Some good thoughts on a few prospects coming to FSU for the legacy weekend, from Adam Gorney:

Steve Tensi, FSU QB on the FSU 10-1-1 team in 1964 passed away last Friday----great memories of his bombs to Fred Biletnikoff and his 5 TD passes in the Gator Bowl victory over Oklahoma---RIP.

FSU sports information:

Jeremiah Davis was named the ACC Men’s Indoor Field Performer of the Year, the conference announced on Thursday. Davis becomes the first Nole in program history to earn the award in consecutive seasons.

“Another great honor for a truly great athlete,” said FSU track and field head coach Bob Braman. “Jeremiah is becoming one of the best jumpers in the world.”

Davis repeated as ACC Champion in the long jump with a mark of 7.80m, before claiming the title in the triple jump with a new meet record of 16.66m. He was named the Men’s Field MVP after scoring 20 points at the ACC Indoor Championship, becoming the first Nole to receive the honors back-to-back.

Davis went on to win silver in the long jump (8.20m) and bronze in the triple jump (16.60m) at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

“Congratulations to Jeremiah, for the amazing honor,” said jumps coach Leevan Sands. “His hard work, dedication and talent have truly paid off, propelling him to the well-deserved award. His remarkable achievements not only inspire his teammates but also serve as a testament to his extraordinary abilities. I know he will keep reaching for the stars and continue to make his mark on the world of athletics.”

Junior forward Makayla Timpson and sophomore guard Ta’Niya Latson answered questions first, followed by coach Brooke Wyckoff, on Thursday in Austin, Texas.

Makayla, you're used to dominating inside. They've got a little size there. What do you try to do to overcome the size?

MAKAYLA TIMPSON: Just play with my speed. I would say when girls are bigger than me, I have to use my speed.

I have to be way faster than most of the posts I've been playing against. So just using my speed to get around and being able to score buckets.

Ta’Niya, you didn't get to play in the NCAA last year. Being able to be here and going through practice, how has everything been feeling? What isthis journey like now that you actually get to play and not just experience it?

TA’NIYA LATSON: It feels amazing. Like you said, I didn't get to participate last year. And I feel like this year, I'm just blessed to be completely healthy. I've been feeling really good in practice. I'm ready to get the show on the road.

Makayla, for you coming into this game, you talked about how the mission is just to beat Alabama. Coach said you really want to get a win. What has been the focus the last couple days that you've talked about to be able to get a win here in round one of the tournament?

MAKAYLA TIMPSON: I would say just being us as a basketball team. And once be us and we play how we play and not letting a team be able to take us out of our rhythm, that's what we don't want to cause tomorrow. And then just continue to be us as basketball players.That's been the focus for us. We've been having great practices leading up to this day, and we've got to continue to have a great one today and be focused for tomorrow.

You mentioned using your speed and your guile and all that. The SEC is known for physical play. Have you noticed that about them, that they're just physically strong and tough?

MAKAYLA TIMPSON: Yeah, we played two SEC teams early in the season. We play Tennessee and Arkansas. So, yes, they were bigger than us, but we was able to get the win versus Tennessee. They were a great team. That was our first challenge that we had early in the season.

But being able to use my advantages over them. Sometimes you just don't have to be the strongest player, the person who worked the hardest and being able to be able to score the ball and be who I am, just not letting anyone take me out of my game, and we'll get the win.

Just looking at this year as a whole, obviously Coach Brooke has gone through a lot, fighting breast cancer. You get to wear her number that she wore when she played at Florida State. To know what you guys have persevered throughout the season, to be able to cause some upsets, taking down Tennessee, and you guys were able to make a good run in the ACCTournament, looking at the impact she's had on this program and what she's been able to do, how special is it for you to not only wear her jersey, but you guys continue to fight for her and everything she's battled through this season?

MAKAYLA TIMPSON: I'd say it's very special for me being able to wear her jersey, like you said. It means something more this year than it did my previous two years of wearing her jersey, just knowing that she's a great woman and she has great character.

