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Basketball Three things to watch as FSU plays its final five regular-season games

Bob Ferrante
With five games left to go in the regular season for FSU men’s basketball, let’s take a look at three storylines as the Seminoles (14-12, 8-7 ACC) travel to play at Clemson on Saturday (7:45 p.m. on CW Network).

Thoughts on Hamilton's doghouse, Watkins' consistency and the final five games:

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Thoughts on Leonard Hamilton's doghouse, Jamir Watkins' consistency and the final five games.
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FSU track and field wraps up day 1 of ACC indoors

Bob Ferrante
FSU sports information:

The No. 15/NR Florida State indoor track and field teams concluded day one of the 2024 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston at the Track at New Balance on Thursday.

The 15th-ranked men’s team started the evening in the 5,000-meter with Kidus Misgina earning seventh place at 13:53.96. Zach Leachman followed Misgina in 14th, earning his season best at 14:06.39.

The Noles added a sixth-place finish in the distance medley relay behind Patrick Donnelly, Alex Collier, Zach Trotter and David Mullarkey at 9:40.16, which ranks fifth in FSU history.

Guinove Joanus won his heat in the 200 preliminaries, advancing to Saturday’s final with a time of 21.26.

Dajaz DeFrand finished first in the preliminary round of the women’s 200, advancing to Saturday’s final with a time of 23.18. Shenese Walker followed DeFrand with a third-place finish, tying her personal best at 23.54.

“I thought we competed really well today in the few events that were entered in,” FSU track and field head coach Bob Braman said. “Kidus did a great job to get seventh in his first ACC Championship, and the men’s distance medley relay fought hard as well. David Mullarkey anchored with a 3:58 mile leg. Friday is always the day in these championships. You’ve got to qualify well to be in position to make some noise on Saturday’s final day.”

The Noles will begin day two of the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship on Friday with the men’s long jump at 2:15 p.m., followed by the women’s preliminary mile at 3:45 p.m.

All sessions will air on the ACC Network Extra.
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Football Happy return: Specialist, RB Jaylin Lucas rejoins brother at FSU

Bob Ferrante
Most players enter the transfer portal looking for playing time, a chance to win a title and be developed for the NFL. Jaylin Lucas fits all the criteria, although with the added incentive of playing college football with his brother, Florida State receiver Ja’Khi Douglas.

“They had a great season last season,” Lucas said. “I just felt like it was the best fit for me. I also wanted to play here with my brother. Just what coach (Mike) Norvell got going on here, coach YAC (David Johnson), it’s a great, tremendous running back room. Florida State is the place to be. I just love this place."

Lucas has a reason to love FSU, a school he visited for a camp in June 2021 before ultimately choosing Indiana. While listed at 5-foot-9 (and that may be generous) and 175 pounds, he racked up more than 2,000 yards in two years at Indiana — 1,163 kickoff return yards, 546 rushing yards, 329 receiving yards and 14 on punt returns. His three kickoff return touchdowns are tied for an Indiana career record, and Lucas was a first-team All-American returner as a freshman in 2022 as well as a third-team All-Big Ten pick as a sophomore.

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TheOsceola - Happy return: Specialist, RB Jaylin Lucas rejoins brother at FSU

Jaylin Lucas is small and slippery, one of the top returners in the nation. And he joins brother Ja'Khi Douglas at FSU.
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Softball FSU sweeps doubleheader vs FIU

Bob Ferrante

Amaya Ross carried the No. 11 Florida State softball team (7-3) to a doubleheader sweep vs FIU (6-7) going 5-for-6 with a combined five hits, including a home run, two triples and three RBI on the opening night of the Dugout Club Classic at JoAnne Graf Field. The Seminoles defeated the Golden Panthers 7-3 in game one and 8-1 in game two.

Game One

Makenna Reid got her first start of the season for the Noles in the circle and came out firing allowing just one hit in the first two innings while striking out three.

To lead off the bottom of the second frame Jaysoni Beachum doubled, stealing third on the ensuing pitch. Ross then ripped here second home run of the season over the left field wall to bring in the first two runs of the game.

FIU answered with two runs of their own in the top of the third, but Florida State regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth as Ross slashed a triple and scored off a throwing error to give the Noles a one-run advantage. With two outs Michaela Edenfield reached on an error and Hallie Wacaser singled to put runners in scoring position for Jahni Kerr. Kerr continued her hot start to the season with a double to clear the bases to make the score 6-2. Isa Torres drove home Kerr to give the Noles a comfortable 7-3 lead.

