Maybe the fan with the Tecmo Bowl sign was right: Lamar Jackson plays just like he's in a video game.

Louisville's quarterback rushed for 146 yards and four touchdowns, throwing for another, as his No. 10 Cardinals made quick work of No. 2 Florida State, 63-20 on Saturday. Louisville dominated on the ground, racking up 314 yards on 46 carries (6.8 per) as Brandon Radcliff (118 yards, TD) and Jeremy Smith (16 yards, two TDs) both had field days on the FSU defense.

The spotlight was on, hype for Louisville football was at a fever pitch, and Jackson and the Cardinals did the damned thing. Florida State's defense was down Derwin James and it looked at times like the Seminoles were actually missing a player on the field. Jackson is such a dynamic threat that he can "flip the numbers" on the defense just like that, making the Noles look silly with deception and the threat of the quarterback run.

The rout was on in the second quarter when Louisville's offense scored touchdowns on three straight possessions to take a 35-10 lead into the locker room. The Seminoles had no answer for Jackson, and the Louisville coaching staff knew it. The rest of the game featured the same mismatches getting exploited over and over as Jackson caught the Seminoles' defense in bad spots and made them pay with quick scores.

FSU trailed by as many as 53 in the contest before scoring 10 late points after Louisville pulled its starters.

A bit of relief for FSU? The last time a top-two team in the AP Top 25 coughed up 60+ points in a game was Nebraska in 2001. The Cornhuskers later played for the national title.

Jackson now has 18 total touchdowns on the season and remains the way-too-early front-runner for the Heisman Trophy.

Here are five other things to know about Louisville's win.

1. Louisville finally dominated Florida State for 60 minutes: Louisville held the lead in each of the last two meetings between these teams before getting outscored by the Seminoles in the second half. The Cardinals have placed their program clearly in the upper tier of the ACC but kept bumping its head and falling short in games against Florida State and Clemson. This was a breakthrough moment that everyone saw, historic in nature and dominant in style.

2. Sweet recruiting revenge for Jackson: A three-star recruit coming out of Boynton Beach, Florida, Jackson chose the Cardinals over Florida, Nebraska and others. Fans love when an under-recruited star gets to shine against a traditional power, but Jackson's moment against Florida State had a personal touch. According to SB Nation's Bud Elliott, FSU was one of the schools that saw Jackson as a wide receiver or defensive back in college instead of recruiting him as a quarterback. In hindsight, maybe Florida State and those other schools should have looked past the low completion percentage and improvisational play and given Jackson a shot under center.

It's worth noting that Jackson deserves credit for his improvement under Bobby Petrino's guidance during this offseason. The focus this spring and summer was on Jackson's presence in the pocket, building a game that can complement his gifts in the open field. When it all comes together, Jackson is the perfect offensive weapon for college football.

3. Heisman hype is real: Jackson is easily going to be the winner of the September Heisman, given annually by the media horde quick to crown an early favorite in the race for college football's most prestigious individual award. Past September winners Geno Smith and Kenny Hill can attest that this honor brings a ton of extra attention and unnecessary questions during a hectic college football season.

Jackson has already been through the media circuit and made a good impression on reporters at the ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte. But he's also just a sophomore and there are still 10 weeks left on the schedule. All eyes will be on a huge game coming up in two weeks when Louisville travels to Death Valley to play Clemson. It's the entire ACC Atlantic Division race in one month. Don't blink or you'll miss it.

4. Florida State's season is not over ... The scoreboard isn't indicative of the difference between these two teams. Florida State is still one of the six or seven most talented teams in the country. It's just a team that's still figuring out what works. The Seminoles are crazy talented but not perfect, and a loss on the road in a tough spot for redshirt freshman Deondre Francois was predictable. If Alabama can rally from a loss to Ole Miss, Florida State can do the same. This loss just leaves no margin for error over nine weeks of football, and that's a tall order for any team no matter the talent.

5. ... but it will forever be tagged because of this game: Having this game in the record books isn't what Noles fans want, but it's the dish they'll have to eat. The game was too historic for both programs.

  • First time Florida State has ever given up 60+ in a football game
  • Louisville's first win vs. a top-two team in the AP Top 25
  • Fourth-most lopsided loss in Florida State history
  • Second-most lopsided loss by the No. 2 team in the country (most lopsided was Notre Dame, 59-0 in 1944)