Florida State looks to grab victories in four of its first five games when the Seminoles face Hofstra on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The game will stream live on ACC Network Extra.

FSU will wear its Nike Seminole Heritage turquoise uniforms. The Seminoles are 15-5 in non-conference games all-time when wearing the Seminole Heritage jerseys.

Senior Justin Thomas is averaging 9.0 points (27 total points scored), shooting .556 from the 3-point line (5 of 9) in the last three games. He was a perfect 3 of 3 from the 3-point arc and scored his Florida State high of 11 points against Florida.

FSU is shooting just 24.4 percent from 3-point range. The Seminoles have also been outrebounded 146-134 in four games.

Hofstra (4-0) is led by a familiar name, Speedy Claxton. He's a Hofstra alumni and won an NBA title with San Antonio in 2003. Claxton has guided Hoftra to wins over Seton Hall and UMass in the last week.

KenPom projects an eight-point FSU win.

The FSU-Western Carolina game was slated to be played in Asheville, N.C., but has been moved to Tallahassee on Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the game will benefit the MANNA FoodBank in Asheville. MANNA's facility was lost in the flooding from Hurricane Helene.

FSU bounced back and took care of an undefeated Hofstra team tonight with a wire-to-wire 79-61 victory.

Jamir Watkins led the way with 17 points, supported by a season-high 13 from Malique Ewin.

@Fishbits is there any chance of holding any real semblance of a high school recruiting class together?

What options are still available to fill the holes created by all of the attrition that has taken place in the class lately? Do you see more decommitments coming down the pike?

TIA for your response.

Now he’s certainly better than Glenn but there are other outlets saying he’s angling to redshirt and try to return here next year. You can’t make this up.

If Norvell is dumb enough to have him starting day 1 next year, why even bother go through the process of hiring new assistants? If there was one head coach that is dumb enough to even have him on the roster next year, it’d be Mike Norvell.

On Tuesday's edition of the Osceola's Seminole Sidelines, Patrick Burnham, Charles Fishbein and Nick Carlisle discuss Florida State's 2025 signing class with two weeks until the early signing day. The Seminoles lose a commitment of OL Daniel Pierre Louis, who flipped to Florida, while gaining a commitment from kicker/punter Brunno Reus.

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Reus is considered to be a five-star prospect and a top three prospect at both positions. Florida State is recruiting him at both positions.

Story Link: Florida State flips specialist from USF

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Very impressive with what he has done

One item I think was discussed the other day at the booster presentation was the idea of using Doak in other ways to make money. Concerts and such.

This is an area where I wonder if Alford really gets Tallahassee. That may work in Dallas, but is it really likely we can host stadium events like that? I don't think so. I have been here since 89 and think there were a few shows at Doak (maybe Garth Brooks?), but it's really not been a thing. I am not sure it's the venue, either. I think just like we are in a geography hole for football tickets, the same is true for shows. And I think football draws a much larger set of participants.

I also have trouble seeing why artists would even try to come to Tally. They can go to Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Atlanta and all those have huge populations. They sell out in minutes and never have to worry about that. So why bother to make a stop in Tally?

Where am I wrong on this? Is this a realistic idea? I ask because I think we really need a lot of revenue sources but should not be counting on unlikely ones.

FSU sports information:

For the second consecutive season, Florida State senior kicker Ryan Fitzgerald is one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation’s top placekicker.

Fitzgerald, from Coolidge, Ga., is 11-for-11 on field goal attempts this season, one of three qualifying kickers still perfect on the year. Fitzgerald and Roberto Aguayo – the 2013 Groza Award winner – are the only kickers in FSU history to make their first 11 field goal attempts of a season.

Fitzgerald has been exceptional from long-distance this season, connecting on all five of his field goal attempts of over 50 yards, tied for the most in the country from 50 yards without a miss and tying the school single-season record. Fitzgerald has accounted for the second-, third- and seventh-longest field goals in Florida State history this season.

In the season opener against Georgia Tech, Fitzgerald made field goals of 52 and 59 yards in the first half, the second player in program history with multiple 50-yarders in a half. His 59-yard field goal is the second-longest in program history, third-longest in ACC history and the longest ever in a conference game.

Fitzgerald’s 54-yard field goal against Memphis was the sixth-longest in FSU history before it was replaced with a 56-yard field goal against North Carolina. Fitzgerald’s field goal against the Tar Heels matched Florida State’s longest in the 75-year history of Doak Campbell Stadium

At Duke, Fitzgerald was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, including a 53-yarder. His three field goals made tied a career high.

Fitzgerald is also perfect on all 10 of his extra point attempts this year.

Florida State’s four Groza Award winners are the most in the country. Joining Aguayo in 2013 is Graham Gano in 2008 and the only two-time recipient, Sebastian Janikowski in 1998 and 1999.

Fitzgerald is Florida State’s second national award semifinalist. Punter Alex Mastromanno was named a Ray Guy Award semifinalist earlier this month.

