher said it felt weird for his team to be in control early against the Eagles.We need to play from ahead and finish and we did all of those things (on Friday), Fisher said.The Seminoles (7-3, 4-3 ACC, No. 18 CFP) took control by scoring on their first two drives and led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. They had been outscored 31-3 in the first 15 minutes in the previous five games.A 6-yard TD reception by Auden Tate marked the first time FSU had scored on its opening drive since Sept. 24 at South Florida.Dalvin Cook and Deondre Francois paced the offense. Cook rushed for 108 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown and Francois tied a season high with three touchdown passes.Cook became only the second Seminoles back to go over 100 yards in 15 meetings against the Eagles and the first since Ricky Williams had 109 yards in 1980. He also joined Clemsons Wayne Gallman as the only ACC backs to go over the century mark against the Eagles this season.They were getting wore down from our passing game that we could see the long runs starting to come, especially the touchdown, Cook said.Francois completed nine of his first 11 passes and finished 16 of 24 for 183 yards. The freshman suffered a bruised shoulder late in the third quarter and did not return.The Eagles (4-6, 1-5) had three first downs on their first two drives before having nine straight three-and-outs and not getting another first down until midway through the fourth quarter. They averted a shutout with 3:21 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run by Richard Wilson. The only other bright spot was a pair of sacks by Harold Landry, which gives him 11 for the season.We werent able to move the ball which caused our defense to stay on the field too long, Boston College coach Steve Addazio said. We play a lot of good teams which will make us better in the long run. We just need to find a way to get momentum.CLOSING IN ON RECORDCook appeared like he was going to pass Warrick Dunn as Florida States career rushing leader, but Fisher decided to rest Cook in the fourth quarter with the Seminoles up 35-0.The junior needs 19 yards to break Dunns mark of 3,959 yardsIt is going to be nice when I do it regardless. The feeling is going to be there to hold that record, Cook said.Cook said he talked to Dunn before the Oct. 29 game against Clemson, but none of the discussions were about the record.Fisher said that he knew Cook was close to the record, but did not want to risk injury.POLL IMPLICATIONSFlorida State dropped a spot after last Saturdays come-from-behind victory at North Carolina State, but it should go up a couple spots after its most convincing victory of the season.THE TAKEAWAYBoston College: This is the first time since 2003 the Eagles have faced three ranked teams in a season. Based on the results, they might be hoping it doesnt happen anytime soon. No. 3 Clemson, No. 5 Louisville and 20th-ranked FSU outscored the Eagles 153-24.Florida State: Quarterback Sean Maguire was able to get in on Senior Night and threw a pair of touchdowns. Maguire went into preseason practices as the starter but suffered a broken foot the first week. I was extremely happy, said Fisher of Maguire. He goes in and performs every time he goes in with a lot of heart and a lot of toughness.UP NEXTBoston College: The Eagles step outside of conference play to host Connecticut. This will be the first meeting between the two Northeast schools since 2004.Florida State: The Seminoles close out the ACC portion of their schedule at Syracuse. They have won eight straight over the Orange.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Joe Reedy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/joereedyGrant Hill Jersey . 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Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Aaron Gordon Magic Jersey . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era.This weekend, Tennessee commemorated the life of Pat Summitt at its football game. It was a moving halftime tribute to a coach who was tough, but whose tenure was cut short by illness. A gesture like that can be a powerful thing -- something to reinforce the ideals of a school and unite a college community.Sports can do that for us. It can be a prism to look at what we value and want to pass on to our children. And then there are moments when the games become more important than those values, and the pageantry makes a mockery of them.That happened twice this weekend as two college football programs opted to celebrate past football glory, even as that bygone success masked a corrosive culture and sexual abuse.Penn State went forward with its celebration of the 50th anniversary of former coach Joe Paternos first football game on Saturday, despite an outcry from those outside the community.Heres the problem. Paterno, before his death in 2012, might have known about former coach Jerry Sanduskys serial abuse of boys, allegedly at times on the Penn State campus. At least two witnesses have testified under oath that Paterno was told about the abuse.I dont want to hear about any of that kind of stuff. I have a football season to worry about, Paterno told the then 14-year-old boy. The boy later testified as an adult.What does it say about an administration and football culture that refuses to open the door, even now, to the possibility that victims of abuse could be telling the truth? Especially, when in this case, their claims have been repeatedly validated.Sandusky was convicted and is currently serving at least 30 years in prison. There is no argument that his crimes are real. Penn State does a disservice to the men and witnesses who live with the scars of that abuse by celebrating Paterno.The situation at Baylor is very different, but the independent Pepper Hamilton report details a culture that put football before character, and disregarded the experiences of women who came forward to report abuse. Two players were legally convicted, and head football coach Art Briles was fired.Yeet somehow, Briles was cheered as he attended an away game this weekend by the Baylor faithful.dddddddddddd. Yes, he could buy a ticket to a game on his own, but why didnt the Baylor administration ask him not to attend?Had Briles felt true culpability as expressed in an interview with Tom Rinaldi, he might not have felt entitled to show up as the lawsuits and investigations are still playing out. There are multiple women suing the school -- a suit the school is seeking to have dismissed.The Rice marching band spelled out IX during one formation during Saturdays halftime, referring to the Title IX violations that the school might incur with alleged violations of student rights. Some people considered this offensive, but really, its not nearly as offensive as the allegations in the Pepper Hamilton report -- or the legal findings in criminal cases involving Sam Ukwuachu and Tevin Elliott.But its more convenient to get offended by the act of pointing out behavior than it is to acknowledge the offensiveness of the behavior itself. Asking the band not to spell out IX harkens back to the days when off-the-field meant something wasnt fair game. But thats not the case anymore.ESPN broadcaster Adam Amin actually used the opportunity to discuss the situation at Baylor, including details, and was careful to say that none of the current players on the field are culpable for all the sins of the program. It was a particularly informed and well-done moment.Can you imagine what a game-changer it would be if each broadcast offered the potential for that discussion, when relevant? Schools might work harder to make sure that expectations were high and penalties were enforced, rather than business as usual.Baylor and Penn State, given the optics of the weekend, prefer the golden-hued past to this new reality. Support for Paterno and Briles shows just how stubbornly insulated a college community can be, and how easy it is to ignore the victims in the wake of the cheers. ' ' '