FIU added one more run in the top of the seventh, but Mimi Gooden was able to close the door to secure the win for the Noles.

Ross's three hits in game one was a new career high for her.

Game Two

Ashtyn Danley got the nod in game two and shut down FIU right off the bat allowing just two hits in five innings, the longest outing of her career.

Ross got things started once again for the Noles in the bottom of the second inning with a single, reaching second on an error. Michaela Edenfield was in a battle in her first at-bat of the game and sent a moonshot over the left field wall and over Spirit Way for her third home run of the season to give the Noles a 2-0 lead.

Ross got things started again in the bottom of the fourth with a single then immediately stole second. Devyn Flaherty moved her over to third on a single to put runners on the corners. Flaherty stole second, but the throw sailed into the outfield allowing both Ross and Flaherty to score. Hallie Wacaser then joined the party with a solo shot for her second home run in the past four games to give the Noles a commanding 5-0 lead.

FIU scored an unearned run in the top of the fifth, but the Seminole bats stayed hot in the bottom half of the inning as they added three more runs on the board. Jaysoni Beachum led off with a single, and Ross picked up her second triple of the night to bring a run across. Flaherty laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Ross from third to make it 7-1. Edenfield then hit her second home run of the game over the center field wall. It was Edenfield's fourth home run of the season and her third multi-home run game of her career.

Angelee Bueno picked up her first career hit in the bottom of the sixth inning followed by a single from Krystina Hartley to put runners on first and second for Kalei Harding. Harding delivered with her first hit of the day to end the game early to give the Noles a 9-1 win.

Florida State will be back in action tomorrow at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. for a doubleheader against Charleston Southern on ACCNX.​
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Football FSU transfer portal tracker

Bob Ferrante
We'll aim to create a library and discussion in this thread:

Jan. 24

Harvard OL Jacob Rizy will transfer to FSU and arrive this summer

Jan. 18

Joshua Burrell has entered the transfer portal. Burrell is a grad transfer with two years to play

Jan. 15

Alabama LB Shawn Murphy commits to FSU

Jan. 11

Alabama OL Terrence Ferguson commits to FSU, one week after his visit to campus

Jan. 10

Oregon State transfer Sione Lolohea picks FSU

DJ Lundy had committed to Colorado but returns to FSU

Jan. 9

FSU has added to its defensive end room with the addition of West Virginia transfer Tomiwa Durojaiye, who had six tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks this past season as a redshirt freshman.

Jan. 8

FSU kicked off a new week Monday morning by announcing another transfer addition. Former UCF/Miami DB Davonte Brown will spend his final season of eligibility with the Seminoles.

FSU also added another wide receiver transfer Monday as former Alabama wideout Malik Benson announced he's joining the Seminoles. Benson, who has been clocked at a 10.4 100-meter dash, was the No. 1 JUCO prospect in the 2023 class.

For those who want a comprehensive look at what FSU has added and what still could be coming entering this week, here's a great story from Pat.

Jan. 7

Make that three transfer additions for FSU this offseason as Colorado State DL Grady Kelly just announced he's transferring to FSU at the end of his visit. He had 6.5 tackles for loss this past season and has appeared in 24 games over the last two seasons at CSU.

Shortly thereafter, Indiana RB/athlete Jaylin Lucas became FSU's fourth transfer addition of the weekend. Lucas, the brother of FSU WR Ja'Khi Douglas, was an effective running back, pass-catcher and an elite kick returner for the Hoosiers.

Jan. 6

LSU WR transfer Jalen Brown became FSU's third transfer addition of the offseason on Saturday. Brown didn't record any catches in three games this season with the Tigers, but he was the No. 80 overall prospect in the 2023 recruiting class.

FSU also added defensive back Earl Little Jr. He had two tackles last season for Alabama.

Tate Rodemaker has committed to Southern Miss, he announced on Saturday night

Jan. 4

FSU wide receiver Goldie Lawrence entered the transfer portal on Thursday, the final day for non-graduate transfers to enter the portal during the winter window. He announced on Jan. 9 a commitment to UCF.

Jan. 3

FSU defensive end Gilber Edmond has entered the portal one season after transferring from South Carolina to FSU. He's ended up back at South Carolina.

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Marvin Jones Jr. has picked FSU, and the school announced his transfer on Thursday night

Oregon State QB DJ Uiagalelei visited FSU earlier in December, he committed to FSU on Jan. 1

Cam Ward has visited FSU and Miami but on Jan. 1 announced he will turn pro

GT defensive end Kyle Kennard visited FSU the weekend of Dec. 8 but committed to South Carolina Dec. 15.