Three finalists will be announced next Tuesday with the winner named at the Home Depot College Football Awards on December 12.

When there isn't a single person bitching about the new Rivals 250 list, because they don't have a single damn to give.

After refreshing during the final bye week of the season, the Florida State football team is back at work for its final two-game stretch of the 2024 season. That began on the practice field Tuesday morning where FSU was at work four days out from its Saturday matchup vs. FCS opponent Charleston Southern (1:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra).

Here are the observations from the day's work:

• Overall, I thought Tuesday's practice was fine. There wasn't a notable change in energy either positively or negatively in the wake of the coaching changes. Execution was good in moments, but not consistent enough. In reality, it looked like many of FSU's practices have over the last few weeks.
• In examining how the staff changes affected roles at the practice, Gabe Fertitta stepped into Alex Atkins' role as the primary offensive line coach, as expected. D'Mitri Emmanuel seemed to step into Fertitta's former role as assistant OL coach. Both Guy Lemonier and Austin Tucker were getting work in Ron Dugans' former role as WRs coach, leading those players through positional drills.
• A new person observed at Wednesday's practice was Chip Long. He was Mike Norvell's first Memphis OC back in 2016 and was just observing the practice, not getting involved in any coaching.
• In the first practice availability since FSU DC Adam Fuller was fired, there were a few immediately obvious changes under interim DC Randy Shannon. Most obviously, the defense pivoted from a pursuit drill it normally runs in one of the first few periods to a block-shedding drill at the line of scrimmage, working on something that has at times been a weakness of the defense this season. I'm not gonna say the defense was revolutionized in the first practice we saw with Shannon as DC. It's hard to make that statement because they weren't tackling. However, you immediately saw a few ways in which Shannon may have a philosophical difference in opinion from Fuller.
• The offense got off to a hot start to Tuesday's practice. The first three plays in the first team period went for about 30-35 yards on a toss to Lawrance Toafili, a pass to Hykeem Williams and another Toafili run up the gut that found a hole and got to the second/third level.
• There were some high-level passes from the quarterbacks Tuesday morning. Brock Glenn had a stellar three-play sequence in 11-on-11 where he hit a deep shot to Darion Williamson in stride, executed a perimeter screen that was set up by a good Brian Courtney block outside and then did a great job moving in the pocket to avoid pressure and finding Kentron Poitier over the middle of the field. Glenn also had a nice throw to Elijah Moore in 7-on-7 pass skelly. Kromenhoek had a few beautiful passes to Amaree Williams in 11-on-11, one of which was a wide-open touchdown thanks to a defensive breakdown. He also threw an exceptionally tight-windowed pass to Williamson in pass skelly work, rocketing a ball just past a defender's hands and into the receiver's, who made a nice snag. Micahi Danzy also got involved in the passing game, making quite a few catches, including one diving snag on a slightly underthrown pass and a 1-on-1 acrobatic display where he elevated over a defensive back to make a catch while sideways in the air, holding on through the ground.. Play to play, however, there just wasn't enough success in the passing game.
• Sione Lolohea and Darrell Jackson had "sacks" during team periods of Tuesday's practice. KJ Sampson had a batted pass at the line of scrimmage during the first team period. A walk-on DB (sorry, unsure who because he was wearing a scout-team number) had an interception during pass skelly on a pass slightly behind Brian Courtney, returning it for a touchdown.

We'll have more updates from Wednesday's practice, the last availability before Saturday's game.

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A few short injury updates on Roydell Williams and DJ Uiagalelei

(And, yes, I'm still in favor of coaches playing younger Seminoles but just passing along the updates)

Via FSU/ACC:

The ACC announced that the Nov. 30 game vs. Florida at Doak Campbell Stadium will be at either 7:00 or 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2.

A final determination will be made following this weekend’s games.

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I believe this is called domination......

Inside Seminole Football begins on Monday night at Bowden's restaurant.

Mike Norvell chatting with Jeff Culhane. Josh Storms and K.J. Kirkland will join the show later.

Norvell says he thinks FSU's first- and second-year players are growing in confidence. They're playing faster and taking ownership, he says.

There's a clear physical jump from HS to college but also the mental side of learning the game and FSU's schemes: "When you get to college, it's all about the details."

FSU sports information:

The Florida State women’s basketball team will continue its four-game home stand on Monday by welcoming North Carolina Central at 6 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center.

The Seminoles (3-1) will welcome the Eagles (0-5) for the first meeting in program history.

FSU enters the contest ranked in the top 25 nationally in eight categories as a team, including sitting eighth in scoring offense at 96.8 points per game.

Makayla Timpson holds the national lead in total rebounds (60) and rebounds per game (15.0).

The game will air on the ACC Network Extra and the broadcast of the Seminole Sport Network can be found on 96.5 The Spear, Seminoles.com and Sirius XM channel 119 or 193.

Single game tickets are on sale at the FSU Ticket office.

