20 members of the FSU football team have gained or lost 8+ pounds so far this offseason.

Here’s a full rundown of the significant weight changes on the roster with spring camp looming.

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Mike Norvell had something to say about the FSU football transfer portal narrative at today's presser. He pointed out,correctly, that plenty of teams take more transfers than FSU and the Seminoles' portal narrative exists because of FSU's exceptional hit rate.

I got them as a close No. 2 to Auburn right now with some time left ahead of a commitment

FSU coach Mike Norvell will preview the start of spring practice on Monday at 11:30 a.m.

We'll have updates in the thread below

Before spring practice begins Tuesday, here's three FSU football true freshmen to monitor over the next month.

Who are you excited to hear about/see in the spring game?

Updates on Vernell Brown, Zion Grady and others from Adam Gorney:

Will be interesting to see how this plays out. I think Williams is currently a down the line guy for FSU, they have other guys on the board who are bigger priorities in my opinion.

A pair of home runs and a few critical Notre Dame errors helped the FSU baseball team overcome an early deficit to sweep Notre Dame and improve to 18-0 on the season.

Who thinks this happens? A few sites project that FSU gets in after Memphis State is declining bid

Why is there no show of support of the larger schools in the ACC towards FSU. For
all the saber rattling FSU brass has done, it's crickets from every school in the ACC.
Thoughts?

FSU sports information:

The No. 18 Florida State softball team fell to No. 4 Duke 9-5 in eight innings on Sunday afternoon at the Seminole Softball Complex.

The Seminole bats once again came alive against the top pitching staff in the country as the Noles (18-8, 1-2 ACC) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning thanks to a double from Kalei Harding.

Duke (22-2, 5-1) responded with a run in the top of the second inning and two runs in the top of the third inning to take a 3-1 lead.

Amaya Ross reached on an error in the bottom of the third and moved to scoring position via a stolen base. Michaela Edenfield then hit one over the center fielder's head to score Ross to bring the Noles within one.

Jaysoni Beachum delivered a double in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Jahni Kerr hit a hard ball to the shortstop that was dropped to allow Beachum to score to tie the game.

Duke was able to add two more runs off a wild pitch and a groundout in the top of the fifth to regain the lead.

The Blue Devils would take a two-run lead into the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Noles used a seventh inning rally for the third time this season to tie the game to send it into extras. Ross led off the inning by being hit by a pitch then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Edenfield recorded her third hit of the day to score Ross. Edenfield advanced to third on an error by the right fielder to give the Noles a runner on third with just one out.

Annie Potter came in to run for Edenfield, and Hallie Wacaser hit a ground ball to the second baseman that was deep enough to score Potter to tie the game.

Duke's four runs in the top of the eighth inning were too much for the Seminoles to overcome.

The Seminoles will host No. 3 Texas on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. on the ACC Network before continuing ACC play next weekend at Pitt.

It's a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Tallahassee and the Florida State baseball team is looking to kick off ACC play with a sweep.

After winning 7-4 Friday and 4-2 Sunday, the 17-0 Seminoles (the last unbeaten team in the country) are looking to stay unbeaten in their series finale vs. Notre Dame (11-7, 0-5 in ACC) at 1 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

Junior right-handed pitcher Conner Whittaker (2-0, 3.63 ERA) will make his first weekend start of the season after he was pushed from his original weekend spot to the midweek starter spot due to weather in FSU's opening series. Whittaker led FSU to wins over Jacksonville, USF and FGCU, but this will be his first appearance in a game in 12 days.

In the lineup, Max Williams is starting in center field and leading off in DeAmez Ross' stead for the second straight day while McGwire Holbrook is back behind the plate after a day off Saturday.

Here's the FSU starting lineup:


And here's the Notre Dame starting lineup with Jack Radel (2-0, 3.65 ERA) starting on the mound for the Irish.


I'll have updates here once the game gets underway at 1 p.m.

Mike Alford's health/surgery?

