ORLANDO - Florida State and Louisiana State put on a show in a primetime matchup in front of 65,429 fans at Camping World Stadium Sunday.

In a back-and-forth affair early on, No. 8 FSU scored 31 unanswered points in the second half - punctuated by 21 in the fourth quarter - for a 45-24 victory over No. 5 LSU.

"Obviously there's excitement in the locker room but that's one game and it was a first step and it was a big step," FSU head coach Mike Norvell said. "You get a chance to be on this stage, you want to go play well."

It's an early key victory in the Seminoles' effort to make the College Football Playoff for the second time in program history.

It was also FSU's seventh consecutive win dating back to last season and six straight over LSU.

Here are three takeaways from FSU's victory.

Keon Coleman lives up to the hype

There was a lot of excitement when Keon Coleman announced his transfer from Michigan State to FSU.

He led the Spartans' passing offense last season with 798 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. It didn't take the Louisiana native long to leave an impact as a Seminole.

Coleman recorded both of FSU's touchdowns in the first half, and only continued to produce into the second half.

Early into the third quarter, he had already broken triple figures in receiving yards, making a diving 41-yard grab from quarterback Jordan Travis to move the Seminoles into midfield. The drive would eventually conclude with a touchdown from Travis, giving the FSU the lead. He added his third touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter, cementing the victory.

"I'm really just thankful for the opportunity," Coleman said. "Coach [Norvell] saying yes to me, coming to a new school after the transfer portal, and believing in me. "

"I'm grateful for my teammates, getting to show them the hard work that we have been putting in the whole summer is paying off and getting to show a glimpse of what I can do, and not only me, just what our whole receiver room and the rest of the team can do."

Coleman finished with 122 yards and three touchdowns, passing his career-high in touchdowns in a game. He also neared his career high in receiving yards in a game with 155, which he set in Michigan State's 29-7 loss against Michigan on October 29, 2022.

Travis also passed a career-high in passing touchdowns with four.

Consistent defensive presence allows offense to settle in

It wasn't an ideal start for the Seminoles.

Two long plays, and a penalty, put LSU at FSU's 1-yard line, looking like it was going to take an early lead.

However, a goal-line stand changed the tone. While the offense took a second to find its rhythm, eventually hitting full stride in the fourth quarter, the defense kept the Seminoles steady the entire game.

It was the linebacker corps, which has had a lot of questions to answer since losing players to graduation and the portal in the offseason, that highlighted the defensive performance. Tatum Bethune recorded a team-leading nine tackles, and Kalen DeLoach and DJ Lundy combined 1.5 sacks.

"It's just another game for us. We're just focused, locked in and executed what we had to do in order to get the win," FSU defensive back Renardo Green said. "I don't look at individual effort. It was a team effort and I'm just happy we won and did what we trained to do."

Lundy's sack was on Jayden Daniels was on fourth-and- goal in LSU's first drive of the game. Dennis Briggs also had a sack, bumping FSU's total to three in the game.

Green also picked off Daniels, who finished 22-for-37 for 347 yards with a touchdown and an interception. His 347 passing yards were the most by an LSU player in a season opener.

Later in the first half, FSU also stopped LSU on downs at its 13 yard line.

“That set us back a little bit,” Daniels said. “It starts with me, getting the guys going. That first drive it felt like we had some urgency, but in critical moments I have to set the tempo. I have to go back to the drawing board as a leader to see what I can do better to get this team more prepared.”

While the offense had a sound night, especially in the fourth quarter, it was the defense that kept Daniels and the Tigers' offense at bay, eventually shutting them down in the fourth quarter.

Early penalties sting Seminoles

By halftime, FSU had 58 yards in six penalties, compared to LSU's zero. Three of the calls were unsportsmanlike conduct, showing some discipline issues early on. The first unsportsmanlike conduct call was on Patrick Payton, which brought LSU all the way down to the Seminoles 1-yard line.

If the defense didn't stop on fourth and 1, FSU would've been in a hole on the first drive of the game. LSU only converted three out of five times from the red zone in the first half, showing that FSU caught some slack when it came to its penalty issues.

FSU cleaned up its game in the second half, only committing one penalty and losing five yards. It was a sound adjustment that benefitted the Seminoles in the end, but FSU could've had an easier road to victory if it had stayed disciplined early.

"I don't think we played our best game but I thought that second half, we were able to really finish the way that we wanted to," Norvell said. "I'm proud of them for the way that they continued to battle, the way they showed the resilience and who they are."

Jack Williams covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at jwilliams@tallahassee.com or on Twitter @jackgwilliams. 

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