FSU sports information:

The 12th-ranked Florida State men’s golf team begins its 2024 spring season with the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate held on Feb. 3-4 at the Georgia Southern University Golf Course in Statesboro, Ga.

Seniors Gray Albright and James Tureskis will be Florida State’s lone participants in the individual-based tournament. A shot-gun start begins 36 holes on Saturday at 8:15 a.m., followed by 18 more holes on Sunday.

Albright looks to continue his momentum-building fall season, where he finished second on the team with a 69.00 scoring average. The Ocala, Fla., native played in three tournaments and recorded two Top 10 finishes, tying for fifth at the Jackson Stephens Cup and fourth at the East Lake Cup.

Tureskis has waited patiently for an opportunity and makes his first collegiate start on Saturday. The Naples, Fla., native began at FSU in the 2020-21 season.

“I’m very excited to be teeing it up for the first time this weekend,” Tureskis said. “It’s been a long time coming.”

Live scoring can be tracked on Georgia Southern’s stats site.

Next week, the Seminoles play at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate held Feb. 8-10 at the Mauna Lani Resort Golf Club's North Course in the Kohala Coast, Hawai‘i.

When is it?

Florida State leaves an impression on Jordan Young for his first visit.
https://floridastate.rivals.com/new...impressed-with-fsu-s-transparency-after-visit

Think it's fair to say after this interview that we are on finalist watch - and potentially commitment watch - with four-star WR Koby Howard

FSU 92 Louisville 101 The Good, The Bad, and The UGLY


The Good

Jalen Warley with a career high 23 points on 9 of 10 shooting and added 6 rebounds. All that while fighting foul trouble before eventually exiting late in the game. It was Warley's offense that kept FSU in the game. He is the 6th player in FSU history to start off a game 7 of 7 from the floor.

Just to mention a couple of his highlights. Darin Green with the steal getting the ball up the floor to Warley who makes the alley oop pass to Cameron Corhen for the slam dunk, 82-72 UL. Warley using his height to grab the offensive rebound reaching over the UL player and avoiding the foul. Warley with the blazing coast to coast drive to the rim for the lay up. The bucket tied the game at 20. It was part of a 6-0 run. Primo Spears jumper on the next possession gave FSU its last lead of the game.


The Bad

We will get the refs out of the way right away. They call the game one way in the first half that caused play to get quite chippy. The lack of whistles just allowed the game to get overly physical. For example, Baba Miller was grabbed, pulled, and thrown off balance as he flashed into the lane and got no whistle. And then they call it tight in the second half that sent player after player to the FT line. Oh, and that continuation call for the three point play was absurd. The UL player took at least two steps to the basket after Corhen fouled him. Combined, the refs sent the players to the line 80 fricking times leading to four players fouling out. Yeah, FT shooting contests always make for entertaining basketball over the time frame of more than two hours and forty five minutes. Fresh paint on the wall dries faster than that.

FSU just plain got outhustled. And that after a week off. There was no reason to be that sluggish. As Leonard Hamilton said after the game, this was one of FSU's worst efforts of the season. This team tonight was a team "not mentally prepared" as Hamilton said to play the game. And there is no reason for that when you are trying to make a case for playing in the NCAA.

Case in point of lack of effort was Spears trying to scoop up the ball instead of diving for the ball. FSU lost possession and UL scored when FSU desperately needed points.

Miller was darn lucky IMO that he did not get a flagrant one or worse after having had just about enough of that UL player in his grill catching him in the face and pushing him away.

FSU (12-9, 6-4) slides down the standings into a tie for 5th place.


The UGLY!!!!

FSU, you just lost to a team that was 6-15 overall and 1-9 in the ACC. You just lost to a team you had previously beat seven straight times, a team that had lost its last 6 games. It was also UL's first ACC win at home this season. You just lost to a team that has played horrible all season long. In fact when the score was 40-30, that was the first double digit lead Louisville had at home against a major program this season. Just two weeks ago the Cardinals were down by 30 to UVa. In the first half!!! Done. You're done. You can forget about the NCAA. Losing to UNC is one thing. Losing to a team the likes of UL? That is a resume killer. Oh, you are not mathematically eliminated yet. But to have a chance of making the tournament, you need to be 15-5 in the ACC. At 6-4 in the ACC and with ten games to play, that means you have to go 9-1. Not seeing it. Your next game? Its at Boston College where you have not won since January, 2016. That is followed by UVa, a team that always gives you trouble. In other words, or word in this case .... done. You do not have a prayer. Not with that kind of play we saw tonight.