The Last Time Out

Florida State women's basketball defeated Samford (0-4) 101-68 on Nov. 14.

Timpson fueled the Seminoles with 38 points and 15 rebounds, contributing her third double-double of the season and 34th of her career. Her 38 points were the highest for a Power 4 player this season and second-highest total in the nation.

Timpson added career highs in points and field goals made (15), as both tied the third-best performance in program history. Her 38 points were two shy of tying the record set by Natasha Howard at 40 against Syracuse on Feb. 13, 2014.

With Ta’Niya Latson not in the lineup due to illness, Carla Viegas, Sydney Bowles, and O’Mariah Gordon also stepped up and scored in double figures.

Viegas led in three pointers, sinking five, which tied her career high. She also tied her career high in points at 17. Bowles added 17 points and managed seven rebounds, the second most for the game behind Timpson.

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The ACC:

Florida State senior forward Makayla Timpson and Notre Dame sophomore guard Hannah Hidalgo have been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week, and Georgia Tech guard Dani Carnegie and Fighting Irish forward Kate Koval shared ACC Rookie of the Week honors for games played from Nov. 11-17.

ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.

Timpson averaged 23.0 points and 12.0 rebounds in a pair of non-conference victories over Florida A&M and Samford last week. After narrowly missing a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds in a 93-54 victory over the Rattlers last Monday, the Edison, Georgia, native posted a game-high 38 points and 15 rebounds in a 101-68 win over the Bulldogs. The 38 points are the second-most points by an NCAA Division I player this season and most from a player in the Power 4. Finishing 15-for-24 (62.5 percent) from the field, Timpson was two points away from matching the program record of 40, set by Natasha Howard in 2014.

Hidalgo posted back-to-back 20-point performances in Notre Dame’s two victories over James Madison and at Lafayette. The Merchantville, New Jersey, native averaged 26.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 4.5 steals per game last week, headlined by a 29-point effort on 5-of-6 from distance in Sunday’s win over the Leopards. Offensively, Hidalgo finished 17-for-33 (51.5 percent) in the pair of games, while also swiping nine steals which added to her league-leading total of 21.

Carnegie averaged 17.5 points and knocked down seven 3-pointers to pace Georgia Tech to wins over West Georgia and Georgia. After she tallied 15 points in 18 minutes in an 88-53 triumph over Wolves, the Mount Vernon, N.Y., native posted a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds against the Bulldogs, as she continues to lead the conference’s freshmen in scoring at 16.5 points per game this season.

Koval averaged 12.5 points, 17.5 rebounds, 6.5 blocks and 2.5 assists in the Fighting Irish’s two wins last week. The native of Kyiv, Ukraine, opened the week with 14 points, 16 rebounds, six blocks and finished 5-for-7 (71.4 percent) from the field to lead Notre Dame to a 92-46 win over JMU. Koval closed the week with 11 points, 19 rebounds and seven blocks in the Irish’s 91-55 victory at Lafayette, becoming the first Notre Dame player with seven blocks in a game since Brianna Turner in 2017. The seven-block effort was the most by an ACC player this season, as Koval now holds the top two highest block games this season.

Five teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press (AP) Poll, as Notre Dame leads the way, remaining at No. 6 following its perfect 4-0 start. Duke is No. 14, North Carolina is No. 16, NC State is No. 20 and Louisville is No. 25. Florida State and Miami are currently receiving votes.

While still focused on this year's team, Mike Norvell is sectioning off time each week to focus on the search for the next members of his FSU coaching staff.

He's hopeful some people may be able to assume their new positions shortly after the season ends

FSU sports information:

Florida State men’s golf coach Trey Jones announced the signing of Shawn Coultoff. A native of Winter Garden, Fla., Coultoff will join the Seminoles for the 2025-26 season.

“We built this program by signing the best players in Florida,” Jones said. “Shawn being a FSGA state champion certainly fits that. He has a lot of power and knows how to win. We are looking forward to watching him capitalize and develop in our program.”

As the top-ranked junior golfer in Florida in the class of 2025, Coultoff played in seven Florida State Golf Association events this season, finishing in the top 20 in four starts.

In 2023, Coultoff had three top 10 finishes, including a third-place finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Junior, and he placed second at the FJT Florida State University tournament.

Coultoff also won the FSGA Junior Amateur in 2022. He won the tournament by six strokes, shooting 204 over the course of three rounds between Seminole Legacy and Golden Eagle in Tallahassee.

Coultoff is ranked 235th nationally in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, after seven events under the American Junior Golf Association. He competed at the 2024 Boy’s Junior PGA Championship. He produced his highest finish of the season, tying for sixth place at the Justin Thomas Junior Championships. Coultoff added a top 20 finish from the Western Junior Championships, placing 18th.

While competing for West Orange High School, Coultoff posted the top score at the 2024 FHSAA Region 3 Tournament, shooting 4-under, 68 at the Stoneybrook West Golf Club, advancing to compete at the state championships.