His defender, Alex Mastromanno, fumbled the snap and couldn’t let go of the ball before Fitzgerald ran the ball.

Instead of going airborne, the ball was blocked by Mastromanno’s right hand and didn’t make it past the line of scrimmage in what might be one of the most embarrassing field goal attempts of the season.

From there, things went downhill for the Seminoles.

On their next drive, Duke’s Chandler Rivers intercepted a pass from FSU’s Brock Glenn for a touchdown, giving the Blue Devils a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

“I really feel like they expected to win the game,” Duke coach Manny Diaz said of his players.

The loss dropped the Seminoles to 1-6 this season, just a year after going 13-1 and winning the ACC.

“It’s unfortunate that we missed the plays and some of the mistakes that were made,” Florida State coach Mike Norvell said. “I truly believe this team was ready to play at a very high level.”

They didn’t exactly compete hard against each other either.

Florida State was upset by Georgia Tech, Boston College, Memphis and SMU.

Their only win came at home in a thrilling clash against California.

They travel to South Florida to face No. 6 Miami next Saturday.

– with AP