A couple of quick notes on Forkpa. He has now added official visits to Michigan (June 13), USF (June 17) and Cincinnati (June 20) to his summer calendar. He had already locked in official visits with FSU (June 6) and Minnesota (May 30) prior to announcing the three new visits this weekend.

Forkpa worked at the Under Armour Miami camp this weekend and ran a 4.4 forty.

Like this day-by-day grid compiled by the Field of 68 site:

UA held its annual Miami Camp at Ives Estates in North Miami on Sunday. Once again some of the top players in Florida showed up for the event. The offensive and defensive line groups were the most impressive yesterday. We will break down each group and tell you who stood out.

Quarterbacks

Dereon Coleman - Jones HS: My first chance to watch him live was last year in the state finals and he was impressive. Coleman once again impressed me watching him in person. If there is a downside it would be his size (5-11 or 6-foot) and 165-170 pounds. When I evaluate quarterbacks they must have an ELITE trait. He is an elite play maker with his legs. He also had one of the strongest arms at the camp. His ball placement was at the top or near it at the event. He anticipates his throws very well. Coleman is committed to Miami but I feel this is one kid FSU really needs to make a play for.

Dia Bell - American Heritage: Bell is committed to Texas. He looks the part. Good size. He has a good arm. He is pretty accurate throwing the ball. I like the fact that he comes from a football background. Unlike Coleman, I am not sure if Bell has an ELITE trait. I know some have him as a five-star. I think Bell can be a very good player in college. He is someone that I would take. Is he a kid who can be an ELITE QB? I am not sure about that. He looked good, but Coleman was better.

Will Griffin - Tampa Jesuit: Will looks like a TE or DE. He has elite size. He has a strong arm. The biggest issue with Will is he is not consistent throwing the ball. He will throw a dart and the next pass will sail over the receiver's head. He does not lead receivers. The ball does not come out quickly. Coleman has a super quick release. That is not the case with Will. He is someone that is going to need to be developed. He reminds me of a Will Levis/Tim Tebow-type player. He has talent but needs work.

Final Thoughts: Not sure if FSU is recruiting Coleman but the coaches need to. I would also keep tabs on Bell. I would not be surprised to see Texas go after another QB. There were some other quarterbacks who did well at the camp like Brady Quinn (First Baptist - 2028), Zach Katz (True North - 2027), Phil Taylor (St. Thomas Aquinas - 2026). None of these guys will be recruited by FSU as they are pure pocket passers.

Running Backs
Derrek Cooper - Chaminade - Cooper came out to UA last year and was the best player at the camp. You have to ask the question now: Is Cooper the top back in the nation? He is one of the more physically impressive players you will see in person. He has size, speed and can be an elite recruit at multiple positions. He can play running back, receiver, safety or possibly even linebacker. FSU is recruiting Cooper but he may be trending away. They need to get him on campus.

Javian Mallory - West Boca - Mallory is built nothing like Cooper, who has a sculpted body. Mallory displayed great hands in the passing drills. You can put the ball wherever you wanted with him. He is a bruising back. He is a between-the-tackles, downhill back. He runs with both power and finesse. FSU offered Mallory but he is trending Miami and that is why I put a forecast in for them. He told one of the 247 guys they can put a crystal ball in for Miami right in front of me.

Wide Receivers
Calvin Russell - Miami Northwestern: Russell has ELITE size (6-5 or 6-6). He has very good hands. He snatches every pass out of the air effortlessly. He makes it look easy on the football field. He runs pretty good routes. Many bigger receivers are stiff and that is not the case with Calvin. You can see why he is a highly rated player. He likes FSU and has mentioned wanting to leave South Florida. FSU is on Russell and will have a very good shot at pulling him.

Jasen Lopez - Chaminade - Also known as J-ROC. He is not the biggest (5-11) or fastest receiver. That being said no one out there Sunday was able to cover him. He catches every ball. He runs very good routes. He is one of the best slot receivers in Florida. He is someone FSU is pursuing. He would be a very good get.

Damani Downs - Not sure if he is a WR or TE. He is tall. Probably around 6'5. He has a body that can still fill out. Thought he performed well Sunday. He has pretty good hands. If he plays TE, Downs would be a prospect that would probably get some looks and offers this summer. He is a player we will keep an eye on.

Larry Miles - Orlando Jones - He is someone that FSU is looking at. He ran in the 4.45 range. He looked good. I am not sure he would be a major priority as players like Miles come out of Florida every year. It will be interesting to see his recruitment. I could see him losing steam as a recruit if Miles does not pull the trigger quickly.

Final Thoughts: It is a down year in South Florida for ELITE receivers. Russell is a 2027 recruit. The class of 2026 is lacking. That could change this spring as there is always some kid who either moves in from another area or comes from another sport. Outside of Lopez there were not any other receivers from 2026, I see FSU going after down here.

Offensive Line

Jordan Davis - McArthur HS - Jordan was dominant Sunday. He has one of the strongest lower bodies for any offensive lineman you will see. He can anchor down and is almost impossible to move once he engages a defender. I don't believe he lost a rep. He is 6-3, 350 pounds. Yes, he is 350 and can move. If he can get down to 320-330, Davis will be the top-rated interior lineman in Florida. I expect him to blow up this spring. He played for Western HS last year.

Mark Matthews - St. Thomas Aquinas- Former DE/DT. He has moved to the OL this spring. This is not a surprise as it was the position we projected him at last year. Matthews has great size (6-6). He is long. He is a good athlete. His technique is what needs work. If he can fix his footwork and his overall technique, Matthews has a chance to be a high four-star kid. He is going to be someone you offer. He is the class of 2027.

