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Working in my yard a couple of weeks ago with shoes on and stepped on a roofing nail in the flowerbed. The house behind mine had gotten a new roof back in the fall and it was the nail that got away I guess.
Broke the skin, the nail was rusty and I needed a booster. My regular doc didn’t keep tetanus boosters on hand and suggested I go to a doc in a box. I went to a uf urgent care which is a lot more than just a walk in place. They took me right away and I got my booster.
I’m on Medicare and wasn’t charged at the time. Today I got a bill for $10.
Tetanus shots are obviously expensive. Medicare was charged $861 for a SHOT and paid all but $10.
Am I the only one who thinks that is highway robbery?

The rising senior led his team in both tackles and rushing a junior. Can't wait evaluate his film.

Before Florida State's Pro Day event Friday morning, there are quite a few more former Seminoles set to hold press conferences with the media Thursday morning.

The second batch of Pro Day preview interviews is set to begin Thursday at 10 a.m. It will see Renardo Green, Jarrian Jones, Casey Roddick, Jaheim Bell, Jordan Travis, Fabien Lovett, Tatum Bethune and Johnny Wilson address the FSU beat to talk about their showings at the NFL Combine, what they're doing at tomorrow's Pro Day and how the draft process has progressed for them.

The Osceola will be there in person to provide updates from the interviews.

Day 1 Pro Day interview updates
Jared Verse, Braden Fiske sharpened by FSU experiences

FSU will have a couple of dozen prospects on-campus this weekend for its Legacy Weekend recruiting event but will also have some prospects in attendance at practice on Thursday.

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Round 1 of FSU's Pro Day interviews will take place on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. We'll have updates from this group of players, with another ground to follow on Thursday.

A bunch of Seminoles returned for the first day of practice on Tuesday.

D'Mitri Emmanuel is also doing a fun YouTube series where he interviews his teammates on the Battle's End channel. He joked this would be his second Pro Day, he took part in last year's event before the waiver had been approved. I joked back that maybe he could find another year of eligibility and go for yet another college degree (think he told us in November that he was wrapping up his third).

Jared Verse
James Rosenberry Jr.
Kalen DeLoach
Trey Benson
Akeem Dent
Braden Fiske
D'Mitri Emmanuel

House and Senate has unanimously passed SB621.
The bill addressed eliminated the “rights” of squatters and simplifies the onerous and costly process for evicting persons who have no right to break into a residence and live there for free, trashing the place in the process.
A lady here in Jacksonville had over $45,000 worth of damage done to a house she owned that was undergoing some updates in between tenants when squatters moved in over a weekend and refused to leave. Between court costs, lost rental revenue and repairs to smashed in walls, theft of appliances and destroyed plumbing the woman’s finances took a serious hit. Her testimony to legislators, along with that of similar stories by others around the state pushed this through unopposed. Now the authorities can act quickly to return possession to the owners.
I’ve seen horror stories on Facebook from other states who had really cumbersome laws in place that protected the unauthorized occupants over the owners and I hope those states follow Florida’s example.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA -

TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) will once again play host to the most prominent field on the PGA TOUR, as the world’s best look to add an iconic title to their trophy case.
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FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 600 FedExCup points.
COURSE: TPC Sawgrass (Stadium), 7,275 yards, par 72. Built in 1980, THE PLAYERS Stadium Course has long been considered one of the best and trickiest layouts on TOUR. Pete Dye’s masterpiece underwent a renovation in 2016, and the par-4 12th was made drivable the following year.
Effective this year, a new back tee on the par-5 ninth could make for the first 600-yard hole in PLAYERS Championship history.

72-HOLE RECORD: 264, Greg Norman (1994).
18-HOLE RECORD: 63, Fred Couples (Round 3, 1992), Greg Norman (Round 1, 1994), Roberto Castro (Round 1, 2013), Martin Kaymer (Round 1, 2014); Jason Day (Round 1, 2016); Colt Knost (Round 2, 2016); Webb Simpson (Round 2, 2018); Brooks Koepka (Round 4, 2018); Dustin Johnson (Round 4, 2022)

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Congratulations again to last week's winner, @NoleLizards


After a great week at the API, we have a new leader, @FSUdawg, who takes over the season lead.

good luck to everyone this week

Things change quickly in recruiting. You can have prospects that look like they will commit one moment to only end up at another program not long after. Recruiting has become much more unpredictable over the past few years. FSU sits at 4 commitments. Ethan Pritchard and Tramell Jones both seem 100 percent committed to the Noles. Solomon Thomas and Javion Hilson are still taking visits so while committed you have to consider them to be soft at this time.

Stock Up

1. RB Alvin Henderson - Elba HS - 5-10, 190 - Henderson is one of the top-rated backs on FSU's board. Turn on his film and you can see why. FSU is fighting in-state school Auburn . These usually don't work out in FSU favor but they do seem to be picking up some steam in his recruitment.

2. TE Elyiss Williams - Camden County HS - 6-7, 235 - Tough to land a tight end commitment from a prospect from Georgia. FSU did that last year in flipping Landen Thomas. They will try and pull off the same feat this year with Williams. He is a big-time prospect. Saw him at Miami and he is every bit of 6-5 or 6-6 if not even taller.

3. OT Ziyare Addison - Sumner High - 6-5, 280 - Addison is one of the top-rated prospects on their OL board. Addison has taken visits and he will make another appearance on FSU campus soon. Addison likes Coach Atkins and FSU sits in a good spot for the talented lineman.

4. DL Myron Charles - Port Charlotte - 6-4, 290 - I never want to say the word LOCK in recruiting again. That being said FSU sits in a good spot for Charles. He is one of the top DL prospects in the country. He performed well at a recent UA camp. Charles has said and done everything right regarding FSU. Look for Charles to potentially commit to the Noles before the summer is out.

