Jeremiah Byers discusses young player development with game experience, importance of communicating with them throughout the game. Sees growth in vocal leadership from Brock Glenn since the spring. Key to improving the run game is to sustain and finish blocks.

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Here's the video footage (with sound) from this morning's FSU practice. Final availability before Friday night's game at Duke.

There were rumors floating around earlier on Monday that Wynn was visiting another program last weekend but it's not who you'd think.

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A good game for the 49ers rookies to lead the weekly update of FSU players in the NFL:

Wow both teams undefeated and ranked. Not going on a limb here, but I'd venture FSU has better
football players on the roster. Obvoiusly better coaches with the service academies. Interesting FSU, Army, and
Navy play Notre Dame in the next month. It wouldn't shock me if Navy or Army beats ND, actually expect it. FSU
not so much

Continues the trend of night kicks for the Seminoles, which would be the sixth in eight games this fall

Thursday, October 24

• Syracuse at Pitt – 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN – previously announced

Friday, October 25

• Louisville at Boston College – 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 – previously announced

Saturday, October 26

• Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech – Noon ET on ACC Network
• North Carolina at Virginia – Noon ET on The CW
• Wake Forest at Stanford – 3:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network
• Oregon State at California – 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2
• Florida State at Miami – 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
• SMU at Duke – 8 p.m. ET on ACC Network

Florida State began Duke week in a different manner Monday morning. With the game at Duke set for Friday night, the Seminoles took to the practice field Monday morning in lieu of the normal Monday schedule, which has no practice and includes a press conference with coaches instead.

That wasn't the only change to FSU's practice this morning. FSU also used far less pumped-in music through the sound system during this practice. Mike Norvell said afterwards it was to challenge the team to see how the communication and leadership was and where the energy was coming from within the team on the practice field.

Here are the observations from Monday morning's FSU practice:

• I thought Monday's practice was one of the better for the passing game in recent memory. In 1-on-1s, the receivers made plays at a very high level. Malik Benson twice beat Azareye'h Thomas on underneath routes. Luke Kromenhoek hit a beautiful deep ball in stride to Ja'Khi Douglas. Jalen Brown made a great play slowing down for a slightly underthrown deep ball and making a leaping catch through contact. That playmaking also carried over into 11-on-11 work. Brock Glenn connected with Malik Benson a few times over the middle of the field and threw a beautiful deep ball to Hykeem Williams on an outside post route which Williams caught above his head. Kromenhoek connected three times in quick succession with fellow true freshman Elijah Moore during this final 11-on-11 segment. The first catch was a ridiculous grab on a pass that appeared too far above his head to be snagged but was with Moore's long arms. The second was a ball up the seam in stride to Moore for a chunk play. The third was over the middle of the field. That Kromenhoek to Moore connection has been a constant throughout preseason and the first half of the season, but Monday's practice was one of the better days we've seen of that.
• Both the quarterbacks made some high-level throws, limited mistakes and operated the offense well on Monday. Glenn had a scramble during 11-on-11 that earned quite a bit of praise from Norvell, who delivered a "Good job, Brock" after the run. Kromenhoek's versatility of arm angles (he showed off a sidearm-ish delivery to get a pass off around pressure Monday) is impressive for a true freshman.
• The freshman running backs also made some wow plays during Monday's practice. In the middle 11-on-11 period, Kam Davis trucked Shyheim Brown, lowering the shoulder and running over the veteran safety. In 1-on-1 receiving drills, Micahi Danzy caught a pair of deep balls by using his speed to blow past his defender and then adjusting well to the ball in the air for a pair of contested catches while falling to the ground.
• Marvin Jones Jr. had a "sack" of Glenn during 11-on-11 work. During the first team period, Darrell Jackson and Kevin Knowles had pass breakups at the line of scrimmage on consecutive plays. Fentrell Cypress had an interception in the end zone during good-on-good goal-line work.

Just saw a video.. Only one player is participating. Everyone else is like screw it.. I think this video sums up the program. Most of the players have quit.

Here are this morning’s FSU practice highlights to kick off Duke week.

The SEC Network is reporting Mertz is out for the season. I don’t have anything else to verify this.

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The first portion of Florida State softball's schedule was announced on Monday afternoon as the Seminoles will travel to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for the first time in school history on Feb. 6-8.