And being able to play under is an amazing opportunity not only for myself but for my team as well. We've been through some hard times this season, but we're able to push through and be able to fight each and every game. And being able to recognize her during Breast Cancer Awareness Month was also a special moment. We've been enjoying this process, and we can't wait to keep going with it.

TA’NIYA LATSON: Coach Brooke, she's a strong woman, and that reflects on the team. When she broke the news to us, she didn't cry. She was in good spirits, and I felt like that gave us good spirits, even though it's a sad situation. But she pushes through, and I feel like that reflects onto us as well.

Let's ask a fun question. They call this the BigDance. Who's the best dancer on the team?

TA’NIYA LATSON: Sara.

MAKAYLA TIMPSON: Yeah, Sara.

Is she going to bust out the moves tomorrow on the court?

MAKAYLA TIMPSON: Yeah. Oh, yeah.

We are now joined by Florida State head Coach Brooke Wyckoff. Coach, make an opening statement, please.

BROOKE WYCKOFF: Well, really, really excited to be here in Austin to be a part of the NCAA Tournament. I am so proud of our players and all the hard work they put in this season, through all the adversity that a team faces during the season. They were phenomenal in just keeping the focus on what was most important, continuing to battle and really finishing strong in order to be here today.

So I'm excited for what's next. I'm excited about our matchups and the possibilities in March Madness.

Timpson isn't as big as some of the players she plays against, but she's led the league in blocks, she's one of the top rebounders, she scores. What is it about her, and what maybe is the challenge that Alabama presents? They've got a 6'4" kid.

BROOKE WYCKOFF: Well, Kay Kay, as we call her, she is what you would probably consider undersized I guess for a typical center, but she doesn't allow that to slow her down productivity-wise. She averages a double-double and, as you said, has led our conference in blocks.

And so she's used to playing against size, able to defend size, able to score on size. And so we'll see a 6'4" center in Alabama, but that's nothing that Kay Kay hasn't seen game-in and game-out in the ACC.

So she understands how to attack size and also to defend it. And I'm assuming you're talking about Essence Cody, who is their starter. She'll provide some issues. She's a great player and she's big. But, again, we've seen a lot of that throughout the season in the ACC, and Kay Kay has done very well.

Coach Brooke, you guys are here getting settled in in Austin, Texas. As you face Alabama, you talked about one of their players that presents a big challenge. As a whole, what do you think is going to be key for you guys coming into this game?

BROOKE WYCKOFF: Alabama is a very good team obviously. They play very, very well within themselves. They don't make many mistakes. They understand their identity. They're just a solid basketball team with some really, really good individual players.

And so what I like about our matchup is that they are kind of a four-out, one-in team, which is similar to us, I think, personnel-wise and style of play. We match up well. And we are familiar with that type of team. They're very similar to a lot of ACC teams.

But as I said, they are very talented on the offensive end. They're able to score the ball from the three-point line. All of them are very capable of getting to the basket.

And then defensively they like to create turnovers. So we'll have to be very solid with the ball on the offensive end, taking care of it and really making sure that we're attacking in the right ways.

We've talked before about the ACC and SEC battles that you guys have. I think you're 2-1 right now on the season against SEC teams. What is it that's so special about both of these conferences and the level of play that they bring to the stage?

BROOKE WYCKOFF: Yeah, well, they're just full of really talented individual players. Both conferences have amazing coaches that are just -- that know the game, that are able to get the most out of their players.

And so they're both very, very competitive leagues. And that's what you want. You want conferences and league play that's competitive, there's parity. When you're watching a matchup, anyone can win on any given night.

And that's what we feel the ACC is. There's no easy game in the ACC. And I know the SEC is very similar in that regard.

So it's just a privilege to play in it. It's fun to match up with an SEC team as well in this tournament. And so I'm just excited for a good basketball game.

When you were playing, did you envision becoming a coach? And did you envision coaching here, and what was your dream job when you got into coaching?

BROOKE WYCKOFF: I had no idea that I was going to coach when I was a player. And I had all kinds of plans. But luckily I believe that those plans are -- we don't get to decide a lot of times in life like where life goes. You know, there's a lot of doors and windows that are opened for us that we didn't expect, and that's what happened here.