Indiana transfer offensive tackle Carter Smith arrives Monday (update: Smith is staying at Indiana)

Sam Okunlola didn't speak with the media after his departure from FSU in early December (he picked Colorado in December)

Transfer decisions of note

AJ Duffy was the first FSU player to enter the transfer portal (lands at San Diego State)

Winston Wright is also in the portal as he left the team midseason (lands at East Carolina)

Daughtry Richardson has picked Florida Atlantic, he announced on Sunday / Dec. 17

Bless Harris has picked TCU, he announced on Twitter on Saturday / Dec. 16

Markeston Douglas has picked Arizona State

Former FSU QB AJ Duffy has committed to San Diego State

Former FSU RB Rodney Hill announced he is transferring to FAMU, but he then changed his mind after head coach Willie Simmons left to take the Duke RBs coach position on Jan. 1. Hill has transferred to Miami.

CJ Campbell picked Florida Atlantic

Backup defensive end Gilber Edmond announced Jan. 3 he's entering the portal after one season with the Seminoles.

Malcolm Ray has landed at Rutgers

Preston Daniel has landed at Buffalo

Portal needs for FSU entering December

Examining the state of FSU's offense in December
Examining the state of FSU's defense in December
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Updates: FSU women seek 20th win, host BC on Thursday (6 p.m. on ACCN Extra)

Bob Ferrante
The Florida State women’s basketball team faces Boston College (11-16, 3-11) on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center (ACC Network Extra).

FSU (19-8, 10-5) looks to clinch its 10th 20-win season in their last 11 seasons, which excludes the 2020-21 COVID year when they played just 19 games.

Junior forward Makayla Timpson has six straight double-doubles. She is on pace to break the single-season record for double-doubles, blocked shots and rebounds. A seventh double-double in a row would tie the school record (Cherry Rivers in 1978-79). Natasha Howard has the school record for a single season with 15 double-doubles.

Timpson and Sara Bejedi hit the 1,000-point mark in their FSU careers in the win at Wake Forest last Thursday and will be honored before the game.

FSU has won five of its last six games, with the only defeat to then-No. 12 Notre Dame. The Seminoles have a week off before finishing out the regular season at Louisville on Feb. 29 and against Clemson on March 3.
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Baseball FSU looking to continue early-season success vs. Western Carolina

CurtWeiler
One week into the season, the FSU baseball team leads the country in both strikeouts per nine and stolen bases per game. There will be a temporary change in the weekend rotation this week but the Seminoles will look to keep rolling vs. Western Carolina.

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TheOsceola - FSU baseball looking to continue early-season success vs. Western Carolina

Notes on FSU baseball ahead of three-game series with Western Carolina.
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Football G5 coaches concerned about future, worried over NIL and status as a 'farm system'

Bob Ferrante
A good read from Yahoo's Ross Dellenger with thoughts from coaches at Southern Miss, Liberty and other schools:

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As college football's elite is engulfed in a power struggle, G5 left just trying to survive: 'We are a farm system'

The gap between haves and have-nots is widening, and the Group of Five can't keep up.
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Football New EA video game will offer look, feel, sound of playing FSU inside Doak

Bob Ferrante
EA Sports delivered quite the buzz on Thursday with a 90-second trailer announcing that its College Football 25 video game would return after an absence of more than a decade.

Florida State’s uniform was briefly promoted in the video, and school officials have been working with EA Sports since 2021 by sending more than 1,000 photos of Doak Campbell Stadium to be used by the game’s developers.

College Football 25 will have the look and feel of a game inside Doak, featuring players on the 2024 roster, a variety of uniform and helmet combinations, music from the Marching Chiefs as well as Osceola riding Renegade.

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TheOsceola - New EA video game will offer look, feel, sound of playing FSU inside Doak

FSU officials have worked with EA Sports to provide photos and audio for the College Football 25 game.
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Gray Albright wins Watersound Invitational

Bob Ferrante
FSU sports information:

Senior Gray Albright recorded his second career tournament win with a victory at the Watersound Invitational on Wednesday afternoon at Shark’s Tooth Golf Club in Watersound, Fla. The lefty from Ocala shot a 10-under (68-70-68) to earn the win by one stroke against a strong field.

The Seminoles had a good final round, shooting 11-under for the day and tying for second in the tournament with Georgia Tech at 20-under. Vanderbilt took home the Watersound Invitational team title at 29-under.

For Albright, it was another crowning achievement after holding off two of collegiate golf’s best in Gordon Sargent (-9) of Vanderbilt and Christo Lamprecht (-9) of Georgia Tech. It marks his first victory since winning the 2023 Seminole Intercollegiate at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club.

