Busby, Dunn Spark ‘Noles Over Wolfpack

Thad Busby showed some of the improvement coach Bobby Bowden was hoping for Thursday night, throwing two 29-yard scoring passes as No. 3 Florida State routed North Carolina State 51-17.

Warrick Dunn rushed for 108 yards to complement Busby and the Florida State defense shut down its second straight opponent. The Seminoles (2-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) blew out the Wolfpack for the fourth consecutive time, outscoring them 224-40 during that span.

N.C. State (0-2, 0-2) hasn’t lost its first two games since 1987.

Busby threw for only 75 yards in a season-opening 44-7 victory over Duke 12 days ago after suffering from a sore arm. The junior was sharp against the Wolfpack most of the night as he got plenty of time to throw. He completed 17 of 26 passes for 251 yards.

Busby was replaced in the fourth quarter by Dan Kendra, who also threw two scoring passes.

Dunn now has 16 100-yard games in his career.