Ryan Miret - Miami Southridge - My favorite OL in this year’s class. He has a Miami offer. He is someone I feel FSU would have a legit shot at. He is 6-3 or 6-4. Miret is about to win a state championship in wrestling. His father is the principal at Southridge. He is a great kid. Very good prospect and look for him to also blow up this spring. He is going to end up a top rated center prospect.

Ben Gula - Weston Cypress Bay - Thought he performed very well yesterday. Good enough athlete to play center or guard. His technique was not bad. He held up against defensive lineman that tried to bull rush or use their athletic ability to beat him. He is a little on the light side. He is someone that I could see signing with UCF or USF only to get an NIL deal to transfer two years later.

Ashley Walker - Chaminade- I don't know how Chaminade continues to churn out talent. He played for Cardinal Newman last year. He is big (6-7, 290). Just big as in tall and big as in wide. He is going to get recruited on his size alone. I just think you have to find BIG GUYS. I hate to keep saying this but players like Walker are going to draw major interest. It is tough to find size. Add in a guy with this size who can move and the offers roll in.

Jayden Dean - St. Thomas Aquinas - He is considered the top-rated center. I really like Dean. My main concern is like Maurice Smith, can he get big enough? Will he be able to put on the weight? Smith had to play right away at FSU, got hurt and struggled to put on the weight. Dean is very similar to Maurice.

Defensive Line

Jake Kreul - IMG Academy - I remember watching Nick O’Leary in HS. The questions: Was he big enough? Was he fast enough? All O’Leary did was dominated in games and at every camp or combine. Jake is Nick O’Leary but a defensive end version of him. He plays with great leverage. His technique and how he can bend and get underneath tackles is ELITE. He has a super quick first step. I think some will say, 'Well, he is not big enough at 6'2-235.' He will get to 250-255 in college and be just fine. He is a great kid. I think if you’re a school and decide not to recruit Kreul, those in the front office need to be fired. There are no sure things in scouting and recruiting but the odds for failure are less likely taking a player like Kreul. FSU is in it for Jake.

Michael Smarts - Nova HS - I remember putting FSU on Nile Lawrence-Stample. He came from Nova HS. FSU has landed a couple of players from the school. Smarts has size at 6-5, 225. He is long. He has some athletic ability. He performed well Sunday in all the drills. Pass rushers with athletic ability like Smarts are not easy to find. He reminds me of Greg Romeus, who went to Coral Glades HS, played for Pitt and went on and had an NFL career. He is the most underrated player in Broward County.

Wyatt Smith - Saint Thomas Aquinas - Believe his father is Justin Smith who played for Missouri and got drafted round 1 by the Bengals. Smith showed glimpses of being a very good prospect yesterday. Not sure if he got noticed but he wanted to go and rep over and over again. He held his own. There is still room for growth. He displayed some nice pass-rush moves. He is a prospect to keep an eye on in the class of 2027.

Kamron Wilson - Southridge. He has a self-reported FSU offer. He is tall (6'4). He is long and athletic. He also has the frame to add on weight. He reminds me of Gregory Rousseau, who played at Miami. He has the tools to be a very good pass rusher off the edge. He is quick off the ball. He does need to get stronger.

Jamar Thompson - West Boca - He had his coming-out party in the state title game. Thompson is in the class of 2027. He is very strong for a DT. He is very quick. He also plays with power. He won most if not all of his reps. He just wins with leverage. He is a tough kid. He will end up with an FSU offer by the end of spring football.

Cameron McHaney - IMG Academy - FSU DT's board needs to expand. You do that by offering this kid. He transferred into IMG. He is built like a tank. Strong and tough to move off the ball. I went and watched his film and the kid lives in the backfield. He uses his hands well. He stays low and fires off the ball. He is someone that FSU should kick the tires on.

Final Thoughts: The DL group was very good. There were quality pass rushers and the interior DL were also very good. I think you will find some All-Conference and potential All-Americans in this group.

Linebacker
Duyon Forkpa - You know how to fix the LB problem at FSU? Land this kid. Best looking prospect at UA outside of maybe Cooper. He moves very well. He is someone that you can have rush the passer. He is athletic enough to drop back into coverage. He plays with confidence. He was very impressive.

Jordan Campbell - The Carol City standout is one of the best players in Dade County this year. He is someone that will really benefit from getting into a college weight program. He will not look the same afterwards. He has the athletic talent. Now Campbell just needs to put it all together.

Final Thoughts: Adam Balogoun-Ali was at the event. I did not see him work out but FSU is very much in the picture with him. DJ is the prospect you want in this group. Land him and your LB room improves Day 1. Campbell is a prospect who is good in HS but gets better in college. Forkpa is a no-brainer. The three top players at UA were Forkpa, Kruel and Cooper.

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THE PLAYERS Championship is just a few weeks away, and the Masters isn’t far behind. With the PGA TOUR returning to Florida, ah, yes, spring is in the air.
The TOUR’s annual Florida Swing begins at this week’s Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, contested at PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) – the longtime PGA TOUR venue that has also hosted the Ryder Cup and PGA Championship.
Austin Eckroat returns to defend his title after finishing last year at 17-under 263 – the event’s lowest winning score in relation to par since 2003.