Ty-Laur Johnson. Remember that name. The freshman, yes, a freshman, ripped the FSU defense to shreds on his way to a career high 27 points and dished out 11 assists to boot. He ripped through the Seminole defense with ease as once again FSU defenders failed to contain the dribble. It has been a recurring story all season. Teams just ditch their offense when playing FSU and drive the ball straight to the rim because they know FSU cannot keep the ball carrier in front of them.

Memo to Hamilton: Please don't mention again how good this team is shooting the ball. That is certainly not the case from outside where FSU was once again in the teens from the arc. The 'Noles shot a horrid 3 of 19. That's 16% for those keeping track at home. And just to be fair and balanced, UL was hardly much better shooting 3 of 11. Of course why worry about that when you could drive the ball right to the rim and either make the basket or go the FT line. Or both!!!

Seemingly every time FSU would make a push at the Cardinals, they would give it right back. For example FSU trailed 84-74. Back to back turnovers negated any momentum FSU had at that point. It was just two of the 18 total turnovers that by my count gave UL 24 points. Or FSU closed it to 53-49 only to see UL go on a 9-0 run. Or the fouling of Tom House while taking a three. He made just 1 of 3 FTS that kept the lead to a three possession game. Or UL turning the ball over on the inbound play only for FSU to come up empty. Followed directly by a UL cross court pass that sailed OB and FSU still came up empty on that possession. The Seminoles rarely capitalized on the chances it did get. Play a halfway decent game and the 'Noles very possibly win the game.


Up Next:

As previously mentioned, FSU heads to BC for a Tuesday tip off at 7 PM. The game will be broadcast on the ACCN. The Eagles are 13-8 overall and 4-6 in the ACC. They are 8-3 at home and on a two game winning streak. F Quentin Post leads Boston College with 16.2 ppg.

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell and his staff are expected to host some three dozen high school prospects this weekend.

Prospects are beginning to arrive and are expected to spend about a half day on the Florida State campus visiting the Seminoles coaching staff.

FSU sports information:

The reigning ACC Champion and the Women's College World Series National Runner Up Florida State softball team will make 12 television appearances on the ESPN Networks the company announced this morning. FSU's 12 appearances are the most in the ACC and tied for the third-most in the country behind Texas and Tennessee. Since 2022, FSU has played 48 games on national television and holds a 43-5 record in those games.

FSU will appear on the ESPN Networks four times in four days at the Shriner Children's Clearwater Invitational on Feb. 15-18. FSU will play No. 3 Stanford and No. 8 UCLA on ESPNU before battling No. 6 Georgia on ESPN2 on Feb. 17. FSU will round out the invitational with a primetime game against No. 2 Tennessee on ESPN at 8 p.m.

The ACC Network broadcast two huge games at JoAnne Graf Field as the Noles will take on No. 14 Alabama on Mar. 13 at 7 p.m. and No. 5 Texas on Mar. 20 at 8 p.m.

The Seminoles' midweek games against McNeese on Apr. 2 and Apr. 3 will both air on ACC Network at 8 p.m.. The Seminoles will appear on TV two more times in the month of April when they face Notre Dame (ACC Network) on Apr. 14 and North Carolina (ESPNU) on Apr. 27. FSU will round out their TV schedule with ACC Network airing the rivalry game against Florida on May 1 at JoAnne Graf Field. The ACC Network and ESPN will also broadcast the ACC Tournament in its entirety from May 8-11.

All of FSU's home games and road ACC games can be seen on ACC Network Extra.