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Florida State played on short rest, less than 22 hours after an emotional win over Virginia Tech.

But the Seminoles were outplayed, often showing a lack of effort on the defensive end in allowing North Carolina to get to the basket and pull down rebounds with ease.

RJ Davis scored 18 points but it was UNC's rebounding — Armando Bacot and Harrison Ingram had 10 apiece — that helped the top seed dominate FSU 92-67 on Thursday afternoon. Led by Bacot and Ingram, UNC outrebounded FSU 48-22.

You'll notice Aer Lingus ads on the Osceola. We're happy to report they are now an Osceola sponsor and the source for FSU tickets to the season opener in Ireland.

If you have not yet ordered your tickets through the FSU ticket office, you can buy them by clicking the link at the top of this page. They can also arrange your travel.

The Osceola will send staff to the game, and we're looking to host an event prior to the game. I've booked my hotel for the game but am trying to decide where to go and what to do in Dublin and elsewhere in Ireland. What do you plan to do? For those who have been there before, what do you recommend?

Galway and Kerry looks interesting. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Is driving between towns challenging? Are you better off taking the bus or train?

Like to get an informed discussion going before I lock in my plans.

FSU sports information:

The No. 18 Florida State softball team (18-7, 1-1) bounced back from a tough loss last night with a 4-2 victory over No. 4 Duke (21-2, 4-1) in front of a packed crowd Saturday afternoon at the Seminole Softball Complex.

The Seminoles wasted no time getting on the board as the Seminoles put up three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Jaysoni Beachum got the Noles going with a single, and after a groundout moved Beachum to second, Kalei Harding ripped a double to the right field corner to score Beachum. Harding advanced to third on a passed ball, and Amaya Ross hit her fifth triple of the season, which ranks second in the country, to bring home Harding. Isa Torres continued the two-out rally with a double to left field for her 20th RBI of the season.

Harding hit her 52nd career double in the third inning to score Beachum to give the Noles a 4-0 lead. With that double, Harding is now second all-time in school history for career doubles, trailing only Jessi Warren.

Makenna Reid got the start for the Noles and was terrific against one of the top scoring offenses in the country. Reid retired 14 out of the 16 batters she faced in the first five innings while striking out five.

The Blue Devils got some life to start the sixth inning as they put runners on first and second with no outs. Reid re-entered for Allison Royalty and was able to limit the damage but not before Duke was able to plate two runs. Reid took the circle again for the Noles in the seventh inning and did not allow a baserunner as she sat down the Blue Devils in order to win the game.

Reid pitched a career-high seven innings and allowed just three hits while striking out five. Reid did not allow an earned run and improved to 5-0 this season and 18-0 as a Seminole.

The two teams will battle in the rubber match tomorrow at noon on ACCNX.

FSU sports information:

The Florida State outdoor track and field teams concluded the first day of competition of a two-meet weekend.

Ahmari Avin made a statement in his FSU debut at the Bob Hayes Invitational in Jacksonville, where he picked up his first career win with a career best discus throw (45.27m). Ryan Driscoll followed Avin in second place with a personal best of (42.52m).

Cooper Crowell secured second place in the hammer throw, establishing a career best mark of 50.82m.

Ismael Kone notched first in the prelims of the 200-meter dash, clocking a time of 20.79.

“Nice win for Ismael at the Bob Hayes Invite,” said FSU track and field head coach Bob Braman. “His time is really good for an opening meet, and it’s likely a regional qualifying mark.”

Catherine Fleming placed sixth in the women’s Javelin throw, establishing a career best of 32.49m.

Tori Caroll finished in third place in the women’s long jump at the Hurricane Invitational in Coral Gables, Florida, measuring a leap of 5.98m. Skyler Reynolds followed Caroll in seventh place, earning a lifetime best of 5.88m.

Adina Jackson finished behind Reynolds in ninth place with a mark of 5.71m.

Kyvon Tatham rounded out the evening in the men’s long jump, placing third with a career best of 7.48m.