The Cognizant Classic is also the final chance for players to earn their way into the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard via the Aon Next 10 and Aon Swing 5.
Here’s everything else you need to know as the Florida Swing kicks off.
FIELD NOTES: Jordan Spieth will be making his debut at PGA National as he continues his comeback from wrist surgery last August. This will mark Spieth’s fourth start of 2025 (he finished T69 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T4 at the WM Phoenix Open, and missed the cut at The Genesis Invitational). … Russell Henley, who won this event in 2014, is the world’s top-ranked player competing at the Cognizant Classic at No. 17. … World No. 18 Shane Lowry will also compete at PGA National. This is Lowry’s fourth start of the 2025 campaign, highlighted by a runner-up at Pebble Beach. Lowry was the runner-up at PGA National in 2022. … The American Express winner Sepp Straka, world No. 19, will also tee it up. … Rickie Fowler is back in action in an adopted home game. The Jupiter, Florida, resident has four top 10s at this event, including a win in 2017. … Austin Eckroat returns to defend his title after a three-shot triumph a year ago over Min Woo Lee and Erik van Rooyen (also in the field). Eckroat is looking to become the first player to go back-to-back at this event since Jack Nicklaus in 1977-78. Eckroat also won the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship. … In all, nine past champions at PGA National are set to tee it up. … Last week’s breakthrough winner, Brian Campbell, is set to tee it up at the Cognizant Classic – the first time on TOUR with a trophy on his shelf – and will make his debut at PGA National.
SPONSOR EXEMPTIONS: Is this going to be the week for Luke Clanton? After coming agonizingly close to finding the weekend at the WM Phoenix Open, the Florida State University star (who last week captured his fifth collegiate event, the Watersound Invitational) returns to the TOUR. If he makes the cut, he’ll earn a PGA TOUR card, effective after the NCAA Championship later this spring, via the PGA TOUR University Accelerated program. … Pierceson Coody is hoping that his Korn Ferry Tour success so far in 2025 will translate well on TOUR. He has notched three top 10s in three Korn Ferry Tour starts this season, including a T2 in his last start. He missed the cut at the Cognizant Classic last year. … Kris Ventura will be making his second straight TOUR start after a T25 in Mexico. Ventura’s best result of the season came at the Farmers Insurance Open where he finished T4. He last teed it up at PGA National in 2021 and missed the cut. … Jackson Suber’s rookie PGA TOUR campaign is well underway after finishing 20th on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List last year. The Tampa, Florida, native started his year with a bang, finishing T6 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. … Ricky Castillo, a University of Florida alum, has made three cuts in a row including finishing a season-best T15 at the Farmers Insurance Open. Castillo earned his TOUR card by finishing 26th on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List last year. … Will Chandler has made a habit of coming up clutch. Chandler Monday qualified for four events on the Korn Ferry Tour last year and earned a TOUR card at PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry after firing a final-round 66. Earlier this season, he Monday qualified for the WM Phoenix Open and finished T6, topping Scottie Scheffler in the final round in the process. … Luke Donald, who won this event in 2006, and fellow Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson round out the sponsor invites.
SIGNATURE EVENT STORYLINES: The Cognizant Classic is the second of two events (following the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld) for players to earn their way into the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard via the Aon Swing 5. … Despite his playoff loss in Mexico, Aldrich Potgieter tops the Aon Swing 5, with Isaiah Salinda, Ben Griffin, Joel Dahmen and Nicolai Højgaard also in the mix. Save Potgieter, all the rest are playing this week at the Cognizant Classic. … Two players moved inside the Aon Next 10 last week in Mexico, with Michael Kim moving from No. 11 to No. 7 (he finished T13), and Brian Campbell, the winner, jumping from No. 114 all the way to No. 4. … Nick Taylor, the winner of the Sony Open in Hawaii, continues to top the Aon Next 10 by more than 100 points over Maverick McNealy.
COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 UPDATES: The TOUR TOP 10 remained unchanged from last week, with Ludvig Åberg at No. 1 in the standings, 69 points ahead of Hideki Matsuyama. … With his win in Mexico, Brian Campbell moved all the way from a tie for 163rd to No. 12 in the standings, just 13 points back of the 10th spot, currently held by Scottie Scheffler.
FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 FedExCup points.
COURSE: PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), par 71, 7,167 yards. The 10th hole was converted from a par 4 to par 5 for 2024, and it has been lengthened 20 yards for 2025 (now measuring 550 yards). Fairway lines were also widened in May 2023 back to the grassing lines from 2012-13. One acre of fairway grass was added between 2023-24.
Water is in play on 15 of the 18 holes, including the iconic Bear Trap stretch (Nos. 15-17), which includes two perilous par 3s sandwiching the dogleg-right, par-4 16th.
72-HOLE RECORD: 264, Justin Leonard (2003 at Mirasol); PGA National record: 266, Chris Kirk (2023), Eric Cole (2023)
18-HOLE RECORD: 61, Brian Harman (Round 2, 2012), Matt Jones (Round 1, 2021)
LAST TIME: Austin Eckroat broke through for his first TOUR title, winning the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches by a comfortable three-shot margin after a closing 4-under 67. Eckroat – who won two individual high school state championships, went undefeated at the 2021 Walker Cup, won his second career college start, earned his card via PGA TOUR University and nabbed his TOUR card the following season – lifted the trophy in a Monday finish, after inclement weather in the final round delayed things by three hours. Erik van Rooyen and Min Woo Lee finished tied for second and van Rooyen did his best to put early pressure on Eckroat – after he birdied seven of his first eight holes and was 8-under through 10. A late bogey on the par-3 15th ended up derailing his chances. There was a five-way tie for fourth led by Jake Knapp, who had won his maiden PGA TOUR trophy the week prior in Mexico.

How to follow (all times ET):​

Television:

• Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
• Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC)

Special programming alert:

• Wednesday: The third season of its popular “Full Swing” docuseries will premiere Feb. 25 on Netflix, bringing fans inside the banner season of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and others, and – for the first time – behind-the-scenes footage of the Presidents Cup.

PGA TOUR LIVE:
PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+

• Main feed: Primary tournament-coverage featuring the best action from across the course
• Marquee group: New “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group
• Featured groups: Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups
• Featured holes: Combination of par 3s and iconic or pivotal holes
• Spanish feed: For the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, ESPN+ and PGA TOUR LIVE will provide full Spanish language coverage for each round.

PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and free at PGATOUR.com/liveaudio

• Thursday-Friday: noon-6 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 1-6 p.m.

