Florida State earned its 3rd commitment of the 2026 class on Tuesday, adding Vero Beach ATH EJ White.
https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/florida-state-earns-commitment-from-2026-four-star-ath-ej-white

if so who is opting out? who is playing etc...

Depth gets very thin at DT with Malcolm Ray saying he intends to jump into the portal. But a chance that FSU retains Joshua Farmer, Darrell Jackson, Daniel Lyons, KJ Sampson and hits the portal again

House holds 17 Division 1 offers, including the offer from Florida State today.
https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/florida-state-offers-2025-dt-charles-house

Login to view embedded media

FSU to the Big?

Great honor and a very nice video here by FSU:

2016 -vs- Michigan wasn't long ago. I want to care about this years OB mainly for this team and how far we have come as a program, but man I just don't care about any of these bowls outside of the playoffs anymore...and that's only if we are in the playoffs. Sad.

New Rivals250: https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals250/2025

Top 10 risers: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-rankings-week-ten-biggest-risers-in-the-rivals250-14

Position by position breakdown: https://n.rivals.com/news/tuesdays-with-gorney-new-2025-rivals250-released-2

ESD is next Wednesday and the dead period begins after this weekend which means Norvell and his staff must do their in-home visits this week. When does Norvell plan to visit Bolden? Will Norvell do an in-home with Jeremiah Smith and Armondo Blount? What are we hearing?

I read where Charles Lester is finished with high school and plans to spend the next 2 weeks in Tallahassee. With KJ on his official visit this weekend, that seems like it would be huge. Can any insider’s confirm this?

Any intel on the practice schedule and media access?

I've heard "boycott the game", "stop watching college football", etc., and while all of those are appealing in the heat of the moment, they aren't really very realistic to expect. Attendance via boycott ... well THAT would be a bad look and create a pushback from folks who are on our side. Right now, much of the non-SEC college football world is on our side ... we need to leverage that.

Let's get some grass roots, unofficial social media campaign going where we suggest taking signs to Bowl games and future Gamedays that decry the CFP Committee including ESPN and their ties to the CFP (yes, I know they don't technically control the CFP). If we make it grassroots, we will have tons of folks who hate the new money-controlled CFP world, and would get a kick out of inundating Gameday and ESPN televised bowls with negative ESPN/CFP signs. Every bowl game would have a number of signs in conspicuous places. If ESPN blocks Gameday signs, or avoid showing signs via telecast it would come out even louder on social media as a response to their censorship.

This could become a "where's waldo" or "UM Stole My Other Sign" cult that breeds and grows ... and that, my friend, would hit 'em where it hurts ... especially if it were seen as unaligned grass roots and not just FSU fans. Heck, it might even generate a storyline that keeps this in the news and wouldn't blow over. We can't change the result, but we can strike back in a thoughtful way.

I'll be thinking of sign ideas, and will probably attend the Gator Bowl now ONLY to have a sign.

The CFP snub was a kick in the nuts. No watching the portal/NIL play out is a double kick in the nuts.

I loved watching FSU this year and loved the team spirit, character and culture this team had. It was truly special.

But it just seems that each passing day just pushes me further and further away from college football. Its kind of sad that the game I loved to experience for close to 50 years has changed so drastically for the worse.

I am really evaluating my emotional and financial investment in college football. College basketball lost me years ago with the one and done rule.

Tons of enjoyable other things I can do with the money and time I spend on going to FSU football games.

I hate bc I really enjoy, respect and appreciate CMN and the staff, but it doesn’t feel like the game I loved my whole life

Braden had a MONSTER game last night. Wow. Big plays, TFL's, sacks. And he lead the team in tackles! When have you seen that from a defensive tackle?? Glad they kept calling his name. Many doubters out there, but Braden showed up big. So proud of him.

Who do you think FSU gets in the transfer portal at QB?

FSU shouldn't be bringing in nearly as many transfers as it has a number of the last few years, with a large and highly-rated high-school recruiting class set to sign later this month. However, there are still quite a few positions where FSU could look to add. I laid out five position groups FSU could bolster through the portal this month.

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell and his staff hosted nine prospects on official visits this weekend. The list of players on campus this weekend are five-star WR Jeremiah Smith who is committed to Ohio State, defense tackle D'Nas White, transfer DE Samuel Okunlola (Pitt), transfer DT Kyle Kennard and 2024 commits; LB Timir Hickman-Collins, K Jake Weinberg, DT Jamorie Flagg, LB Jayden Parrish and OL Jayden Todd.

The Osceola will provide live updates this morning and early afternoon as we follow up with as many prospects as we can after they wrap their official visits.

Once again I would like to thank Jerry, Bob, Pat and Curt for their hospitality. Have not met Nick yet. Think these guys are hiding him from me.

What I have heard

WR Jeremiah Smith played like a champion should. Great player but we already knew this. I am getting closer to forecasting him to FSU. Florida and Miami are trying hard to get in the race. I have heard someone from Chaminade say no one on Miami - if he chooses anyone other names Ohio State it’s FSU.

DE Armondo Blount (Miami Central): Miami feels confident that they are going to flip Blount. Now they feel confident on a lot of players.

CB Xavier Lucas (American Heritage): If there is another flip candidate this is it.

DL LJ McCray (Daytona Beach Mainland): Not going to lie his performance in the state title game was not impressive. When you see an elite five start talent they need to flash. McCray will either play defensive tackle or move to offensive tackle. If he does not go to Florida, I could see him end up at Auburn.

Prospects from this weekend

QB Trammel Jones (Jacksonville Mandarin): He had an up-and-down performance in the state title game. I think he can be a good player. Not sure if he has any elite trait. He is not really a dual threat. More of a pocket passer. Will need to be developed.

WR Jamie Ffrench (Jacksonville Mandarin): There have been some great performances by receivers at this event. French is the real deal. One of the best prospects to come out of Duval County in the last ten years. He is committed to bama but you must still recruit him.

DE Javion Hilson (Cocoa): He committed to Alabama today. He showed great burst. He will be an elite pass rusher in college. He is a 2025 prospect, so there is a long way to go.

Transfers

RJ Oben (Duke, 6-3, 260): he is taking a visit to Notre Dame this weekend. Will take a visit to FSU next weekend. He is down to FSU/Notre dame. Feel FSU has a good shot at pulling him.

Will have a full breakdown of state finals once they are completed.

When does practice for Orange Bowl start? Will TR and the injured linemen be healthy enough to play?

FSU men's basketball suffered its third straight loss Saturday afternoon in the Orange Bowl Classic, falling 88-72 to USF.

Never talked about on ESPN?

Linebacker commit Timir Hickman-Collins took his long-awaited first and only official visit to FSU over the weekend. After watching FSU''s linebackers shine this season, he's very ready to enroll in Tallahassee in January.