FSU begins their season on Feb. 8-11 at JoAnne Graf Field for the JoAnne Graf Classic where the Seminoles will host Charlotte, Texas Tech and Florida A&M. Fans will get their first chance to see the Noles this Saturday at the Fan Day and Garnet and Gold Scrimmage at 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 15 – Stanford – 4 p.m. – ESPNU
Feb. 16 – UCLA – 1 p.m. – ESPNU
Feb. 17 – Georgia – 10 a.m. – ESPN2
Feb. 18 – Tennessee – 8 p.m. – ESPN
Mar. 13 – Alabama – 7 p.m. – ACC Network
Mar. 20 – Texas – 8 p.m. – ACC Network
Mar. 24 – Pitt – 5 p.m. – ACC Network
Apr. 2 – McNeese – 8 p.m. – ACC Network
Apr. 3 – McNeese – 8 p.m. – ACC Network
Apr. 14 – Notre Dame – 4 p.m. – ACC Network
Apr. 27 – North Carolina – 4 p.m. – ESPNU
May 1 – Florida – 7 p.m. – ACC Network

FSU Softball Clearwater Invitational TV Schedule

Feb. 15 - Stanford vs. FSU - 4 p.m. (ESPNU)
Feb. 16 - UCLA vs. FSU - 1 p.m. (ESPNU)
Feb. 17 - Georgia vs. FSU - 10 a.m. (ESPN2)
Feb. 18 - Tennessee vs. FSU - 8 p.m. (ESPN)

From FSU sports information:

FSU will open up against No. 3 Stanford on ESPNU on Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. Stanford qualified for the Women's College World Series Semifinals in 2023 before falling to eventual national champion Oklahoma. This will be just the fifth time Stanford and FSU have met and the first time since 2017. The all-time series is split 2-2.

The gauntlet will continue on Friday, Feb. 16 as the Seminoles will take on No. 8 UCLA at 1 p.m. on ESPNU. This marks the third consecutive season and the fourth time in the last five years that the two teams have met in Clearwater. FSU has won nine out of the last 13 matchups against the Bruins.

Saturday, Feb. 17 will be a rematch of last year's Super Regional as the Seminoles and Georgia Bulldogs will battle once again at 10 a.m. on ESPN2. FSU dominated the Bulldogs in the Tallahassee Super Regional last season with an 8-1 win in game one and a 4-2 win in game two to advance to the Women's College World Series. FSU has won the last five contests against Georgia.

For the third consecutive season, FSU will play in the primetime slot on ESPN on Sunday night as they will face No. 2 Tennessee at 8 p.m. on ESPN. The two teams met in last year's Women's College World Series Semifinal where FSU prevailed 5-1 to advance to the Championship Series. The Seminoles have won three straight against the Volunteers and four out of the last five.

Since the start of the 2022 season, FSU has played 48 games on national television posting a staggering 43-5 record in those 48 games.

FSU sports information:

In-state rivals Florida State and Miami face off once again at the Tucker Center on Sunday at 11 a.m. The game will be broadcast on the CW.

Sunday’s game is part of FSU’s National Girls and Women in Sport Celebration, where select student-athletes from each of the Seminoles’ women’s sports teams will be in attendance and recognized throughout the game. The first 750 fans will get an FSU-themed National Girls and Women in Sport Day T-shirt.

The Noles and Canes play for the 69th time overall, with FSU holding a 49-19 series advantage. Since 2020, the two programs are tied in the series at 4-4, including a split last season where each team won on its home court.

Florida State was the last team in the ACC to have a bye game, not playing since last Sunday’s 78-67 win at Georgia Tech. Sophomore guard Ta’Niya Latson was sensational vs. the Yellow Jackets with 33 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals - breaking FSU’s career record for 30-point games with 12 already.

FSU will look to deplete a Miami bench that ranks 15th nationally with 27.4 bench points per game and has a rotation where eight of its 10 players average 17 or more minutes per game. The Seminoles continue to lead the league in conference play in scoring at 76.9 points.

Latson is playing consecutive games against “hometown” opponents. In high school she won a GEICO national title with Snoop Turnage in 2021 at Westlake High School in Atlanta and just defeated Georgia Tech. Now she plays against the rival Hurricanes, near where she spent her senior year of high school at American Heritage. Latson lived in several states growing up as part of her military family background.

Despite averaging around 77 possessions per game, FSU’s offense is sixth nationally and first in the ACC with just 11.2 turnovers per game.