Congratulations again to last week's winner @DFSNOLE

With the win, @DFSNOLE extends the overall season lead



Good luck to everyone this week as we head to Florida

Story from Justin Hood on FSU's senior night. The Seminoles lose to Duke in a top-25 matchup:

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FSU sports information:

The Florida State track and field teams were led by Curtis Williams' silver medal in the men's long jump on the second day of the 2025 Indoor Track and Field Championships in Louisville.

Williams recorded a personal-best mark of 7.71m (25-3½) to earn a runner-up finish in the long jump and eight points to FSU’s team total.

Andre Korbmacher ran the fastest time in the men’s 60-meter hurdle preliminaries, advancing to Monday’s final with a time of 7.75, and Tyson Williams earned a spot in the finals, placing third with a time joined him in the final with a time of 7.82 that was the third-fastest in the preliminary round.

Shenese Walker posted the fastest 60-meter dash performance in the preliminary round with her time of 7.22 and was followed by Lucy May Sleeman in third. Sleeman's time of 7.27 tied her career-best mark that is the eighth-fastest time in program history.

British Wilkerson placed fourth of the men’s 400 preliminaries, advanced to Monday’s final in the men's 400 with the fourth-fastest time and lifetime best of 46.26. Micahi Danzy followed in fifth with a qualifying time of 46.30.

Kaelyaah Liburd led the Noles in the women’s 400 preliminaries, earning a spot in the final on Monday with a time of 52.82 that ranked second among qualifiers. Tyra Wilson followed in fifth with a qualifying time of 53.36.

Suus Altorf advanced to the Monday’s final in the women’s mile with a time of 4:37.70.

Jaden Francis concluded her weekend in the women’s 800-meter prelims, placing 12th with the ninth-fastest time in FSU history and lifetime-best of 2:07.60.

The Noles will conclude competition on Monday, starting with the women’s triple jump at 11 a.m. With 11 events remaining, FSU's men are in eighth place with 12 points, while the women have five points with 10 events to be contested Monday.

All sessions will air on the ACC Network Extra and live timing will be available on flash results.

SUMMARY:

-Men’s long jump (final):

Curtis Williams | 2nd | 7.71m (25-3½)

Kyvon Tatham | 6th | 7.33m (24-¾)

Jaiden Rollins | 11th | 7.10m (23-3½)

-Women’s long jump (final):

Ahzaria Jones | 15th | 5.68m (18-7¾)

-Women’s one-mile (prelim):

*Suus Altorf | 6th | 4:37.70

Elizabeth Barlow | 21st | 4:44.28

Nicole Dinan | 26th | 4:47.29

-Women’s 60-meter (prelim):

*Shenese Walker |1st | 7.22

*Lucy May Sleeman |3rd | 7.27 (PB

Liana Tyson | 9th | 7.36

-Women’s 400-meter (prelim):

*Kaelyaah Liburd | 2nd | 52.82

*Tyra Wilson | 5th| 53.36

Alyia Green | 11th | 54.01

-Men’s 400-meter (prelim):

*British Wilkerson | 4th | 46.26

*Micahi Danzy | 5th | 46.30

-Men’s 60-meter hurdles (prelim):

*Andre Korbmacher |1st | 7.75

*Tyson Williams | 3rd | 7.82

-Men’s 60-meter (prelim):

*Neo Mosebi |2nd | 6.61 (SB)

*Jaiden Rollins | 3rd | 6.66 (PB)

-Women’s 800-meter (prelim):

Jaden Francis | 12th | 2:07.60 (PB)

-Men’s 800-meter (prelim):

#23: Anthony Herrera-1:51.64

#29: Zach Trotter-1:52.37

*Advancing to finals

FSU sports information:

The No. 24 Florida State women’s basketball team (23-6, 13-4 ACC) will face its third consecutive ranked opponent on Sunday at 6 p.m., welcoming No. 16 Duke (22-7, 13-4 ACC) to the Donald L. Tucker Center.

Prior to the game, Malea Williams, Mariana Valenzuela, O’Mariah Gordon and Makayla Timpson will be honored for Senior Day.

Florida State owns 15 wins over the Blue Devils in program history, and have won the previous four at home.

The Seminoles lead the country in scoring at 89.3 points per game, led by Ta’Niya Latson, who is the nation’s leading scorer at 26.0 points per game. Timpson ranks third nationally in blocks (91) and blocks per game (3.1).

The game will air on the ACC Network with Kelly Gramlich and Jenn Hildreth on the call. The Seminole Sport Network can be found at 96.5 The Spear, Seminoles.com.

The Last Time Out

For the first time in program history, the Seminoles defeated No. 3 Notre Dame in the Purcell Pavilion, 86-81.

Latson dazzled with 23 points and nine assists, while Timpson contributed her 15th double-double of the season behind 22 points and 17 rebounds.

Gordon scored in double figures, contributing 15, while Carla Viegas made major contributions from three, sinking four for 12 points.

Viegas hit three, three-point shots in the second quarter, helping the Seminoles erase a 15-point deficit to take the lead.

For the first time this season, all the top players on the PGA Tour will compete under the same umbrella: the iconic multi-color umbrella that signifies the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

The King’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Fla., hosts the second “legacy” signature event of 2025, and every Tour-eligible player in the world top 40 is scheduled to compete.

That includes world No. 2 Xander Schauffele, who played in the season opener at the Sentry but hasn’t been seen on Tour since due to a rib injury. Last month he said he was targeting Bay Hill for his return.

Add in world No. 1 and defending champion (and 2022 champ) Scottie Scheffler, and world No. 3 and 2018 API winner Rory McIlroy and you’ve got serious Tour star power.

Two notables not in the field via sponsor exemptions are Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth, though the two were in contention Sunday at the Cognizant with the opportunity to play their way in via the Aon Next 10 or Aon Swing 5.

