Mobile QBs add so much to an offense.

FSU just arrived for tonight's 8 p.m. game at SMU (ACC Network). Here's the full video of the team's arrival, including Edwin Joseph being picked to carry in the hammer.


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All you keyboard football savants could go fix this......

Better see Brock next series.

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The No. 7 Florida State soccer team (7-0-2, 2-0-1) earned a strong 3-0 victory over Clemson (4-4-2, 0-3-0) on Saturday night. FSU maintains its 15-game unbeaten streak in ACC play and remains the last unbeaten team in the conference this season.

Prior to the half hour mark, Heather Gilchrist’s header off a free kick marked the best chance in the game and required a save from the Tigers’ keeper to keep the game scoreless. The Seminoles made four substitutions in the 27th minute that saw all four returning U.S. players grace the pitch for the first time since August 18.

Four minutes later, Jordynn Dudley drove the ball towards the box before laying a pass off to Taylor Suarez who laced a low swinging cross into a sprinting Mimi Van Zanten to score an incredible goal off the crossbar to break the deadlock. Van Zanten scored her fifth career goal and third game-winning goal of the season.

Florida State pounced on the momentum and two minutes later, Giana Riley found a chance in the box before a challenge from a Clemson defender forced the ball to Suarez and scored with a smart, right-footed finish to push the advantage to two. Suarez recorded her second goal in only her third career game for FSU.

The Seminoles were able to put the game out of reach after Wrianna Hudson found fellow freshman Lara Dantas open to bury her effort into the bottom left corner and seal the victory.

Florida State will begin the first of three straight road games with No. 5 Wake Forest on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and available to stream on ACC Network Extra.

Norvell has fallen to Willie Taggert level bad on the small, critical things with this team. He should give whatever increase in salary he made off last years “anomaly” lightning in a bottle year, back to FSU. It’s pitiful. Save your negative comments. We need someone to chew on these kids like Mickey and Amato used too. Too many “new school” coaches letting these guys embarrass themselves and their University. Damn man. Norvell looks clueless.

TOS reporting Shyheim was arrested over the summer for DUI, blood alcohol level .203, driving 117MPH. Coaching staff did not know until September, sat him for the Memphis game.

Hope the team is prepared. Right now storm projected right into tally later this week.

FSU just shared this week's availability report for tonight's game vs. SMU. Robert Scott and Jeremiah Byers are available, but Richie Leonard IV is not.

I know FSU is a hot mess right now but watching Auburn/Oklahoma right now and Auburn looks a worse mess than FSU.

Hurricane Helene is forecast to intensify over warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and push north on Thursday ahead of landfall in the Florida panhandle.

Helene was elevated from a tropical storm to a hurricane in the 11 a.m. ET advisory on Wednesday.

The Florida State football team held practice on Wednesday morning, continuing its normal schedule. FSU would normally depart Tallahassee for a road game on Friday afternoon but is evaluating those plans with the impacts of Helene — consistent and heavy rain, high winds and potential for flooding — worsening on Thursday night.

"We're still monitoring all things with the storm," Norvell said. "We have plans that tentative plans that are in place and then we have A, B and C. If anything needs to be adjusted we'll go from there."

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For the second time in four days, the Florida State (9-2, 1-0) and Miami (9-3, 0-1) volleyball teams will meet as the two ranked foes will meet on Sunday afternoon at noon at the Knight Sports Complex in Coral Gables, Fla. The game can be seen live on ACCNX.

Noles and Canes Meet for Second Time This Week

• The stakes are always high when Florida State and Miami meet on the volleyball court, but this year adds a twist to the great rivalry.
• The two teams will play back-to-back matches in the span of just four days against each other.
• FSU prevailed in Tallahassee in a five-set thriller to pick up its fifth consecutive win over the Hurricanes.
• For just the fourth time in the rivalry's history, both teams will be ranked in the top 25. FSU is now 2-1 against Miami when both teams are ranked.
• FSU has gotten the best of the Hurricanes the last couple of years as they have won the last five matches against Miami. FSU is also 8-3 in its last 11 matches against Miami.

