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Article: Lee missing his opportunities at Florida State.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2005
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Byline: Emily Badger
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Florida State was facing third-and-8 last Saturday against N.C. State, down by 10 in the fourth quarter, when Xavier Lee was told on the sideline, "Drew doesn't do anything here, you're in."
Then quarterback Drew Weatherford missed Chris Davis.
This was the moment, no preparation, time to flip the switch from spectator to participant. Lee had been waiting for this since the Miami opener two months earlier, the last time the Seminoles' backup quarterback saw meaningful minutes late in a close game.
His opportunities to grasp at this job had been dwindling with each yard Weatherford had tacked ...