Players will battle the 7,466-yard par-72 Bay Hill course, which can play tough depending on the early March weather in Central Florida. Scheffler won last year at 15 under par but two years before that he won at just 5 under.

The API is the second of three legacy signature events, after the Tiger Woods-hosted Genesis Invitational and Jack Nicklaus’s Memorial Tournament at the end of May. That means a cut to the low 50 players and ties plus all within 10 shots of the lead, and $4 million to the winner from a purse of $20 million. Other signature events are played without a cut and $3.6 million to the winner.

And virtually everyone in this field will make the drive northeast next week to Ponte Vedra Beach and the Tour’s flagship event, the Players Championship. One could argue that these two weeks are among the best back-to-back on the schedule.

2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational Full Field​

72 players

Åberg, Ludvig

An, Byeong Hun

Berger, Daniel

Bezuidenhout, Christiaan

Bhatia, Akshay

Bradley, Keegan

Burns, Sam

Campbell, Brian

Campos, Rafael +

Cantlay, Patrick

Clark, Wyndham

Cole, Eric

Conners, Corey

Dahmen, Joel

Davis, Cam

Day, Jason

Detry, Thomas

Dunlap, Nick

Echavarria, Nico

Eckroat, Austin

English, Harris

Finau, Tony

Fitzpatrick, Matt

Fleetwood, Tommy

Glover, Lucas

Greyserman, Max

Griffin, Ben

Hadwin, Adam

Harman, Brian

Henley, Russell

Hoge, Tom

Højgaard, Nicolai

Homa, Max

Horschel, Billy

Hovland, Viktor

Hughes, Mackenzie +

Im, Sungjae

Jaeger, Stephan

Kim, Michael

Kim, Si Woo

Kim, Tom

Kirk, Chris

Koivun, Jackson +

Lee, Min Woo +

Lowry, Shane

MacIntyre, Robert

Matsuyama, Hideki

McCarthy, Denny

McIlroy, Rory

McNealy, Maverick

Morikawa, Collin

Novak, Andrew

Pavon, Matthieu

Pendrith, Taylor

Poston, J.T.

Potgieter, Aldrich

Rai, Aaron

Rodgers, Patrick

Rose, Justin +

Salinda, Isaiah

Schauffele, Xander

Scheffler, Scottie

Scott, Adam

Stevens, Sam

Straka, Sepp

Taylor, Nick

Theegala, Sahith

Thomas, Justin

Thompson, Davis

Vegas, Jhonattan

Young, Cameron

Zalatoris, Will

+ - Sponsor exemption


Congratulations again to last week's winner @DFSNOLE

With the win @DFSNOLE extends the overall season lead


Good luck to everyone this week

FSU sports information:

The No. 21 Florida State men’s golf team opened the Cabo Collegiate on Sunday at the Twin Dolphin Club.

The Seminoles finished the first round in sixth place, shooting 6-over, 290, finishing ahead of two ranked squads, No. 14 Vanderbilt, No. 19 Texas Tech.

Florida State was led by Tyler Weaver, who finished 2-under, 69 to tie for fifth place. Weaver carded a pair of birdies and an eagle throughout the round.

Jack Bigham followed at 2-over, 73 and Michael Mays and Carson Brewer each finished 3-over, 74.

Round two will start at 10:30 a.m. on Monday.

Team Standings

No. 2 Arizona State, -8
No. 6 Oklahoma State, -3
Arkansas, +3
Stanford, +4
No. 1 Ole Miss, +4
No. 21 Florida State, +6
Tennessee, +9
Rice, +11
No. 19 Texas Tech, +11
No. 17 Arizona, +11
No. 14 Vanderbilt, +12
Baylor, +15
California, +15
Houston, +20

Results
T5. Tyler Weaver – 69
T27. Jack Bigham – 73
T33. Michael Mays – 74
T33. Carson Brewer – 74
T70. Gray Albright - 80

Clanton Earns Top 20 Finish at Cognizant

After earning his PGA TOUR Card on Friday, Luke Clanton closed out the Cognizant Classic shooting 69, turning in a score of 12-under, 272 to finished tied for 18th place.

Daniel Berger closed out the tournament with a round of 72, finishing 11-under, 273 tied for 25th.

Anybody heard anything on him being injured? I sure hope not. I’m looking forward to him dominating.

FSU sports information:

The Florida State men’s tennis swept its first ranked ACC match of the season over SMU on Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles have won seven consecutive matches against conference opponents including the team’s run to its first ACC title last season.

Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane wasted no time in grabbing a handle in the doubles round after winning four consecutive games to close out a 6-2 win on Court 1. The No. 5 pairing in the nation notched back-to-back victories to begin conference play.

Erik Schiessl and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif found themselves level at 2-2 before making a comeback of their own, winning four of the last five games to clinch the doubles point at 6-3. Both winning duos have been named ACC Doubles Team of the Week honorees this season.

FSU’s form intensified during singles play as they swept the first set across all six courts for the second time this weekend. Dous-Karpenschif blanked his opponent 6-0 in the first frame before dishing out a 6-3 second set to secure his second win of the weekend and 10th singles win this season.

SMU battled back with second set leads and forced early three set matches on Courts 3 and 6. Senior Jamie Connel was engaged in a back-and-forth second set before creating some huge chances late to pull away and find a 6-3, 7-5 straight-sets victory. Connel and Dous-Karpenschif share the team lead with eight singles wins in the calendar year.

Corey Craig fully handled his first frame at 6-1 before finding tough resistance to the start of the next set. The All-American dug deep to weather the storm and made huge plays to propel himself to the 6-3 set win and clinched a third consecutive match victory.

Craig has won seven matches against ranked opponents with three consecutive wins since claiming his first-ever Court 1 win as a Seminole. Craig earned his first ACC Player of the Week honors last week and began conference play emphatically.