In Miami’s last visit to the Tucker Center on Dec. 21, 2022, Makayla Timpson had 19 points, five rebounds and four blocked shots in the second half alone. She finished with 25 points, nine rebounds and four blocks in an FSU 92-85 win over the eventual NCAA Elite 8 participants.

The Seminoles enter Sunday’s game tied for seventh in the ACC (6-4), while Miami is ninth in the league standings.

While Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting did not mention the lawsuit with the ACC, the FSU BOt filed a motion to force the ACC to reveal the ACC agreements with ESPN. In this article we review that filing as well as report what the BOT did discuss in the Tursday meeting.
Notes: FSU's legal push to bring documents into public view, Doak updates

P Payton 2.0?

2025 4-star offensive lineman Carde Smith visited FSU Saturday after getting an offer late last month, strengthening his bond with FSU's coaches.

"They speak the real...They tell you you've got to work for it if you come here."

There was a lot to like about FSU softball’s Garnet and Gold exhibition today.

The strong showings by returning players were not a big surprise. But how many true freshmen stood out was very impressive.

The Florida State softball team begins its 2024 season in less than a week next Friday in the JoAnne Graf Classic.

Before that, though, fans will get a preview of this year's team, which begins the season tied for third in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll, Saturday as the Seminoles are participating in their annual Garnet and Gold Scrimmage/Fan Day event at JoAnne Graf Field.

The scrimmage will begin at 2 p.m. and I'll be there in person providing updates. Here are the starting lineups for the scrimmage as shared by FSU sports information:

Team Garnet

Mudge – LF
Dack – C
Beachum – 3B
Danley – 1B
Bueno – 1b
Hartley – 2B
Potter – SS
Frey – RF
Belviy – CF

Reid – P
Royalty – P
Balk – P

Team Gold

Ross – 1B
Kerr – CF
Harding – 3B
Edenfield – C
Flaherty – 2B
Torres – SS
Harp – LF
Wacaser – RF

Reid – P
Gooden – P
Wilson - P

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FSU will have over 25 players graduate after the season. It is too early to project who may declare for the NFL draft. We will break down the players who are on FSU hot list or should be. This list will continue to change throughout the year as some players will commit to FSU, some will commit to other programs or the prospect/FSU may decide to move on.



1. WR Jaime Ffrench - Jacksonville Mandarin - 6-1, 190 - He decommitted from Alabama. Ffrench was No. 1 on FSU board or close to the top. He is silky smooth in the way Ffrench runs routes. He has very good hands. He has the ability to stretch the field. He will most likely be one of the highest-rated receivers in the country. FSU now leads for Ffrench and we could see an early commitment for the Mustang receiver.

2. DE Javion Hilson - Cocoa - 6-4, 225 (Committed to FSU) - Watched Hilson in the state title game and he has the ability to get up the field and put pressure on the quarterback. He is committed to Bama and Wilson is very similar to Dallas Turner. He has a quick first step off the ball. He can set the edge on run plays. He is super quick and tough to out run. While committed to Alabama, Hilson should be a major priority to the FSU coaching staff.

3. LB Zaydrius Rainey Sale - Bethel HS - 6-2, 220 - Sale is all the way across the country. That being said he visited FSU early in the process last summer and almost committed to the Seminoles. FSU needs major help at the LB spot. If they can’t find one in Florida they will have to go outside their region most likely.

4. DT Myron Charles - Port Charlotte - 6-4, 290 - One of the best defensive tackles in the country in Charles. He will be sought after by everyone in the country. Saw him play as a freshman and he stood out. He has the size you want in an interior defensive lineman. He is one of the biggest priorities in the class.

5. LB Darrell Johnson - Dodge County (Ga.) Eastman - 6-1, 200 - As you can see three of the top five players in the list are linebackers. FSU needs a major upgrade to the linebacker room. We have said follow the visits and. FSU has had him on campus a few times. He is one of the better linebackers in the Southeast.

6. OT Ziyare Addison - Sumner HS - 6-5, 270 - FSU has already landed Solomon Thomas, who is one of the top offensive lineman in the country. They now need to add more talent up front. Addison is a great kid. He is someone that is going to take to coaching very well. All the physical traits are there. He along with Thomas would give FSU a great start to OL recruiting in the class of 2025.