I just wanted to play as long as I could and had a few thoughts about what I would do after I finished playing, butjust kind of, honestly, fell into coaching at the high schoollevel, and coincidentally, and then fell in love with it.

And so when this opportunity at Florida State came about, when Coach Sue Semrau, who I played for, called and said she had an opening on her staff and she was thinking about hiring me to be an assistant, I thought, oh, my gosh, why didn't I think of that before? That sounds absolutely amazing because I loved coaching.

And to come back and play for your alma mater -- sorry, coach at your alma mater, a place like Florida State that always felt like home, always felt like family, it was a dream job, and to come back and coach and work alongside Coach Sue Semrau who meant so much to me as a player.

When I got back, I didn't envision being the head coach. But as time went on, it was something that I certainly wanted when the time came if that opportunity arose.

So here I am, and I am so blessed and so thankful to be here representing Florida State.

FSU sports information:

For the fifth time in the last seven days, the No. 18 Florida State softball team (18-8, 1-2) will host a top 15 opponent at JoAnne Graf Field as No. 2 Texas (24-3, 5-1) comes into town on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 8 p.m. on the ACC Network with Mark Neely and Michele Smith on the call. The second-ranked Longhorns are the highest rated opponent to come to Tallahassee since No. 2 Arizona in 2021.

In the Middle of a Gauntlet

• In the past week, Florida State will have played five games at the Seminole Softball Complex all against teams ranked in the top 15.
• This will be just the second time in school history that FSU has played five consecutive games at the Seminole Softball Complex against top 15 opponents and the third time that FSU has played five consecutive games at home against ranked opponents.

Success When It Matters Most

• When the moment is big, the Seminoles have had great success in recent history, especially at home.
• FSU is 18-8 in their last 26 games against ranked opponents.
• FSU is 9-6 against ranked opponents at JoAnne Graf Field since the start of the 2022 season.

A True Home Field Advantage

• The Seminole Softball Complex has become one of the toughest places to play in the country in recent history.
• Since the start of the 2019 season, FSU is 136-21 at the Seminole Softball Complex.
• In the past two seasons, FSU is 48-8 at the Seminole Softball Complex.

Fast Start for the Offense

• The Florida State offense has been one of the best in the country through the first 20 games of the season.
• FSU is averaging 7.50 runs per game which is seventh in the country. FSU is hitting .331 as a team which ranks 18th in the country.
• FSU has scored 195 runs through 26 games this season which is on pace to be a top five offense in school history and could break the school record of 459 runs scored by the 2016 team.
• In 26 games, FSU has scored 8 or more runs in 15 games. In 69 games last season, FSU scored eight or more runs just 22 times.
• FSU has scored 10 or more runs in six games so far this season after accomplishing that feat just eight times last season.
• 14 players have recorded a hit this season and four players (Beachum, Kerr, Ross and Edenfield) are all hitting above .370.

My Oh Amaya

• Fans have known the name Amaya Ross for awhile but mainly for her insane speed on the base paths. Now, Ross has found herself in the FSU lineup for more than just her speed.
• Ross has started all 26 games this season after making just 18 starts the past two seasons.
• Ross has already surpassed her RBI and home run numbers this season from the last two seasons combined.
• Ross had one of the best weeks of her career at the Dugout Club Classic.
• In six games, Ross recorded 10 hits in 15 at-bats (.667) with six RBI and three triples.
• Ross was involved in 17 out of the Seminoles 47 runs scored in the Dugout Club Classic and was a perfect 5-for-5 on the base paths.
• Ross's five triples is tied for second in the country.
• Ross is eighth in the country and second in the ACC with 18 stolen bases this season.
• Ross is the only player in the ACC to steal 15+ bases without being caught. Only one player in the country has stolen more bases without being caught than Ross.
• Ross is third on the team with a .375 batting average.
• Ross leads the ACC and is fifth in the country in runs per game (1.35).
• Ross has stolen 45 bases in 48 attempts over the course of her career.

