Florida State’s improved depth was on display in the season opener, with six Seminoles coming off the bench and combining for 50 points.

Sydney Bowles had the biggest impact, scoring 18 points while adding a rebound, assist and steal in 19 minutes as the Seminoles cruised to a 119-49 win. The junior transfer from Texas A&M made 4 of 7 shots from beyond the arc as FSU shot 39.5 from long range.

Broadnax was on campus for the North Carolina game. He is one of the premier defensive back prospects in the state for the 2026 cycle. Here's what he had to say about his visit.

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Some interesting thoughts on player development / roster retention from Mike Norvell and Mack Brown:

Mack Brown was answering a random question at the end of a press conference when he detailed some of the wildness of roster retention in the transfer portal era. UNC’s coach was asked about Jacolby Criswell and how the quarterback has developed, when Brown opened up about the portal being open even when it’s not really open.

“I’m telling you, there’s agents calling kids every day saying, ‘I don’t know how much you’re playing. Would you like to transfer to this school?’ And we get calls every day. It’s unbelievable. From kids playing,” Brown said after UNC’s win over FSU on Saturday.

Florida State closed out its week of practice availabilities Wednesday morning. The Seminoles held their second and final open practice of the week before Saturday night's game at No. 10 Notre Dame (7:30 p.m. on NBC).

Here are our observations from the day's work:

• The offense started the day out pretty well in the customary one-minute drill during the first team period of Wednesday practices. Brock Glenn found Kentron Poitier for a first down on the first play of the drive. Then after a few failed plays (including a Darrell Jackson batted pass at the line), Glenn was given time to find a wide open Ja'Khi Douglas over the middle of the field for a huge chunk gain on 4th and 10. That set up a field goal in the final seconds, but the kick was blocked by Pat Payton and returned by Shyheim Brown for a "touchdown." Promising drive, but no points for the offense.
• As has been the case a lot lately, it wasn't a particularly great day for the offense. The downfield passing game wasn't there much in good-on-good work with the exception of 7-on-7 pass skelly, which is obviously much easier for the quarterbacks to operate in. The freshmen skill-position players were a big portion of the offense during this pass-skelly period. Lawayne McCoy and BJ Gibson picked up chunk yards on crossing routes and running back Micahi Danzy had a catch in the flat where he added some yards after the catch. McCoy also caught a very deep pass in 1-on-1s. But on the whole, the passing game didn't have a ton of success.
• On the ground, Sam Singleton had a few nice runs and Glenn had a rushing touchdown in goal-line work. But the defense made things hard for the offense through the largely situational practice.

FSU sports information:

Six Florida State soccer players were recognized as the ACC announced the 2024 All-ACC Women’s Soccer Awards on Wednesday afternoon. FSU placed four athletes on the All-ACC First, Second, and Third Teams while also placing two athletes on the ACC All-Freshman Team for a second consecutive season.

Taylor Huff and Jordynn Dudley were named to the All-ACC First Team as the team’s two highest scoring returners from last season’s national championship side. FSU has earned multiple appearances on the All-ACC First Team for an eighth consecutive season dating back to 2017.

Huff has been named to the All-ACC First Team for the first time in her career and has earned All-ACC honors in back-to-back seasons. Huff earned an all-conference honor in all four years of collegiate play as she was named to the All-SEC Second Team in 2021 with Tennessee, All-SEC First Team in 2022 with Tennessee, All-ACC Second Team in 2023, and All-ACC First Team in 2024. She currently leads the team in all scoring metrics with 10 goals and nine assists for 29 total points.

Dudley has received back-to-back All-ACC First Team honors in her first two seasons at Florida State. Coming off her 2023 ACC Freshman of the Year campaign, she leads the team in points scored in ACC play with five goals and five assists and is averaging over two points in all 11 games played. She scored multiple goals for the United States at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to record a bronze medal during the 2024 collegiate campaign.

Heather Gilchrist and Mimi Van Zanten were named to the All-ACC Third Team. Both players were named to the ACC All-Freshman Team in their respective campaigns.

Gilchrist has anchored the Seminole defense through the past few seasons and has recorded five shutouts and scored her first career goal. The junior made starts for the United States in the nation’s run to a bronze medal at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Van Zanten has recorded her first double-digit scoring season with four goals with two assists as a defender. She has started in all but one game this season and has recorded eight shutouts for the Seminoles. Van Zanten also leads FSU with three game-winning goals as a sophomore.

Wrianna Hudson and Solai Washington were named to the 2024 ACC All-Freshman Team. Hudson has scored seven goals with five assists while Washington has scored five goals including a brace over No. 8 North Carolina. The two freshmen were part of an immense freshmen class that has provided 62 points across six field players with four total freshmen each scoring double-digit points.

FSU has earned four honorees across the three All-ACC teams for the seventh straight season.

2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Karlie Lema, Sr., F, California
Defensive Player of the Year: Cameron Roller, So., D, Duke
Midfielder of the Year: Maggie Graham, Gr., M, Duke
Goalkeeper of the Year: Leah Freeman, Fifth Year, GK, Duke
Freshman of the Year: Izzy Engle, F, Notre Dame

First Team All-ACC
Trinity Armstrong, Fr., D, North Carolina
Jordynn Dudley, So. F, Florida State
Izzy Engle, Fr., F, Notre Dame
Kate Faasse, Jr., F, North Carolina
Leah Freeman, Fifth Year, GK, Duke
Maggie Graham, Gr., M, Duke
Caiya Hanks, Jr., F, Wake Forest
Taylor Huff, Sr., M, Florida State
Leah Klenke, Jr., D, Notre Dame
Karlie Lema, Sr., F, California
Cameron Roller, So., D, Duke

Second Team All-ACC
Deborah Abiodun, So., M, Pitt
Jasmine Aikey, Jr., D, Stanford
Hannah Bebar, Gr., M, Duke
Mia Bhuta, M, So., Stanford
Zara Chavoshi, Sr., D, Wake Forest
Emily Colton, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Ella Hase, Fifth Year, F, Duke
Mia Oliaro, So., F, Duke
Emily Murphy, Sr., F, Wake Forest
Sarah Schupansky, Sr., F, Pitt
Teagan Wy, Jr., GK, California

Third Team All-ACC
Valerie Amaral, So., GK, Wake Forest
Maggie Cagle, Jr., F, Virginia
Giovana Canali, Fr., F, Miami
Annabelle Chukwu, Fr., F, Notre Dame
Maddie Dahlien, Jr., F, North Carolina
Tessa Dellarose, Jr., M, North Carolina
Elise Evans, Jr., D, Stanford
Heather Gilchrist, Jr., D, Florida State
Lily Joseph, Fr., M, Notre Dame
Nyah Rose, So., F, SMU
Mimi Van Zanten, So., D, Florida State

All-Freshman Team
Trinity Armstrong, D, North Carolina
Giovana Canali, F, Miami
Annabelle Chukwu, F, Notre Dame
Izzy Engle, F, Notre Dame
Bella Gaetino, D, North Carolina
Ellie Hodsden, F, Notre Dame
Wrianna Hudson, F, Florida State
Lily Joseph, M, Notre Dame
Eleanor Klinger, F, Stanford
Linda Ullmark, M, North Carolina
Solai Washington, F, Florida State

Florida State will return to Cary, North Carolina, to claim its fifth consecutive ACC Championship. They began with a 2-1 first round victory over No. 13 Notre Dame and will now face No. 3 Wake Forest in the semifinals on Thursday night. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. and available to watch on ACC Network.

Luke Kromenhoek discusses his three games at FSU so far. (He's asked about burning the redshirt and says he will do whatever the team needs.)

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