FSU sports information:

Ten athletes with ties to the Florida State track and field will compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials from Friday-June 30 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Dajaz DeFrand, Tyra Wilson and Alexandra Webster will compete in women’s events, while Jeremiah Davis, Tyson Williams, and Kyvon Tatham will represent the men’s team.

Professional athletes Trey Cunningham, Issac Grimes, Ahmed Muhammed and Kasey Knevelbaard will also look to represent Team USA at the Paris Olympics.

DeFrand will compete in the 100-meter from June 21 –22. She will also be in contention for the 4x100 relay in Paris. Wilson is entered in the 400 hurdles set to begin June 27. Webster begins competition in the 100 hurdles on June 28.

Davis will compete on June 22 and 24 in the long jump, while Tatham and Davis are set for the triple jump on June 28 and 30.

Williams and Cunningham are entered in the 110 hurdles running from June 24-28.

Muhammed (2022) and Knevelbaard (2019-2021) will compete in the 5,000 on June 27.

The top three finishers in each event will make Team USA, provided they have met the Olympic qualifying standard. Any additional athletes, based on their results from trials can also be added to relay pools.

Coverage of the U.S. Olympic Trials will be streamed live each day between NBC, Peacock and USA.

Twenty prospects are set to begin their official visits at Florida State this weekend.

Pat Burnham and Nick Carlisle will have photos of the prospects as they arrive on Friday, and we'll update this thread:

FSU is hosting 5-star QB Brady Smigiel and his family are back on campus for the second time since April for a multi-day visit.

We began hearing on Sunday that FSU might have found its 2026 QB. This visit, his second in three months, points to FSU landing Smigiel sooner rather than later.

I put in a Futurecast for Smigiel to commit to FSU.

Fish also believes Smigiel is the guy.

He and his family were welcomed to the Moore Center today by well over a dozen members of the FSU coaching and support staff. The organized welcome is generally something you see on official visits.

He has already spent part of his morning with quarterback coach Tony Tokarz.

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Adam Gorney takes a look at the 10 biggest recruiting visits around the nation. Included are Javion Hilson to FSU and Kaliq Lockett to Texas:

Just 72 hours after his visit to FSU concluded defensive tackle prospect Justus Terry has decommitted from USC.


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Terry was scheduled to take his official visit to USC this weekend. He visited UGA on the weekend of May 31.

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Florida State diver Samantha Vear advanced to the final of women’s 3-meter at the U.S. Olympic Trials at the University of Tennessee.

In prelims, Vear finished 15th, scoring 223.25 after five dives, advancing to the semifinals.

Needing to finish within the top 12 to move on to the final, Vear scored above 50 points on four of her five dive, securing her spot. She placed 11th with a score of 262.95.

The Conroe, Texas, native will dive in the final on Saturday, at 7 p.m. Coverage will air on NBC and Peacock.

I’ll start…

The NBA - offenses are so much better these days

Saturday Night Live - there were some good actors back then but the humor is more balanced now.

Music - lots of variety, not the same boring classic rock over and over.

What do you all think?

Another FSU baseball trip to Omaha has ended in heartbreak.

And yet, after watching the Seminoles' remarkable turnaround this season, I've never been more convinced that, at some point, Link Jarrett will finally bring FSU that elusive national title.

A look at the 20 quarterbacks who worked out at the Elite 11 Pro Day:

Recruiting often is about relationships. And in JaDon Blair's view it’s the potential of a life-long relationship.

The four-star safety wrapped up his official visit to Florida State on Thursday. He reflected on meeting coach Mike Norvell, connecting with second-year safety Conrad Hussey and spending time in a virtual-reality room. But it was also a personal conversation with Mike Norvell that stood out.

“When I was in his office, and he was talking about the one thing that he wants from me later, it's just the text,” Blair said. “Fifteen years later, he just wants the text. I really appreciate that because that speaks volumes for itself. If I text you that means we're locked in. If I can text you 15 years from now, and you text me back, that means I was successful. That means I made it, like we said.

“That's what I like. That's what I really liked about coach Norvell and just how he respects his players. He wants you to respect him and the coaches of course, but it's all out of love.”

Via Yahoo's Ross Dellenger:

College basketball moved one step closer this week to an expanded NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

NCAA officials on Wednesday presented to Division I conference commissioners at least two models of an expanded field, one with an additional four teams and another with an additional eight teams, commissioners told Yahoo Sports. Officials declined to speak publicly about the models.

The models would expand the 68-team field to 72 or 76 teams, with additional at-large selections as well as at least one additional First Four site. Any expansion would begin, at earliest, in the 2025-26 season. If the men’s event expands, the women’s tournament is likely to undergo a similar expansion.

Dan Gavitt, NCAA vice president for the men’s basketball championship, unveiled the models in a presentation Wednesday at the commissioners’ annual summer meeting. In the culmination of months of work, Gavitt outlined possibilities for what commissioners believe to be an inevitable expansion of the men’s event — a movement mostly championed by the power conferences, something Yahoo Sports reported in February.

As a way to avoid eliminating any of the 28 small-conference automatic qualifiers — a time-honored and popular concept with fans — NCAA and conference leaders are targeting the addition of at-large selections as has been done in the past. The last expansion, in 2011, added four at-large teams and created the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, where two pairings of 16 seeds and two pairings of at-large selections meet in play-in games.

FSU sports information:

After winning the ACC Indoor Field Performer of the Year in 2024 and 2023, Jeremiah Davis was named the ACC Men’s Outdoor Field Performer of the Year, the conference announced on Thursday.