The Seminoles swept both matches to begin their defense as conference champions, marking the first full weekend sweep in ACC play since defeating top-50 opponents Louisville and Notre Dame in 2023.

Florida State will head west to the Pacific for a second time this season to face new conference members California and Stanford. Live video and stats will be available on Seminoles.com.

#27 Florida State 4, #63 SMU 0
Singles Competition:

1. #19 Corey Craig (FSU) def. #117 Georgi Georgiev (SMU) 6-1, 6-3
2. #43 Jamie Connel (FSU) def. Ofek Shimanov (SMU) 6-3, 7-5
3. Alex Bulte (FSU) vs. #94 Jerry Barton (SMU) 6-4, 2-6, 0-1, unfinished
4. Erik Schiessl (FSU) vs. Louis Cloud (SMU) 7-6 (9), 3-1, unfinished
5. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Maks Silagy (SMU) 6-0, 6-3
6. Azariah Rusher (FSU) vs. Noah McDonald (SMU) 6-1, 1-6, 5-0, unfinished

Doubles Competition:

1. #5 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Georgi Georgiev/Ofek Shimanov (SMU) 6-2
2. Erik Schiessl/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Vikas Deo/Xavier Calvelo (SMU) 6-3
3. Jan Sebesta/Jamie Connel (FSU) vs. Maks Silagy/Louis Cloud (SMU) 3-5, unfinished

Florida State (10-3, 2-0 ACC) | SMU (9-8, 0-2 ACC)
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (5, 2, 1)

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The Florida State women’s tennis team (10-2, 1-1 ACC) fell to No. 45 Syracuse (8-3, 1-3) 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at the Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse, New York.

FSU surrendered its first doubles point of the season Sunday, with Syracuse earning doubles victories on Courts 2 and 3 to take a 1-0 lead in the match.

Eva Shaw earned a straight-sets victory in the first singles match completed, defeating Miyuka Kimoto 6-3, 7-5 on Court 1 to tie the match. No. 125 Mary Boyce Deatherage defeated Anastasia Sysoeva in three sets 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 to give the Noles the lead. The Orange earned two victories from Courts 4 and 6 to take a 3-2 advantage. Laura Putz defeated Shiori Ito in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to tie the match at 3-3 before Syracuse clinched the match on Court 2.

Shaw has begun ACC play 2-0 in singles and has improved her overall record to 5-3, with four victories from the Court 1 position. Deatherage earned her first conference victory of her career and improved her overall record to 14-2. Putz is now on a four-match win streak and claimed her first victory from Court 5 of the season.

Florida State will continue on the road next week. The Noles travel to Annapolis, Maryland, for a match on Saturday against Navy beginning at 10 a.m. and will conclude their road trip with a match against Georgetown scheduled for 10 a.m. on Sunday. Both matches are set to take place at the Hooper Brigade Sports Complex.

Match Results
#45 Syracuse 4, Florida State 3
Singles Competition:
Eva Shaw (FSU) def. Miyuka Kimoto (SYR) 6-3, 7-5
Nelly Knezkova (SYR) def. Millie Bissett (FSU) 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3
#125 Mary Boyce Deatherage (FSU) def. Anastasia Sysoeva (SYR) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Serafima Shastova (SYR) def. Maria Juliana Parra Romero (FSU) 6-4, 7-5
Laura Putz (FSU) def. Shiori Ito (SYR) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Monika Wojcik (SYR) def. Maelie Monfils (FSU) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-0

Doubles Competition:
Nelly Knezkova/Miyuka Kimoto (SYR) vs. Eva Shaw/Maria Juliana Parra Romero (FSU) 5-5, unfinished
Constance Levivier/Anastasia Sysoeva (SYR) def. Millie Bissett/Laura Putz (FSU) 6-3
Monika Wojcik/Serafima Shastova (SYR) def. Tina Li/Maelie Monfils (FSU) 6-4

Florida State (10-2) | #45 Syracuse (8-3)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3); Singles (1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2)

After Sunday's 4-3 win to improve to 11-0, we talked to FSU baseball head coach Link Jarrett, outfielder BJ Gibson and relief pitcher Peyton Prescott.

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A day after hitting his first career home run, Myles Bailey delivered his first career game-winning hit to help FSU beat Georgetown 4-3 Sunday and improve to 11-0 on the season.

For the time (and maybe only time) this season, it's time for breakfast at Dick Howser Stadium.

The Florida State baseball team (10-0) closes out its three-game series vs. Georgetown (3-7) with a Sunday 11 a.m. game at Howser, looking to improve to 11-0 for the second straight season.

Sophomore LHP Wes Mendes (2-0, 0.90 ERA) will make his third start for the Seminoles in the series finale. In his first two starts, he allowed just one run over 10 innings with 16 strikeouts to two walks. Georgetown will start senior LHP Andrew Williams (1-0, 5.40 ERA over five innings) on the mound.

FSU lineup


Georgetown starting lineup


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Florida State junior golfer earned his PGA TOUR Card on Friday after making the cut at the Cognizant Classic held at the PGA National Resort.

The Hialeah, Fla., native clinched the requisite 20th point following a made cut in his 11th start on the PGA TOUR after turning in a round of 67 on Thursday and 66 on Friday, sitting tied for 10th at 9-under.

Clanton solidified himself as the second player to earn PGA TOUR membership via PGA TOUR University Accelerated.

Clanton collected 17 points from June to November, marking the fastest accumulation of points in the program to date. In addition to earning 14 points through his play in PGA TOUR events, he also earned a total of six points by achieving the No. 1 ranking in the World Amateur Golf Ranking – five points for reaching the No. 1 spot on August 14, 2024, and an additional point for holding that position for 26 weeks, which was achieved on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

Daniel Berger, who played in the same pair as Clanton, shot 63 on Thursday and 68 on Friday and sits in second at 11-under heading into the weekend.