Noles Start on the Right Foot in ACC Play....Again

• FSU has consistently started off ACC play in the win column in the last decade.
• Excluding the 2021 spring season where there were no non-conference matches, FSU has won its last 10 ACC openers.
• FSU has never finished worse than 5th in the ACC under Head Coach Chris Poole.

Noles Off to Hot Start

• FSU is off and running so far in 2024 as they look to defend its ACC Championship.
• FSU is off to its best start since 2016 with a 9-2 win.
• FSU has picked up two ranked wins this season already with wins over No. 25 Georgia and No. 25 Miami. This is the first time since 2014 that FSU has had multiple ranked wins before Oct. 1.
• FSU started 4-0 for the first time since 2017 including a win over No. 25 Georgia for their first ranked non-conference win since 2021.
• FSU opened up the season at home for the first time since 2011 and went 3-0 against USF, UC Santa Barbara and No. 25 Georgia.

Not Slowing Down on Offense

• FSU has proven to be one of the top offenses in the ACC and the country so far this season.
• As a team, FSU ranks 13th in the country and third in the ACC with a .287 hitting percentage and also ranks 25th in the country and fifth in the ACC with 13.83 kills per set. FSU ranks 34th in the country and fifth in the ACC with 12.71 assists per set.
• The Seminoles have been spreading the wealth as they have three players who have recorded 100 or more kills this season and four players who have recorded 65 or more kills this season.

Climbing the Ranks

• FSU was ranked No. 18 in this week's AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches Poll. The Noles were ranked 17th two weeks ago which was the program's highest ranking since 2017.
• FSU opened the season ranked 20th in the preseason poll. It was the first time FSU was ranked to start the season since 2017.
• FSU picked up a ranked win against No. 25 Georgia. It was FSU's 41st ranked win in program history and was the first time FSU beat a ranked non conference opponent since defeating No. 14 Florida in 2021.
• FSU has picked up two ranked wins this season already with wins over No. 25 Georgia and No. 25 Miami. This is the first time since 2014 that FSU has had multiple ranked wins before Oct. 1.

You Can't Teach Height

• The 2024 squad will be one of Head Coach Chris Poole's tallest teams as the head coach at FSU.
• The Seminoles have eight players at 6-2 or taller. The only year the Seminoles had more players taller than 6-2 was 2019 when the Seminoles had nine players 6-2 or taller.
• FSU also has one of the tallest teams in the entire ACC. No one has more players 6-2 or taller than FSU. Pitt and Virginia also have eight players that are 6-2 or taller.

No Better Teacher than Experience

• Nothing can ever replace experience and the Seminoles have a lot of experience on the 2024 squad.
• 10 out of FSU's 16 players have played in 25 or more matches.
• FSU has five players (Dupes, Head, Koenig, Louis, Robertson) who have played in 50 or more matches.
• FSU also added Iane Henke who played 66 matches for Cal State LA, a DII program.

Noles Going Through Gauntlet of a Schedule

• The Seminoles will get tested early and often in the 2024 season.
• In 10 non conference games, four of those games will come against teams that made the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
• Nine out of the 10 teams that FSU will play in the non conference had a winning record in 2023.
• FSU is still slated to play the No. 1, No. 3, No. 5, No. 13, No. 23 and No. 25 teams in the country.
• FSU has already played No. 16 Florida and No. 25 Miami and also played Georgia and Auburn who each received votes in this week's poll. FSU still has to play Miami twice who received votes in this week's poll as well.

It's obvious at this point that DJ is not the answer. We gave him a good shot. 4 games is plenty of time. This might have been his worst game yet. There is no chance we beat SMU or Clemson with DJ at QB. We know who he is at this point, and he does not fit in this offense. He is not the reason why we won this game. Does Norvell have the balls to make the right decision? Or is he just going to tell himself "a wins a win" and sit on his hands?