The Seminoles will play the first game of the tournament against 2024 Women's College World Series participant Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. on Feb. 6. The Noles and Cowgirls have met 27 times with Oklahoma State leading the series 14-13. The two teams last met at the Women's College World Series in 2023 where FSU won in run-rule fashion by a score of 8-0 in five innings. The two teams will also close out the tournament on Feb. 8 at 8 p.m.

For the first time in program history, FSU will play the Bears of Northern Colorado at 2 p.m. on Feb. 6. Northern Colorado finished the 2024 season 27-26 and were the Big Sky Conference Champions to qualify for its second consecutive NCAA Tournament.

The Seminoles will play two games against Louisiana Tech, one on Feb. 7 and once on Feb. 8. The two teams last met in 2019 and will meet for just the second time since 1997.

Tickets for the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge are on sale and can be purchased here. All games will be streamed live by FloSports ($$).

Puerto Vallarta College Challenge schedule (all times EST):

Feb. 6
11 a.m. – Florida State vs. Oklahoma State
2 p.m. – Florida State vs. Northern Colorado
5 p.m. – Northern Colorado vs. LA Tech

Feb. 7
2 p.m. – Florida State vs. LA Tech
5 p.m. – Oklahoma State vs. LA Tech
8 p.m. – Northern Colorado vs. Oklahoma State

Feb. 8
2 p.m. – LA Tech vs. Northern Colorado
5 p.m. – LA Tech vs. Florida State
8 p.m. – Oklahoma State vs. Florida State

Here is who FSU offered since last Wednesday.

Anyone have info on game times for UNC and Charleston?

For those who think the B10 would not work for FSU.
Insert FSU into this game as either team. FSU going to Eugene Oregon and losing to them in some sort of same fashion is still credible to both teams.
Oregon coming to Tally and losing in the same fashion, still good for both.
Insert Ohio St...same thing.

FSU sports information:

Coach Leonard Hamilton and the Florida State Men’s basketball team will host its annual Tip Off with the Seminoles in advance of their season opener at the Dunlap Champions Club on Wednesday. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will feature a meet and greet with the team and players as well as a question-and-answer session with Coach Hamilton and the student-athletes led by the Voice of the Seminoles, Jeff Culhane.

“We are looking forward to giving our fabulous fans who attend our Tip Off event the opportunity to meet our team for the first time,” said Hamilton. “We want our supporters to meet all of our players, so they can have a personal connection with each student-athlete and support them throughout the season.”

Tickets and information on the event are available on Seminoles.com.

“We have a super fun evening planned and attendance is a slam dunk if you are a Seminole basketball fan,” said Jeff Culhane. “We are going to plant to spear, crank up the Warchant, and get the basketball season tipped-off for the 2024-25 season for the Seminoles.”

Florida State hosts to two exhibition games against St. Leo University (Oct. 24) and West Florida (Oct. 31) at the Donald L. Tucker Center before opening its regular season against Northern Kentucky on November 4. All three games will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Season tickets for Florida State's home games are now on sale for as low as $150. Seminole fans interested in purchasing tickets for all regular season home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center can learn more here, or are encouraged to call the Florida State Ticket Office at 1-888-FSU-NOLE. Non-conference single game tickets will be available for purchase on October 15th and ACC single game tickets will go on sale to Seminole Booster members on Dec. 2.

Here's video of Mike Norvell's interview after FSU's Monday morning practice. He discussed what he's seen on the film from Duke, the numerous young FSU players that have been standing out recently and more.

Before I get started, I hope those who had to deal with Hurricane Milton are alright. Football is great but it is only something we watch to take our minds off everything else. I hope everyone is safe.

Good News - You wake up this morning and realize that FSU did not lose today. I guess that is a moral victory. FSU has a bye week and is getting ready for Duke. This is the week that FSU is usually getting ready for a BLOWOUT WIN. I always said losing to Duke is hitting rock bottom. Are you kidding me? FSU has yet to hit rock bottom? I thought 1-5 would be rock bottom.

Watched a ton of college football over the past week. Started on Tuesday night and went through last night as Boise State played vs. Hawaii. Boise State is not a very good football team. Yes they have a a stud running back but the rest of their team is very average. If they make the playoffs, Boise State will get blown out in round 1.

Bad Teams - FSU is not very good 1-5....But they can beat Utah State, Utep and New Mexico State. Utep is awful. I would not take a player EVER from that program. That being said Corey Wren (Yes FSU former player) went 100 yards on a kick off return for a TD. Utep quarterback makes DJ look like a future top pick in the NFL draft.