Clanton will start round three at 1:00 p.m. and Berger will follow at 1:45 p.m.

Vincent Norrman finished the tournament at 1-under, while Cristobal Del Solar finished even.

Clanton Earns ACC Golfer of the Month

Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton has earned ACC Golfer of the Month honors for his tremendous play in February, the league announced on Friday.

He received these honors twice before in March and April of 2024.

Clanton, at the Watersound Invitational, turned in scored of 73, 66 and 67 to win his fifth collegiate golf tournament at 10-under, 206, and helping the Seminoles defeat six ranked teams at the Shark’s Tooth Golf Course in Panama City Beach, Florida.

He is currently the first-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, as the Noles moved up to No. 20 in the Golf Coaches Association of America rankings.

In the spring, Clanton has been named to Ben Hogan Watch List, has earned a top 15 finish at the Farmers Insurance Open and is eyeing another top finish at the Cognizant Classic.

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The No. 8 Florida State softball team (16-3) continued its domination in the Dugout Club Classic on Saturday with a 19-1 win over Mercer (10-8) and an 8-0 win over Charleston (4-13), both in five innings. FSU finished the Dugout Club Classic a perfect 5-0 and outscored its opponents 63-5 in five-consecutive run-rule victories. FSU has now won 11 out of its 19 games via the run rule.

Game 1 (FSU 19 Mercer 1; 5 inn.)
The Noles scored twelve runs in the first inning never looked back on their way to a 19-1 five inning run-rule victory over Mercer in the first game of the doubleheader.

After the Bears scored their only run in the top of the first, Isa Torres led off the inning with a triple and immediately scored on a groundball from Jaysoni Beachum to tie the game. Kennedy Harp hit her sixth triple of the season and beat out the throw home on a fielder's choice hit by Michaela Edenfield. Katie Dack scored Edenfield on a single to make it 3-1. The Noles loaded the bases through an error and a walk, and Ashtyn Danley was walked to make it 4-0. The offensive onslaught continued as Torres, Beachum, Harp, Dack and Hallie Wacaser each recorded hits to drive in eight more runs to make it 12-0. FSU's 12 runs in the inning are tied for the third-most in school history. Going back to last night, FSU scored 23 runs in back-to-back innings as they scored 11 in the fourth inning last night and 12 in the first inning this afternoon.

In the second inning, the Noles loaded the bases through a single by Ashtyn Danley, a double by Anabelle Widra, and a bunt by Torres. Beachum picked up another RBI on a fielder's choice, and Edenfield doubled to right center to make it 15-1.

Harp hit her second triple of the game to score Madi Frey who reached on a fielder's choice. Harp became the first Seminole since Dani Morgan in 2017 to hit two triples in a game. Harp has now hit seven triples this season which is already tied for the 10th-most ever in a single season.

Following Harp's triple, Edenfield hit a home run over the center field wall, and two batters later, Wacaser hit her second home run of the weekend over the left field wall.

Starting pitcher Makenna Reid faced nine batters over two innings, striking out one before she was relieved by Ashtyn Danley. Danley, who was credited for the win, three innings and allowed just one hit while striking out five. Combined, the two pitchers allowed only three hits.

Edenfield led the way with a season-high five RBI in the game. The Noles recorded 18 hits which was the second-most ever in a game in program history. FSU's 19 runs were the third-most in school history and the 18-run scoring margin was the third-largest margin of victory in program history.

Game 2 (FSU 8 Charleston 0; 5 inn.)
The Noles started off hot with a five-run first inning to earn their fifth consecutive run-rule win of the series with an 8-0 victory over Charleston.

After a clunky start to the first inning due to an illegal pitch review, Julia Apsel struck out three out of the four batters she faced to keep the Cougars off the board.

Torres started off the bottom half of the inning with a walk, and Beachum single to put runners on the corners for Harp. Harp hit a groundball deep enough to pick up the RBI to give the Noles a 1-0 lead.

With runners still on the corners, Edenfield stole second which allowed Beachum to advance home. Shelby McKenzie doubled to score Edenfield, and Kerr and Potter hit back-to-back RBI singles to give the Noles a 5-0 lead after one inning.

Edenfield led off the bottom of the third inning with a double, and McKenzie picked up another RBI on a single up the middle to make it 6-0.

Beachum hit her third home run of the week to put the Noles in run-rule territory with an 8-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Francik came in and finished the job with a game-ending strikeout in the top of the fifth inning.

Apsel was phenomenal as she struck out a season-high nine batters in four innings to improve to 5-0 on the season. Apsel allowed just two hits and had a stretch where she retired six of the eight batters she faced via strikeout.

The Noles will be back in action on Wednesday when they head to Jacksonville to face North Florida and Jacksonville University in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.

FSU 65 Duke 100 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good

That listing the good won't take long at all.

The fact that Leonard Hamilton will likely never have to experience a drubbing from Duke like that again.

Jamir Watkins with 21 points marking the 17th time he has scored more than 20 points in his FSU career and 51st game in double figures. Thanks for sticking around another season. Man, I do not know what FSU would have done without him.

Jerry Deng with 12 points with a couple of nice three pointers.

