CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Florida State football has lived up to its preseason hype and then some through the first two weeks of the season.

But the Seminoles narrowly escaped Boston College with a 31-29 win here on Saturday.

FSU quarterback Jordan Travis injured his non-throwing left arm in the final minute of the first half but returned to start the second half.

He completed 15 of 24 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns.

FSU's ninth consecutive win wasn't decided until the waning moments.

Boston College stopped FSU on third down near midfield with 1:08 remaining. But the Eagles were called for a 15-yard facemask penalty, giving the Seminoles an automatic first down and allowing them to run out the clock.

Boston College was penalized a 17 times for 131 yards.

The Eagles out-gained the Seminoles 457-338.

FSU also suffered two turnovers on a pair of lost fumbles, including one that Boston College's Victor Nelson returned 8 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to pull the Eagles within 31-22.

The Seminoles' largest lead was 31-10 early in the third quarter, but the Eagles scored 19 consecutive points over the final 16 minutes of the game.

FSU saw its streak of scoring at least 35 points in a game snapped at eight.

It was the longest active streak in the nation and the program’s longest 35-point stretch (14 games) since the 2013 national championship season.

The Seminoles defeated No. 5 LSU 45-24 in a second-half runaway at Camping World Stadium in Orlando in Week 1 and opened their home schedule with a 66-13 romping of Southern Miss last weekend.

The 2-0 start catapulted FSU from No. 8 in the preseason polls to No. 3 in the Associated Press and US LBM Coaches polls.

The Seminoles turned their attention to Boston College (1-1) in their ACC opener. Hurricane Lee did not play as much of a factor as initially thought.

Heisman Trophy hopeful Jordan Travis has seven total TDs for FSU through the first two weeks, while Keon Coleman has made a strong first impression with four touchdowns and a countless amount of highlight reel hurdles.

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3:38 p.m. | Florida State football survives close game against Boston College

Florida State football will escape with a narrow victory over Boston College

The Seminoles will move to 3-0 an 1-0 in ACC play with a slim 31-29 victory over the Eagles.

Boston College committed a 15-yard facemask penalty on a third down stop which would have forced an FSU punt with 1:08 remaining and given the Eagles the football back.

FSU has Clemson next week in a pivotal game for the ACC.

3:35 p.m. | Florida State defense gets stop

The Florida State football offense went three-and-out on their ensuing drive.

The defense then stepped up. DJ Lundy and Renardo Green combined for the first sack of the game, getting Thomas Castellanos down for the first sack of the game.

The Eagles converted a third and 20 a couple of plays later, with Castellanos hitting Ryan O’Keefe for a 28-yard gain.

Greedy Vance recorded a PBU on second down and a sack by Kalen DeLoach forced the Eagles to punt with 2:16 left.

3:21 p.m. | Boston College cuts Florida Stats lead to two

Thomas Castellanos scored on a seven-yard run on fourth and two to get the Eagles within two points with 6:19 left.

He scrambled for 13 yards on the third down a couple of plays earlier and hit Lewis Bond for 13 yards to set up the score.

The Seminoles lead 31-29 with 5:19 left.

3:15 p.m. | Boston College threatening; Tatum Bethune hurt

The Eagles aren't going away. Thomas Castellanos scrambled for 13 yards from his own 5 on third and 10 to keep a drive alive.

On the next play, Castellanos connected with Lewis Bond for 42 yards to get the ball into the FSU 40.

Tatum Bethune was tended to on the field following the play.

3:10 p.m. | Florida State punts; Boston College down 9 with 7:30 left; Jaheim Bell shaken up

The Florida State offense was forced to punt the ball after an offensive pass interference on Keon Coleman took away a fourth down conversion.

Alex Mastramanno pinned the Eagles inside the 5 with 7:30 left.

Earlier on the FSU drive, tight end Jaheim Bell was rolled up on and hobbled off the field. He did not return during the drive.

2:53 p.m. | Florida State defense gets stop

After the squib kick recovery for Boston College, the Florida State defense steps up in a short field situation. Braden Fiske and Tatum Bethune combined to take down Kye Robichaux short of the first down line to end the drive on fourth and short.

Jared Verse had a key TFL earlier on the drive, dropping Robichaux for a four-yard loss.

FSU takes over on its own 5 with 13:32 left. Jordan Travis returns from the drive as FSU tries to put it away.

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3:00 p.m. | Boston College scores on scoop-and-score

After FSU’s defense got the fourth down stop, Elijah Jones tackled Lawrance Toafili following a catch and knocked the ball loose.

Khari Johnson recovered the ball and took it in for the score.

Down by nine, the Eagles went for 2, but Thomas Castellano’s heave to Lewis Bond was ruled incomplete as Fentrell Cypress pushed him out of bounds and did not let him get a foot down.