Davis becomes the third Seminole in program history to capture the award for the outdoor season, joining Isaac Grimes (2021) and FSU Athletics Hall of Fame member Ngoni Makusha (2011), who won the Bowerman Award in 2011.

Davis became the first student-athlete from the ACC to receive the ACC Field Performer of the Meet in three consecutive seasons after winning gold in both the long jump and triple jump at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

The Lehigh Acres, Fla., native repeated as ACC Champion in the long jump with a mark of 7.95m (26-1¾), before claiming the title in the triple jump with a mark of 16.71m (54-10). It was the first time since 2018 FSU has won the event.

Davis went on to win silver in the long jump (8.07m, 26-5¾) before taking fourth in the triple jump (16.62m, 54-6½) at the NCAA Outdoor Championship, capturing his 10th and 11th career All-American honors.

“Multiple All-American and ACC honors throughout his career,” said jumps coach Leevan Sands. “Jeremiah is well deserving of this award. His hard work and dedication have earned him another accolade. I’m so proud of him and over the past two years he has shown relentless, commitment, and determination pushing through challenges and consistently striving for excellence. In his final season with Florida State, it’s been an honor to coach such an outstanding student-athlete.”

FSU's bats in Omaha finally cooled off and the Seminoles fell 7-2 to Tennessee in the College World Series Semifinals Wednesday afternoon.

The Noles finish their memorable 2024 season with a 49-17 record.

2026 five-star QB Brady Smigiel has changed up some visit plans and is on his way to Tallahassee right now.

With the Summer Camps winding down the news of FSU recruiting should start to heat up. FSU has commitments from the No. 1 offensive tackle in Florida (Solomon Thomas), the No. 1 defensive end in Florida (Javion Hilson). They also have commitments from QB Tramell Jones (Jacksonville Mandarin) and LB Ethan Pritchard. While FSU only has four commitments at this time we feel that number will grow by the end of June.

So who is FSU looking good for?

OT Josh Petty (Fellowship Christian School, 6-6, 270) – This is huge news. Petty is a five-star tackle. I will repeat that Petty is a five-star tackle. He would be the highest-rated tackle FSU has landed in over a decade. He has all the tools to be a great prospect at the next level. This is how you convince top-rated quarterbacks to sign with you. I am going to put a future cast in for Petty and FSU.

C-OG Max Buchanan (Seminole HS, 6-3, 275) - Buchanan visited FSU and, from the reports that have come out, FSU still stands in a good spot. He performed very well at camps this spring. He gives you a physical interior lineman that can play either guard or center in college. He does not have elite upside but you are looking at a prospect that can be All-ACC down the road.

OL
Hot, Hot, Hot: With Petty and Buchanan most likely going to join Thomas this looks to be the best OL class FSU has put together in over a decade. It may be even longer. They did just lose out on Ziyare Addison, but it is a long season and Eugene is far from home. I am willing to let this one play out. It would not shock me to see him visit FSU at some point this fall.

Tight End
We expect Hollis Davidson to visit and commit by the end of June. He is the top tight end FSU is recruiting. He would be a big get considering just two months ago it looked like FSU would lose out on every tight end on their board. Chase Loftin from Omaha, Neb., visited and the Noles did make a move. I like their shot at landing Davidson. I am in a wait-and-see mode with Loftin.

WR
Josh Moore looks like the target FSU has the best shot at. I have b been told by a source that Vernell Brown will come down to FSU and UF. While Brown's dad went to UF, I have been told that his father is going to let him make his own choice on schools. FSU has put a ton of work in with Brown and it is starting to look like it has paid off.

RB
Byron Louis – I have not heard anything different other than FSU leads. I am always reluctant to say lock. But FSU stands in a good spot right now. They need to close the door on this recruitment. Todd Robinson got offered by Georgia and pulled the trigger. FSU would like to land Ousmane Kromah. Turn on his film and you can see why FSU is fighting for this kid. He is a flat-out baller. Iverson Howard was about to commit but with Louis and Kromah looking at FSU it seems like he has been put on the back burner.

Tavion Wallace – Put a futurecast in for the Georgia linebacker. He visits on June 20 and we expect him to lock it down. Look for FSU to land that elusive linebacker. Ethan Pritchard is listed as a safety but we expect him to play linebacker in college.

Defensive Backs
FSU is still looking great for Gregory Thomas and Ladarian Clardy. These two are leaning towards FSU. Shamar Arnoux will most likely be added to the class. He should be ranked much higher than he is at this time. Ben Hanks Jr. visited Tallahassee on Wednesday with his high school team. He is someone FSU would also like to land. This one will be harder as Hanks has Miami and UF high on his list. Tony Williams is committed to UCF but FSU is recruiting him. This will come down to numbers and who FSU has a legit shot at landing. They have done a very good job the past couple of years recruiting defensive backs.

Defensive Line
Myron Charles, Zion Grady and Nicolas Clayton are the three lineman to focus on. FSU will bring some other prospects on campus. Charles is a lean towards FSU but Texas is an option. Grady is a prospect FSU may just get lucky with landing. He is not considering Alabama and it looks like he is going to choose between FSU and Miami. Clayton is an under-the-radar prospect. I have no problem with FSU taking his commitment.

Final thoughts/early predicted class

QB
Tramell Jones

RB
Byron Louis

WR
Vernell Brown
Joshua Moore

TE
Hollis Davidson

OL
Josh Petty
Solomon Thomas
Max Buchanan
Peyton Joseph

DL
Myron Charles
Javion Hilson
Nick Clayton

LB
Tavion Wallace
Ethan Pritchard

DB
Max Redmon
Ladarian Clardy
Shamar Arnoux
Gregory Thomas

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