5. WR Joshua Moore - West Broward - 6-3, 200 - Moore is one of the most impressive-looking prospects. He has huge hands. He just snatches the ball out of the air. He is a very good route runner. He reminds me of former FSU receiver Willie Haulstead.

6. Ath. Dallas Golden - Tampa Berkeley Prep - 6-0, 190 - One of the top players in Florida is Golden. He was the main reason why his team won their school's first state title. Golden is a great athlete who is getting recruited as a corner. He has size, speed and athletic ability. Golden has ND as his leader but FSU has made a move. Berkeley Prep has not been kind to FSU so pulling a kid from this program may be a little tough. Golden is going to take a visit soon and the Noles do seem to be trending in the right direction.

Stock Down

1. RB Ousmane Kromah - Leesburg (Ga.) Lee County - 5'11-200 - For some reason FSU has cooled on Kromah. I still believe they could circle back on him. It will depend on what players like Henderson try and do. Henderson and Louis from (American Heritage Plantation) are at the top of the board.

2. WR Jaime Ffrench - Jacksonville Mandarin - 6-1, 190 - Ffrench is leaning towards Ohio State. FSU is at the point they may want to stop recruiting players who are on the SFE football team. Ffrench is too talented to stop recruiting and the Seminoles led at one point. But unless the Ohio State WR coach leaves after this season, FSU will have a battle on their hands.

3. LB Darrell Johnson - Eastman (Ga.) Dodge County - 6-1, 200 - Duke was set to commit to FSU. The Seminoles were in the lead for Johnson. Alabama got him on campus and all of sudden FSU has dropped behind the Tide. This is one I could still see go FSU's way but at this time his recruitment has slipped.

4. S Hylton Stubbs - Jacksonville Mandarin - 6-1, 180 - Stubbs has been on FSU's radar for a few seasons now. The talented safety is one of FSU's top targets at the position. Stubbs just likes the Gators. They lead but FSU will keep recruiting him and let the season play out.

5. DB Jershaun Newton - Clearwater Central Catholic - 6-0, 200 - Newton is one of the top athletes in the state of Florida. He has an FSU offer but you don't hear much in regards to his recruitment. FSU will keep tabs on him and see how he performs this spring and their summer camps in June.

Patrick Payton added 15 pounds this winter to get more well-rounded and durable. At Tuesday's first spring practice, he found out how that added weight will affect his athleticism. The answer to that question was very promising for the Seminoles.

"Even though I got a little bigger, I'm still moving at the same speed."

FSU sports information:

The Florida State outdoor track and field teams will host the 50th FSU Relays at the Mike Long Track on Thursday, March 21 and Friday March 22. The first event for the Noles is slated with the men’s hammer on Thursday at 3.p.m.

“FSU Relays is always the traditional kickoff to our outdoor track and field season, and it’s our first test of the newly renovated Mike Long Track and Field facility,” FSU track and field coach Bob Braman said. “We hope to achieve some NCAA Regional and ACC qualifying marks right out of the gate. Our 4x100 and 4x400 relays will be events to watch for sure.”

Teams slated to compete this weekend include Florida, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Marshall and FAMU.

“We’re excited to host the 50th addition of the FSU relays this weekend,” Braman said. There have been many Olympians who’ve competed at the relays, along with some of the greatest teams in track and field history. Our 1983 women’s team and our 2008 men’s teams are a couple of the NCAAs all-time greats.”

On Friday, a group of alumni including standouts Trey Cunnigham, Kim Jones, among others will be recognized at 2:40 p.m. The Noles will also recognize 18 seniors at 4:30 pm.

“We’re also excited to welcome back a large group of alums,” added Braman. “We will have several presentations on Friday afternoon, that include recognizing the alumni, graduating seniors and some special presentations regarding our former coaches and our True Seminole cross country winners.”

Admission is free to the public, with parking available in the Spirit Way parking garage.

A meet schedule can be viewed here.

FSU sports information:

Sophomore guard Ta’Niya Latson has been named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American, announced on Wednesday afternoon. It is her second AP All-America honor in as many seasons at the collegiate basketball level.

The Miami native is once again one of the nation’s best pure scorers, ranking in the Top 11 in the country in both field goals made and free throws made. She is 31 points away from establishing the FSU single-season scoring record, sitting at 680 points and behind only Sue Galkantas’ 710 points from the 1981-82 season.

Latson earned All-ACC First Team honors this season and is once again a finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award given to the nation’s top shooting guard. She is tied for the ACC lead with six 30-point games in conference play, including a stretch of three consecutive 30-point games vs. Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and NC State.

Latson and the Seminoles play in their 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament beginning this Friday as a No. 9 seed. FSU faces No. 8 seed Alabama at 5:30 p.m. ET at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on ESPN2.

This is the first time that the Seminoles have allowed two or less hits since February 24th, 2023 against TCU.
https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/florida-state-gets-past-stetson-to-remain-perfect

A deep dive on the state of FSU men's basketball, which is not in the postseason for a third straight year:

After Day 1 of FSU football spring camp, the Osceola staff went deep with an extensive practice report of nearly 2,000 words.

Thoughts on a number of newcomers including a playmaking WR, a fast running back and DJ Uiagalelei, a big day for Azareye'h Thomas and much more.

Duke Johnson will announce his commitment later today. Johnson is ranked as the number three outside linebacker in the country for 2025 and he is making his decision between FSU, Alabama, Tennessee, TAMU and UCF.

Multiple sources familiar with his recruitment believe that Johnson is leaning towards the Crimson Tide.