From ESPN's article about Jacksonville State's upset of FSU. https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...-florida-state
Next to get handed the phone was Philyaw-Johnson, who played his part of that miracle by catching Cooper's pass and running the remaining 20 yards to pay dirt thanks to a key block from teammate
Ahmad Edwards. Duke fans will remember Philyaw-Johnson as their former receiver/return specialist. After graduating, he entered the transfer portal. Coincidentally, the school he wanted to go to coming out of high school and then again after getting his degree was Florida State, but it never showed serious interest.
Philyaw-Johnson chose to go to Jacksonville partly because it was close to his home in Pensacola. His mom, a hotel housekeeper, had never been able to see him play a college game in person before Saturday night. The 11-hour drive to Duke was too far and money was always too tight. But she was there in Tallahassee, crying as her son became the hero of the night and earned a measure of vindication against the team he rooted for since he was a child.
"I felt like I had to prove something to myself and them as far as why they should have taken me," he said.