As for FSU - I will say this while DJ is problem 1A....But don't kid yourself the OL has been as big or bigger dissapointment. If you look at Shadeur Sanders he is able to overcome a terrible OL. DJ can't overcome it. A good /great QB can cover over a weakness like that. When you look at Arizona State who played last week against UTAH their OL opens big holes for their running back. FSU OL does not open up holes. ASU OL also looks like an NFL OL. I have said this over and over again FSU OL is small. They look the same from tackle to tackle. FSU needs size and length at tackle. Instead they have guys who are 6'3 playing out there. You want to fix the problem. RECRUIT BIGGER LINEMAN. The pass blocking was not terrible against Clemson but the run game should NEVER be this bad. I want to see Armella, Early, Otto and Simmons if he can go, play the rest of the way. I feel if the OL is fixed this off-season, FSU can have a turn around in 2024.

UF vs. FSU - I am not talking about their match up this year. I am talking about DJ vs. Luke....I have seen enough of DJ to realize that UF turn around is ahead of FSU. It is just reality. DJ is going to be really damn good next year. Luke better be special or FSU is not beating UF in 2025-2026. Luke needs to pan out.

QB Evaluations

Committed /Offered

Luke Altmyer-Starkville-(4) (OIe Miss -Transfer to Illinois) 111 -164 (67.7%) 1426 Yards - 14 TD - 1 INT
Nicco Marchiol - Hamilton (3) (WVU -Transfer to New Mexico) 31 69 -292 yards- 2 TD/ 2 INT
Chris Parson - Ravenwood (3) (Mississippi State) (No Stats)

Thoughts: Luke was a good evaluation. I was not a huge fan of Luke but he has found the right program (Illinois) for him. I really don't think he is more talented than Brock but FIT is important. I do think FSU needs to hit on Glenn or Kromenhoek. One of those two need to pan out.

Cam Ward - Ohio State ended up with Will Howard who is good....Thing is Ward would even help Ryan Day overcome. Ohio State may win it all but Ward would have guaranteed the TITLE.

Ohio State - what was Will Howard thinking. He took off and ran until there was no time left on the clock. Even Forrest Gump knows better. I watched the Oregon vs. Ohio State game and Will Howard running the clock out without giving yourself a shot to win is a hard way to lose. Will Howard is NO CAM WARD. Is John Cooper back on the sidelines because only Cooper has wasted more talent at Ohio State. Cooper once had Eddie Georgia, Joey Galloway, Terry Glenn, Orlando Pace, Dan Willkerson on the same team and lost. How the heck does this Buckeye program lose to an Oregon team that is nowhere near as talented.

Dan Lanning - STUD---I am no fan of hiring DC's to be your head coach. But Lanning understands one thing-I will coach my side of the ball (Defense) and leave the offense to an actual coordinator. For a DC, Lanning is super aggressive. He goes for it on almost every fourth down. I am just glad he did not go for it on 4th down and goal and kicked the field goal instead. Oregon is not sitting in a good spot. I will say this if Lanning had a title on his resume, you could argue he is the best coach in college football. Guy is the REAL DEAL.

Rich Rod - He is older now - but the guy can still flat out coach. He can call a game.

Texas - THEY TRIED....They really did. They tried early on to be the Texas we always have known. Texas went down to OU and never seemed to be comfortable against them. Tennessee TRIED AS WELL...Tried to lose to UF but the Gators tried harder. WTF is wrong with Billy Naper. His team gets a penatly late for too many players on the field. He gets a false start in OT. Seriously, how is Napier still the head coach at UF.

Kenny Dillingham, Dan Lanning, Ryan Silverfield, Breanna Marion are all reasons why you have to still trust in coach MN. They are all part of his football coaching tree. The proof is there. While this season sucks....no doubt it does, I feel MN can make the right moves and get this program back on track.

HOW? DJ???? I watch Vandy (Transfer QB), I watch Pitt (Transfer QB), I watch Syracuse (Transfer QB)....These are or were not elite programs but how did they land quality quarterbacks but FSU did not do so? FSU needs to figure out the QB position and quickly. Do that and you will turn this thing around.

Vandy - MN - Hire coach Jerry Kill - Guy wins everywhere he goes. Add him to the staff as a Analyst. He won at Nex Mexico State. YES HE WON THERE. The QB at Vandy who has upset now Alabama and Kentucky in back to back weeks was Kill QB at New Mexico. Guy is good for football programs. FSU could use someone like him right now.

Caleb Williams - LOL - To those who thought he was overrated.