Plays of the game: Taylor Bol Bowen deflects a pass, gains control of it, and fires a lengthy pass to Watkins for the fast break layup and put FSU on the board. Duke already had 5 by that time. Christian Nitu with the offensive rebound and slam dunk putback, 14-6. Had to mention that one because they do not happen all that often for the 'Noles. My fav basket by Deng tonight was him going sky high and corralling the sidearm one handed pass from Watkins from the left corner all the way to the right corner and nailing the three as a defender was rushing towards him, 14-9. Watkins two FTs that gave FSU a 7-0 run to trail 14-11. Bol Bowen with the three just to the right of the key and had all day to do it as the defender for some inexplicable reason left him all alone to guard someone else, 16-14, Duke. A twisting Deng and the fade away jumper, 45-25. AJ Swinton finding the right spot to beat the 2-3 zone connecting on the three from the right corner. Credit whoever it was who got him the ball, 47-30. The brief amount of hope as FSU closed the gap to twelve early in the second period, 47-35. Watkins with the nice turnaround jumper in the lane, 62-37. Watkins' lob that probably was a pass but ended up going in the basket, 64-39. Deng with the long three from the right wing, 68-45.

The Bad

FSU's record now drops to 16-13 Overall, 7-11 ACC and is perilously close to dropping down far enough to not get a bye at all and possibly play on Tuesday at the start of the ACC tournament. Coming into the game, FSU had two total wins all time at Cameron Indoor. Leaving the game, FSU had two total wins all time at Cameron Indoor.

Malique Ewin being out for this game severely put a dent in FSU's offense and rebounding abilities. Alier Maluk started in his place. More on that later.

Duke was favored by short term investment brokers by 23.5 points. Duke covered that by 3:56 into the second half.

Duke obviously showed they are more than FR sensation Cooper Flagg. If you didn't know that already that is. Flagg left the floor at the 9:42 mark of the first period for a substantial amount of time after taking a forearm in the face from Bol Bowen. Duke showed no signs of missing him.

This was the 540th sellout of a Duke game at Cameron. That is somewhere in the vicinity of 25 years. Gee, you think they were good or something.

If you have watched Duke enough, you know what they are going to do on defense. They are going to hound you and push you away from the basket. Which is exactly what happened. That FSU was able to make 7 of 21 (33%) from the arc was actually kind of amazing considering the distance where many of those threes were taken.

The score was 16-14. Next thing you knew, it was 30-14 almost in an instant. That is something else we have seen from Duke over the years. Are we sure Coach K retired?

Duke led the whole way. But you knew that already I am sure.

Leonard Hamilton in his postgame interview lamenting FSU's continued rebounding problems. He liked what he saw out of the defense and getting stops. But not so much in getting the defensive board. Duke by halftime had 12 offensive boards and finished with 21. Overall the Blue Devils pounded the backboard 49-32 over the 'Noles.

Watkins being hammered taking a three above the key and getting no call whatsoever. The refs must have figured the game was over so why call it.

Memo to Bostyn Holt: I appreciate you trying to stop Khaman Malusch, who had just stolen an inbound pass, from making a basket. But if you are going to foul him, at least make sure he doesn't make the basket. At least get your monies' worth out of the foul.

The Ugly

Admit it, you knew it was going to be ugly before tip off. And it was. But the Seminoles are not alone in getting a beat down from the Blue Devils. Since Duke lost at Clemson, the margin of victory has been 21, 36, 43. 18, 43. 37, and now 35. That is an average of 33.2 ppg. I am thinking Duke covered in most if not all of those games.

Even their walk ons were better than FSU's. Who BTW entered the game with 3:29 left. It was that bad at that point and only got worse. Duke was up by 28 and you know what the final score was.

Which leads me to Mrs BFT's comment during the game when she said that maybe FSU might get within 30 of Duke. I'm not sure that is good goal to have. Hey, we held them to them beating us by only 27!!! Of course I was having the totally false hope of covering that 23.5 point spread.

At least FSU tied Duke in FT shooting. Both teams shot 82.4% from the stripe. Of course FSU was 14 of 17. And Duke? They doubled us up in attempts and conversions, 28-34. Something else we have seen over the years that Duke does well. Especially at home.

And speaking of Maluk. What a heck of a setting to start your first ever college game. And it was not a good one as Maluk took one shot (he missed), had one rebound, turned the ball over 3 times and picked up 4 fouls in fourteen minutes of playing time. He picked up foul #1 just 1:14 into the game. Foul #2 4:18 into the game. 2:49 into the second half, foul #3 occurred. Then with 11:34 remaining, his 4th. And that I believe was the last we saw of Alier. The fouls included two illgal screens and three of the four were outside the arc.

Oh, that 12 point deficit at 47-35, turned into 62-35 in a matter of 2:43.

The only thing Duke did not do well was shoot threes. Just 8 of 30. That is 27% for those of you keeping score at home.

Up Next

For FSU's last road game of the season, they will travel to Virginia for a Tuesday night 9 PM (oh joy) tip to be broadcast on the ACCN. When we last saw the Cavs (14-15, 7-11 and not to be confused with Cleveland), which was earlier today, we saw them outscored by 18 in the second half by Clemson in losing 71-58 after leading by five at the half. The chances for Hamilton to reach 200 ACC wins is running out. This game would be a good time to do it.

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Junior Tommaso Baravelli broke a program record as the No. 18/25 Florida State swimming and diving competed at the Florida Invitational from Thursday through Saturday in Gainesville.

Baravelli swam the 200-yard breaststroke in 1:52.37 to break his own school record by 0.72 seconds. In November, he swam what was then the No. 1 time in FSU history in 1:53.09. Saturday’s swim was the first time a Seminole has broken 1:53.00 in the event.

Select swimmers represented the Seminoles at the three-day last-chance meet against Florida at UF’s O’Connell Center Natatorium, looking to improve their season-best times and qualifying marks for the NCAA Championships in March.

Also this weekend, fifth-year David Quirie swam the 50 freestyle in 19.88 and the 100 freestyle in 42.82.

Baravelli in the 200 breaststroke and Quirie in the 100 freestyle both improved their NCAA B qualifying marks.

Postseason competition continues with the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships from March 8-12 in Auburn, Ala. The NCAA Championships are in Federal Way, Wash, from March 19-22 (women) and March 26-29 (men).