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Redshirt senior offensive lineman Robert Scott Jr. is a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s Campbell Trophy. In its 35th year, the Campbell Trophy recognizes an individual as the best football scholar-athlete for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.

Scott, from Conway, Arkansas, earned his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in December and is working towards his athletic coaching certificate. He is a three-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team, was twice on the ACC Academic Honor Roll and is a three-time dean’s list recipient.

On the field, Scott has played in 40 career games with 32 starts. Scott was a second-team All-ACC selection in 2022 as the Seminoles led the ACC in third-down offense, yards per pass, yards per play, yards per rush, total offense per game, yards per completion, rushing offense per game and scoring offense per game. Last season, Scott and the FSU offense led the league in scoring offense, total touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, yards per completion, fewest interceptions and fewest turnovers.

Thrust into action as a true freshman, Scott started seven games in 2020 and was a True Freshman All-American. He started 11 more games in 2021.

In the community, Scott has donated his time and talents to W.T. Moore Elementary School and the Pace Center for Girls, participated in the Keep Climbing coat drive and utilized his skills as a renowned artist by donating a painted pair of shoes for a fundraiser with Boys Town.

mens' basketball have become, I thought it would be fun to keep track of who we know are pulling these stunts. Just know...these kids couldn't care less about YOUR university, so why in the world would you care about them? I know that's a harsh statement, but sadly it's also the harsh reality of what the universities, the owners, and the legal system have created.

9/24 UNLV starting QB quits team because of NIL dispute
9/25 USC's starting DL Bear Alexander quits team
9/26 Washington LB Bryun Parham quits the team
9/27 SIX players for Indiana quit the team

These are just the ones I know of in just FOUR days, without even looking for them.

And on top of all this, ncaa football really is becoming just like the NFL (the national fixed league) by picking winners. Miami would like to thank the audience for participating. I only watched the last 34 seconds, but got to watch the "officials" take around FIVE minutes to decide it was "INDESPUTABLE". Too funny! Even the announcers and the "official" helping on the call thought that was a joke.

We've often enjoyed watching Lawrance Toafili and Ja'Khi Douglas these last five years. And we've often viewed them as complementary pieces in the FSU offense.

Now they're taking on considerably larger roles in 2024. Each scored touchdowns in the 14-9 win over Cal on Saturday.

Toafili leads FSU in rushing yards (147 and 4.9 yards per carry), and Douglas leads FSU in receiving yards (224) while averaging 17.2 yards per reception (second on the team).

This is likely where we say that Toafili and Douglas can't be primary pieces of FSU's offense. And they shouldn't be. FSU needs to keep pushing freshman Elijah Moore, redshirt freshman Jalen Brown and sophomore Hykeem Williams. (And, yes, Douglas needs to improve as a blocker, as do all of the receivers.) FSU also needs to get more carries for Kam Davis, Caziah Holmes, Sam Singleton and Micahi Danzy.

But the Seminoles also need Toafili and Douglas. Toafili undoubtedly should be in FSU's three-back rotation. And Douglas should be among the three-receiver sets.

Douglas has accumulated 961 career receiving yards and six touchdowns going into Saturday’s game at SMU. That doesn’t sound like much of a career over five seasons, but it has includes some crucial catches in big moments.

On Saturday, it was a game-winning 36-yard touchdown grab against Cal. Last year, it was a six-catch, 115-yard game at Pitt when FSU leaned on him while Coleman and Johnny Wilson were out due to injury. In 2021, he had a 59-yard reception on the game-winning drive as FSU defeated Miami.

“Just being me in the moments,” Douglas said. “When my number’s called, going out there and making the play. … When opportunity comes, make the play and make the best of it. That’s what I did.”