It came down to Albright’s steady play on the back nine, where he recorded a birdie on the par-5 13th hole while adding eight pars. He only made one mistake in his final round with a bogey on the par-3 fifth hole. After he recorded a par on the 18th hole, he was the clubhouse leader at 10-under and had to wait out a late surge from Sargent before earning the win.

Albright took advantage of the par 3 and par 4 holes all week, tying for third among the field with a 1-under score on par 3s and finishing second in par 4 scoring at 6-under. Only three of his 54 holes played at Shark’s Tooth Golf Club were over par.

Redshirt senior Cole Anderson had another good day, shoot 69 and tying for fifth overall at 7-under (71-69-69). Sophomore Luke Clanton came on late as well and earned another Top 10 finish, tying for seventh at 6-under (74-68-68).

Michael Mays and Jack Bigham each finished at 3-under and tied for 18th overall. Tyler Weaver tied for 22nd at 1-under (72-72-71).

The Seminoles prepare for the Cabo Collegiate held on March 3-5 at Twin Dolphin Golf Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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Football FSU QB Trever Jackson ready to work after walking on with Seminoles over scholarship offers elsewhere

CurtWeiler
Last month, three-star quarterback Trevor Jackson elected to walk on at FSU over a few scholarship offers elsewhere. He sees the opportunity to learn from Mike Norvell and honor his late grandmother's desire to see him play at FSU as a blessing.

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TheOsceola - FSU QB Trever Jackson ready to work after walking on over offers elsewhere

The Orlando-area quarterback chose to walk on at FSU this month over a few scholarship offers elsewhere.
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Softball Alameda feels FSU's pitchers will learn from pressure of top-25 matchups

Bob Ferrante
Florida State’s ERAs look more like interest rates. This is also the cost of business when inexperienced pitchers face top-25 teams.

While Allison Royalty (0.54) and Mimi Gooden (1.56) have relatively lower ERAs in their first few weekends of the 2024 season, Emma Wilson’s ballooned to 5.09, Makenna Reid's to 7.88, Ashtyn Danley's to 10.14 and Madi Balk's to 21.00. A pitching staff that’s light on experience learned some difficult but not unexpected lessons after going 1-2 in the Clearwater Invitational with a win over No. 9 Stanford and losses to No. 20 UCLA and No. 4 Georgia.

“I expected us to get exposed a little bit,” FSU coach Lonni Alameda said. “And I also wanted to put ourselves in a lot of different positions. There’s times I could have gone to Allison or an experienced pitcher, but I decided to get Mimi in there, I decided to get other people in there, to try and extend Makenna, try to do some things that I need to see what we’re capable of against really good hitting teams so that I know what we need to work on.

“I kept saying, ‘Stay with me and let’s work through this so that I can learn and we can learn so we could be better.' ”

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Some of FSU's early struggles are a result of getting younger arms experience, Lonni Alameda says.
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Albright tied for second at Watersound Invitational

Bob Ferrante
FSU sports information:

Senior Gray Albright put together another good round on Tuesday afternoon, carding a 2-under 70 to sit at 6-under overall (68-70) while being tied for second place through two rounds at the Watersound Invitational held at Shark’s Tooth Golf Club.

Albright is two shots off leader Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech (-8). He is in a three-way tie for second with Vanderbilt’s Jackson Van Paris and Gordon Sargent.

The Seminoles were one of the biggest movers of the day, moving up four spots on the leaderboard into fourth place at 9-under (288-279). FSU shot nine strokes better than its opening round on Monday, anchored by Albright’s four birdies on the day.

Sophomore Luke Clanton recorded FSU’s low round of the day with a 4-under 68. He is tied for 21st at 2-under for the tournament. Clanton and fellow sophomore Jack Bigham each recorded eagles on Tuesday.

Redshirt senior Cole Anderson is tied for ninth at 4-under (71-69), posting a strong back nine that included shooting a 32 with four birdies.

Bigham (71-70) is tied for 16th at 3-under. Tyler Weaver and Michael Mays have each shot even par so far and are tied for 28th.

FSU is 11 shots behind tournament leader Vanderbilt (-20).

Albright, who is playing unattached, tees off hole No. 8 on Wednesday at 9:40 a.m. ET/8:40 a.m. CT. Frederik Kjettrup begins FSU’s tee times at 8:40 a.m. ET/7:40 a.m. CT.
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Basketball Chandler Jackson's career game, Jamir Watkins' 22 points lift FSU past BC

Bob Ferrante
Florida State needed a big night from Jamir Watkins, especially with Darin Green Jr. and Primo Spears watching from the bench.