FSU leads by just nine with 11:18 left in the game, 31-22.

2:44 p.m. | Boston College scores, recovers squib kick down 31-16

After allowing 28 straight points, Boston College ended a scoring drought on a touchdown run from running back Kye Robichaux from one yard out to bring the score within two touchdowns.

Place kicker Connor Lytton missed the point after attempt.

The scoring drive was set up by a 52-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos to Dino Tomlin.

The Eagles got the ball back at the FSU 26-yard line after a squib kick.

They had the ball at the FSU 13 to start the fourth quarter.

2:16 p.m. | DJ Lundy picks ball off, scores TD.

DJ Lundy continued the hot streak for FSU. He ended a one play drive for BC with an interception of Thomas Castellanos.

After Jordan Travis hit Jaheim Bell for 39 yards to get FSU to the one yard line, Lundy was called upon on his role from last year as a full back. He took the ball from one yard out to score the TD and give FSU a 31-10 lead.

2:06 p.m. | Florida State strikes again; takes 24-10 lead

Following the injury scare in the first half, Jordan Travis returned for the start of the second half. On the second play, he showed no ill effects from the injury, hitting Johnny Wilson in stride for a 44-yard gain.

Travis then hit Jaheim Bell for a pair of passes spanning 12 yards to move the ball inside the five.

He hit tight end Preston Daniels for a 4-yard pass to give FSU a two touchdown lead.

1:51 p.m. | First half stats for Florida State-Boston College

1st half stats:

Total yards (passing-rushing):

FSU: 192 (91-101)

BC: 245 (131-114)

1st downs

FSU: 13

BC: 10

Penalties

FSU: 0-0

BC: 11-81

Passing:

Jordan Travis: 6-11, 91,1 TD; 2 rushes for 25 yards

Thomas Castellanos: 10-16, 131, 1 TD; 7 rushes for 88 yards

Rushing:

Rodney Hill: 4 rushes for 38 yards

Kye Robichaux: 9 rushes for 33 yards

Receiving:

Johnny Wilson: 2 receptions for 40 yards

Joseph Griffin Jr.: 3 receptions for 65 yards

1:38 p.m. | FSU leads 17-10 at halftime; Jordan Travis goes down with an apparent upper-body injury

The Seminoles forced a three-and-out on BC, getting the ball back. On a third and long, Travis scrambled for 8 yards but went down with an apparent injury.

He walked off on his own power but was taken to the injury tent right away.

Trey Benson punched in a ball from two yards out to give the Seminoles their first lead of the game.

Rodney Hill began the drive with a pair of good runs, going for 18 and 12 yards. Jordan Travis completed a pass to Darion Williamson for a gain of 12 yards and 15 more yards were tacked on when Travis evaded a sack and had a defender grab his facemask.

A DPI in the end zone on a pass to Lawrance Toafili set up the Benson TD run.

1:01 p.m. | Florida State, Jordan Travis counter with quick strike to tie game at 10

On just the Seminoles' second drive of the game, Jordan Travis hit Jaheim Bell for a shot pass with Bell then putting on a couple of moves to scoot into the end zone to tie the game with the 19 yard score.

Travis had a 17-yard keeper on the drive and also hit Lawrance Toafili for a 19-yard gain on a wheel route. Toafili was matched up with a defensive end and Travis recognized it right away.

Boston College aide the FSU drive with a pair of delay of game calls for “discerning signals” to try and get the Seminoles to jump early.

12:54 p.m. | Boston College's long drive keeps FSU off the field, scores FG

The Eagles dominated possession of the ball in the first quarter, capped off with a 17-play drive that went 72 yards and took 7:37 off the clock.

BC converted a pair of fourth and ones - one from in their own territory - with two-yard gains from Kye Robichaux.

Thomas Castellanos had a run of 29 yards and another one of 14 yards to set up the scoring drive. He also hit Joe Griffin for a 14-yard gain.

Castellanos is 6 for 8 passing for 101 yards and rushed four times for 45 yards on the first two drives.

The Eagles lead 10-3.

12:27 p.m. | Florida State responds to BC drive with field goal; Eagles lead 7-3

Ryan Fitzgerald connected on a 30-yard field goal despite the strong winds to answer back the BC score.

Trey Benson had a pair of good runs on the drive and Jordan Travis hit Johny Wilson on a 21-yard pass on fourth down to get the ball into the red zone.

Keon Coleman could not haul in a potential TD pass from Travis and a throw on third down was slightly behind him to stall the drive.

12:17 p.m. | Boston College strikes first over Florida State on first drive

Thomas Castellano showed why he was a highly touted recruit out of high school. The BC QB completed a 35-yard pass to Joe Griffin into FSU territory. He stumbled following a fake to the running back but kept his balance to find the open receiver.

He completed the drive with a 32-yard pass to Lewis Bond for the touchdown on a nice pitch and catch.