Tallahassee Native Jaysoni Beachum Clicking on All Cylinders

• Jaysoni Beachum has continued to be one of the biggest bright spots for the Noles to start the season.
• Beachum, a native of Tallahassee, leads the team with a .459 batting average and 39 hits.
• Beachum has hit six home runs and driven in 26 runs which is second on the team.
• Beachum has recorded a hit in 22 out of the Seminoles' 26 games this season.
• Out of the 26 games this season, Beachum has had two or more hits in 14 games.
• Beachum has the fourth-highest batting average among freshmen in the country and the 21st highest batting average in the country.
• Beachum has had two multi-home run games this season. Beachum is the first true freshman since Kalei Harding in 2021 to have a multi-home run game.
• Beachum has also locked down the hot corner for the Noles making 22 starts at the positions. Beachum has committed just two errors this season.

Ocho's Hot Start

• Kalei Harding continues to be a consistent force for the Florida State lineup and is solidifying herself as one of the top hitters in program history
• Harding is currently hitting .344 with a team 27 RBI.
• Against Duke who came in having the best ERA in the country, Harding hit .455 with five RBI. Harding hit three doubles against the Blue Devils.
• Harding also picked up her 200th career hit against the Blue Devils.
• Against UCLA, Harding recorded four hits in five at-bats which was tied for a career high. Harding was the first FSU player since Kaley Mudge in 2021 at the Women's College World Series against Alabama to record four or more hits.
• Her seven RBI game against Charlotte tied Anna Shelnutt (2017) for the school record for RBI in a single game.
• Harding is second all-time in school history for career doubles (53), tied for sixth in school history for career home runs (36), sixth for career RBI (170) and eighth in school history for career slugging percentage (.572).

Torres Finds Groove in the Box and in the Field

• Replacing Josie Muffley is no easy task, but freshman Isa Torres has given her best shot and is off to a great start offensively and defensively for the Noles at the shortstop position.
• Torres is hitting .321 with 20 RBI and has made countless jaw dropping plays at shortstop including a Sportscenter Top 10 catch against Stanford at the Clearwater Invitational.
• Torres brought home seven runs this past weekend at the FGCU Spring Break Classic.
• Torres came through in the bottom of the seventh against Texas Tech as she hit a walk-off single to take down the Red Raiders on Feb. 10.

Reid Gaining Confidence in the Circle

• As one of the top freshman pitchers in 2023, Makenna Reid has begun to find her groove in the circle in 2024 after a tough start.
• Reid has yet to take a loss as Seminole and is a perfect 18-0 in the circle .
• In her last eight appearances, Reid has pitched 30.2 innings while allowing just six earned runs and striking out 26 batters.
• In one of the best performances of her young career, Reid stifled one of the top offenses in Duke as she pitched a career high seven innings while allowing just three hits and not allowing a run.
• In 2023, Reid was one of just three pitchers last season to not suffer a loss joining Alex Storako and Nicole May from Oklahoma.
• Reid was one of just five players to post a sub 1.00 ERA last season.
• Reid was the first Seminole since Sarah Hamilton in 2009 to finish with a sub 1.00 ERA.

How 'Bout Those Freshmen??

• The No. 3 overall 2023 recruiting class made quite the impact on opening weekend.
• All six freshmen have made a start for the Seminoles this season and all have recorded a hit.
• Jaysoni Beachum and Isa Torres have each started every game for the Seminoles this season.
• Ashtyn Danley has made 10 starts this season for the Noles in the circle. Danley's best performance came against Stanford where she held the Cardinal scoreless for the final two innings to earn her first career save. Danley currently holds a 3-0 record.
• Mimi Gooden has made seven appearances in the circle for the Noles including a start against Florida A&M where she threw a complete game shutout. Gooden has allowed seven earned runs in 18 innings for a 2.72 ERA.
• Angelee Bueno made the start at first against Texas Tech. In six at bats, Bueno has recorded three hits. Bueno has also scored three runs.
• Kennedy Harp made her first career start against FGCU on March 10. Harp hit her first career home run against Purdue on March 8. Harp has five hits this season which include one single, two doubles, a triple and a home run.