7. S Hylton Stubbs - Jacksonville Mandarin - 6-1, 180 - With Jones in the fold and Ffrench possibly joining soon, FSU will have a great shot at Stubbs. He plays safety but it would not shock us to see him grow into a linebacker. He has decent coverage skills and Stubbs will come up and play the run.

8. TE Elyiss Williams - Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County - 6-7, 235 (Committed to UGA) - FSU was able to flip Landen Thomas in 2024. Can they do the same with Williams? He is going to be a tough pull from UGA who has produced some great tight ends the past few seasons.

9. RB Deandre Desinor - American Heritage - 5-11, 190 - Desinor has been on the radar since his freshman season. He runs with power. You will see him pull away from defenders. He is very good at finding daylight. He has the speed and quickness to get to the edge of the defense. He likes FSU and we feel the interest in mutual.

10. WR Dallas Golden- Tampa Berkeley Prep - 6-2, 180 - Login to view embedded media Urban Myer was in coaching he always looked for players who led their team to the state title or won it for them. Go and turn on the state title game and Wilson was a major reason why Berkeley Prep upset Miami Norland. He made every big play when it counted. He can play receiver or defensive back in college.

11. DB Ben Hanks - Miami Booker T. Washington - 6-1, 160 - Hanks is one of the premier defensive backs in the country. His father went to UF. Now things can change but we have been told that Hanks is open. Randy will have a shot to pull the talented corner from Miami.

12. DB Vernell Brown - Orlando Jones - 5-10, 165 - Another legacy kid. Brown's father also went to UF. He is liking the Seminoles. Brown started his high school career at Wildwood and has now moved over to Jones. He is a shut down corner. We expect him to play in the slot at the next level.

13. DB Antonio Branch - Booker T. Washington - 6-2, 170 - Branch has all the physical tools. He has size and length and that is what college coaches are looking for at defensive back. He has some range. He is a kid that can flat-out play. It would not shock us to see him be as heavily recruited as Hanks.

Don't think we're going to see any success here, but AG Ashley Moody has formally requested that the ACC-GOR documents become public view:

I read two pieces today that reinforce my gut instinct that college athletics is being forced by the courts to make student-athletes employees or go bankrupt with legal fees and judgements. This is no longer an NCAA failure. That shipped sailed a long time ago. This is a failure of individuals within collegiate athletics and academics to pivot to the demands of SCOTUS.

Every time a case has been tried, the courts have ruled against the NCAA, which is made up of individuals from collegiate academcis and athletics. The Supreme Court harshly admonishing the "amateur model" as illegal on its face, as it violates the Sherman Antitrust Act. I saw one article today by Andy Staples suggesting the Big Ten and SEC would break away from the NCAA. But where would they go to operate with what the Supreme Court has ruled illegal? I read another long twitter post suggesting the SEC and BIg 10 are looking to break away and contemplating a remedy to the central issue which is the source of the losing hand the NCAA has been dealt by following the SCOTUS's lead and making the players employees, unionizing and arbitrating.

Which has been a bridge too far for the athletic directors and collegiate administrators who are anti-employee.

There's a meteor heading directly at planet Earth. It is called House vs NCAA which is another antitrust suit in which the lawyers, who represent the players, are demanding a share of the TELEVISION REVENUES, including $4 BILLION of reperations for past use of their Name Image and Likeness. The clock is ticking. Impact is inevitable and little progress has been made by collegiate administrators with Congress to write legislation that can legally shield collegiate athletics from the antitrust laws.

Seems like the BIG2's thought process is on point to me. And if they go that way, would you want FSU to follow?

So, I'd like to ask those of you who know labor law. Why do you think college athletic and academic administrators are so against making players employees? What is the rest of the story? Why is it a worse alternative to what we are facing?

Is it worse than the impending peril?

Share your thoughts, please.

Jim Joanos devoted countless hours to the community and region and his love for FSU was probably only eclipsed by that he held for family and church.
He was an amazing trove of Nole history. My old man was a longtime friend and they always lit up at seeing each other. RIP in peace, good sir.

In a poll of ACC coaches shared Friday, FSU baseball was picked to finish fourth in the ACC Atlantic for the upcoming season.