The Seminoles also got a big lift from Chandler Jackson, who poured in a career-high 19 points as FSU defeated Boston College 84-76 on Tuesday night. Jackson, a sophomore, shot 7 of 10 from the floor as he made his first start of the season.

Watkins scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, the 12th straight game he has scored in double figures and his third double-double of the season. The junior shot 7 of 10 from the floor and matched a season best in rebounds as he logged 33 minutes.

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TheOsceola - Chandler Jackson's career game, Jamir Watkins' 22 points lift FSU past BC

Jamir Watkins had a double-double, while Chandler Jackson had a career-best day in FSU's win over BC.
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Basketball Live updates: BC at FSU, 7 p.m. (ACC Network)

Bob Ferrante
Florida State (13-12, 7-7) looks to snap a three-game slide when it hosts Boston College (15-10, 6-8) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on the ACC Network. Ariya Massoudi will be on the call with Dan Bonner.

FSU jumped out to a hot start but then BC rallied and made the Seminoles fight for a 63-62 win on Feb. 6. That was the Seminoles last win, with Virginia, Virginia Tech and Duke claiming wins over the last two weeks. Of note, FSU has allowed 10 or more 3s in each of those losses.

As always, watch out for BC’s Quinten Post. He averages 16.4 points and 7.7 rebounds, but he had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to FSU a few weeks ago.

Jamir Watkins has scored in double figures in 11 straight games. He is averaging 16.9 points during this run and 14.5 on the season to go with 1.8 steals this year. Watkins is also shooting 61.5 percent from the field in his last four games. He is 115 points away from the 1,000-point mark.

Chandler Jackson has scored 9.3 points in his last three games, which includes 17 vs. Virginia.

FSU is 84th in KenPom's metrics, while BC is 88th. The Seminoles are projected to go 4-2 in their final six regular-season games.

FSU will play its ninth annual Fight for Literacy Game. Champions for Literacy is working to raise funds to support literacy in the Tallahassee community.
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Ting, Woad take top-10 finishes at Moon Invitational

Bob Ferrante
FSU sports information:

Sophomore Mirabel Ting shot a 2-under par score of 214 to help lead the Seminole women’s golf team to an eighth-place finish at the Seventh Annual 2024 Moon Invitational at the Suntree Golf Club. The Seminoles saw daily improvements during the tournament, after being in a tie for 14th place after day one.

Florida State placed two players – All-American Ting (seventh) and sophomore All-American Lottie Woad (tied for eighth) – in the top 10 of the individual standing, both achieving an under-par scores. The Seminoles were short by three strokes to ACC rival Louisville (seventh), but placed ahead of Clemson (ninth), Wake Forest (12th place), Duke (tied for 13th), and Virginia Tech (17th).

Florida State counted scores of 71 by Ting, 71 by Woad, 71 by Alice Hodge, and 73 by Kaylah Williams on the final day of competition.

The 17 teams played an adjusted format of 54 holes over three days of play. The first round of holes were played on Saturday, due to weather concerns, followed by an off day on Sunday, 18 were played on Monday and the vent finished on Tuesday with 18 final holes.

Ting, who began the final day of the event in a tie for seventh place in the individual standings, carded a 1-under par score of 71 in the final round and finished with a 2-under par total of 214 to secure her seventh-place finish. Ting has now earned two top-seven finishes at the Moon – the individual championship in 2023 and a seventh place finish in 2024.

Woad helped secure Florida State’s position with a tied for eighth finish and a three-round score of 1-over par of 215. She finished the event tied with Latanna Stone of LSU, Celina Sattelkau of Vanderbilt, and Kennedy Carroll of Augusta. The quartet was one stroke shy of Florida State’s own Mirabel Ting. All three golfers earned at or below par scores in each of the three rounds.

Hodge carded an impressive 1-under par score of 71 in the third and final round. After having a rough first round, in which she carded a 77, she saw improvement during each round and jumped 23 spots over the course of the final two rounds to earn her final spot.

Senior Charlotte Heath finish tied for 62nd place. She carded scores of 76-76-74 and recorded five birdies in the final round.

Junior Kaylah Williams also saw consistent improvements over the course of the three rounds. After carding an 81 during round one to put herself in 90th place, she calmed herself and carded 75 and 73 in the final two rounds for a tie for 75th place finish.

Florida State’s next event of the spring season comes at the Valspar Augusta Invitational at the Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The two-day tournament will take place March 9-10, 2024.
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