Kerr Continues Hot Streak

• Redshirt junior Jahni Kerr is back for the Seminoles after a breakout season in 2023.
• In 2024, Kerr is hitting .379 with 16 RBI in 20 games. Kerr missed five games this season due to injury.
• As one of the top recruits in the country coming out of high school, Kerr struggled in her first two seasons as a Seminole as she dealt with the implications of COVID and was recovering from a knee injury that she suffered her freshman season.
• The tide turned for Kerr in 2023, and it all started with a home run in a primetime ESPN slot against Alabama at the 2023 Clearwater Invitational. Kerr came into the game starting in just three out of the Seminoles nine games and was 2-for-10 at the plate.
• Kerr led the team with a .356 batting average while adding eight home runs and 40 RBI in 2023.
• Kerr earned First Team All-ACC honors for the first time in her career and was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team.

Flaherty Returns to Lead the Noles in the Infield and on the Base Paths

• No one was more dangerous on the base paths last season than Florida State's Devyn Flaherty.
• Flaherty stole 31 bases on 32 attempts which led the ACC.
• Flaherty cracked the all-time top 10 list for most career stolen bases in school history. Flaherty is sitting at 89 career stolen bases and needs 1 stolen base to move to eighth, 5 for seventh, 17 for sixth and 32 for fifth.
• Flaherty was one of four players in the NCAA in 2023 to steal 30 or more bases while only being caught once.
• Flaherty is coming off her best weekend of the season at the FGCU Spring Break Classic. Flaherty hit .364 over the weekend, driving in two runs and going a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen bases.

A True Utility

• No one has embraced the utility role more in her career than Kalei Harding.
• Harding, who was recruited as a catcher, has played all but three positions (Pitcher, catcher, second base) during her career at Florida State.
• Harding is one of just three active players in the NCAA to have played six or more positions in their career.
• This season, Harding has already played left field, right field, third base and first base.

Ms. Mudge Hopes to be Ms. Consistent Again for the Noles

• When she's not on the Congress floor talking Name, Image and Likeness, Kaley Mudge has been a consistent force at the top of the lineup for the Seminoles.
• After an offseason surgery, Mudge is back to being healthy and has found herself back at the top of the Seminoles' lineup where she was in 55 out of the 69 games last season.
• Mudge had her best weekend of the year against Duke as she hit .400 against the Blue Devils including a 3-for-5 showing in the series finale.
• This season, Mudge is hitting .302 with 10 RBI in 20 games.

Edenfield Looking to Build Off Hot Start as a Seminole

• After redshirting her freshman season, Michaela Edenfield has taken the sport by storm and has been one of the nation's best power and clutch hitters.
• In her first two seasons, Edenfield has recorded two 50+ RBI seasons. Edenfield is one of just six Seminoles who have ever recorded two 50+ RBI seasons as a Seminole.
• Edenfield joined Jessi Warren and Sydney Sherrill as the only Seminoles to have 50+ RBI in their first two seasons in the Garnet and Gold.
• Edenfield will look to join Warren as the only two Seminoles who have recorded three 50+ RBI seasons. Warren had four 50+ RBI seasons as a Seminole.
• Last season, Edenfield was phenomenal when it mattered most. In 2023, 25 out of her 39 hits (64%) resulted in a run being scored. So far in 2024, 13 out of Edenfield's 25 hits (52%) have resulted in a run being scored.
• Edenfield hit her first career walk-off against Nicholls as she hit a single to score a run for the Noles to win the game. Later that day, Edenfield hit a walk-off home run to end the game in the fifth inning against Nicholls.
• Edenfield currently sits fifth in FSU history with 37 career home runs.
• Edenfield has had a great start to the 2024 season as she has hit a team-leading eight home runs and has driven in 25 runs while hitting .373.

Staying Patient at the Plate

• Last season, FSU was one of the best teams in the country at staying patient at the plate and this year doesn't seem to be any different.
• Last season, FSU drew 249 walks which ranked third in the country.
• In 26 games, FSU has drawn 112 walks which is currently ranked sixth in the country.

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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.

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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).
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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.