Castellano went 4-for-4 for 76 yards on the drive.

Running back Kye Robichaux added a big third-and-short conversion with a gain of eight to keep the drive going.

The drive began with a false start and there was a holding on BC on the play before the TD.

The Eagles used an up-tempo offense to keep the Seminoles off balance.

12:06 p.m. | Seminoles win toss, to start on defense

Captains for FSU: Trey Benson, Johnny Wilson, Fabien Lovett and Tatum Bethune.

The Seminoles call tails and win the toss. They elect to defer to the second half. Boston College will receive the ball first

11:39 | Jordan Travis completes deep pass to Keon Coleman in warmups

Will the wind be an issue?

Doesn't seem to be the case for Jordan Travis.

He just completed a tight spiral throw to Keon Coleman in the end zone. It was about a 30-yard throw in the air against the wind. Coleman came down with the well-placed ball.

11:34 p.m. | FSU availability update/NFL rep watch

NFL scouts from the Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots are in attendance. The hometown Patriots have two scouts. The Dolphins have one and play the Pats tomorrow.

Reps from the Pop-Tart and Orange Bowls are also out there. Talked to a couple of the Pop Tart reps, they made the trip from Atlanta.

Akeem Dent has not been seen yet, ESPN reported he was out for today’s game.

Other defenders listed on the two-deep roster who have not been spotted yet, are defensive end Byron Turner Jr., as well as defensive backs Quindarrius Jones and KJ Kirkland.

No signs of Maurice Smith nor Robert Scott with the offensive linemen. Ditto with Ja’Khi Douglas and Kentron Poitier.

11:08 p.m. | No sign of freshman QB Brock Glenn

Jordan Travis, Tate Rodemaker and AJ Duffy have taken the field for FSU and are stretching in the right end zone.

Brock Glenn, who appeared to get hurt on his lone drive against Southern Miss, is not out there.

Mike Norvell and FSU have not updated his status, but its safe to assume he’s out for today.

10:44 a.m. | Boston College players take field in shorts; FSU players mostly off

The Eagles are now on the field warming up with upwards of 80 minutes until kickoff. The Seminoles are mostly off the field and back in the locker room. They should return for more intense warmups soon.

Brock Glenn was not observed with the quarterback group today. Ja'Khi Douglas and Kentron Poitier were not with the receivers, as anticipated.

10:12 a.m. | Jordan Travis throwing passes pregame

Jordan Travis is out in shorts and attempting passes around midfield. His throws are crisp and do not seem to be impacted by the wind.

With winds expected between 14-20 mph, with NOAA saying gusts could reach up to 38 mph, the wind should not be as major of a factor as originally thought.

10:00 a.m. | FSU down three starters, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel

FSU will be without three starters for today’s game against Boston College, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

The Seminoles will be without left tackle Robert Scott Jr. and center Maurice Smith on the offensive line, with it being expected to be the second consecutive game each miss.

Safety Akeem Dent is also out for FSU. He suffered an injury during last week’s game against Southern Miss.

Darius Washington started at center last week and is expected to do so again today. Bless Harris is likely to take the place of Smith.

Kevin Knowles is a candidate to start at the free safety position in place of Dent.

The Seminoles are already working on replacing Jammie Robinson, who was drafted in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.

Receiver Ja’Khi Douglas (shoulder) is likely to miss the game as well. Fellow receiver Kentron Poitier could be a gameday call.

FSU football debuts new look at Boston College

Florida State announced before the game a new uniform combination: white helmet, garnet jersey and white pants. Boston College will be wearing white uniforms with a gold helmet.

FSU last wore the white helmets exactly one year ago against Louisville. - Dan Rorabaugh

Boston weather forecast: Report for Florida State vs. Boston College

Hurricane Lee has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone but still has maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, according to the latest National Hurricane Center update. It's expected to remain at or just below hurricane strength when it reaches Nova Scotia later today.

The forecast for Chestnut Hill is calling for rain and winds between 14-20 mph, with NOAA saying gusts could reach up to 38 mph. - Dan Rorabaugh

When is the FSU football game today?

• When: Noon Saturday, September 16

• Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Where can I watch FSU vs. Boston College on TV, streaming?

• TV: ABC (check local listings)

• Streaming: ESPN+ ($9.99 per month), WatchESPN (cable subscription needed) and the ESPN app, fuboTV (7-day free trial), YouTube TV (2-week free trial), Hulu + Live TV (7-day free trial)

Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek have the call with Tom Luginbill reporting from the sideline. Streaming options include ESPN+ and fuboTV, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

Where can I find FSU football vs. BC on radio?

• Radio: Seminoles Radio Network/WTNT 103.1 FM, SiriusXM Channel 193

• Online radio: Seminoles.com, SiriusXM.com Channel 955

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