With Roydell Williams out for what Norvell has said is an “extended” period of time, Toafili is FSU’s leader in the running back room and in line to get significant rotational carries. Toafili now has 1,586 rushing yards, and he is less than 200 rushing yards away from joining the top 20 on FSU’s all-time list.

Toafili’s 17 carries against Cal were a career high. His 80 rushing yards were the most by a Seminole in a game this fall.

FSU's offense hasn't been fun to watch in 2024. (Here's hoping it gets better - soon.) We thought in the spring that Roydell Williams would be more impactful, that Jaylin Lucas would be a playmaker and Destyn Hill would deliver a productive year 2 at FSU. Injuries have changed the outlook of FSU's offense, not an excuse but a development that has forced the coaches to evaluate their personnel options.

Toafili and Douglas are part of the solution. Likely it's as bigger pieces to the puzzle than we figured. But they're essential pieces.

Kam Davis could become the first FSU true freshman to start a game this season Saturday at SMU.

There are a few criteria Mike Norvell is looking for before other freshman on offense join the rotation and Alex Atkins sees them getting closer in practice.

With Florida State campus closed and Hurricane Helene bearing down on Tallahassee in the near future, the FSU football team still went to work Wednesday morning. It was the final practice open to media members before Saturday night's road game at SMU (8 p.m. on ACC Network).

Here are the observations from the day's practice:

Mike Norvell said he thought he saw some improvements from DJ Uiagalelei Wednesday and I'm inclined to agree. I thought the quarterback was doing a much better job not holding the ball too long -- something that has been a problem through his first few games -- and distributing the ball. He operated well in 1-on-1s, throwing a perfect deep ball to Malik Benson, and 7-on-7 pass skelly, using the whole field to spread the ball around with a streak of very accurate passes. During this stretch of success, he completed a deep ball to Deuce Spann, found Landen Thomas and Darion Williamson over the middle, found Hykeem Williams for a third-down pickup at the sticks. He also found freshman running back Micahi Danzy on a few wheel routes for chunk gains in team periods. I'm not promising a breakthrough for Uiagalelei Saturday, but I will say I saw a bit more about how Norvell talked about how "close" Uiagalelei and the offense have been this morning.

While Uiagalelei was better than Brock Glenn on the whole Wednesday, Glenn did lead a scoring drive in a one-minute drill during the first team period of practice. He completed a pair of passes and drew the defense offside on fourth and four to set up a 52-yard field goal which Ryan Fitzgerald hit as time expired. Glenn also threw an exceptional deep ball to Lawayne McCoy during pass-skelly 7-on-7.

The catch of the day belonged to Hykeem Williams. In 1-on-1s on the goal line, Williams mossed Azareye'h Thomas, leaping over him and reaching in front to snag a pass and land inbounds in the back of the end zone. It was an exceptional play and speaks to Williams' incredibly high ceiling. Ja'Khi Douglas also made a really nice leaping catch in the red zone Wednesday, showcasing his athleticism.

The freshman tight ends, Thomas and Amaree Williams, got involved in the passing game with frequency Friday, each making a few plays as they continue to jockey for playing time. Williams made an even better play as a blocker, though, pancaking a defensive back during a perimeter blocking period of practice. The big block drew a huge reaction from his offensive teammates who swarmed him.

Azareye'h Thomas keeps putting himself in position to make plays, adding another pass breakup in tight coverage during Wednesday's practice to halt a drive. Quindarrius Jones, who had three pass breakups in FSU's win over Cal, added another pass breakup Wednesday against the scout team, doing a great job tracking a deep ball to the end zone and nearly intercepting it.

There are multiple reports that 2025 RB prospect Ousmane Kromah from Lee County (Ga.) has pushed back his commitment date to October 5th. Kromah was originally going to decide between FSU, AUB, TENN and UGA and announce his decision this Saturday. He was on FSU's campus this past weekend to watch the Seminoles win over Cal.

The No. 7 Florida State soccer team (6-0-2, 1-0-1 ACC) hosts Clemson (4-3-2, 0-2-0 ACC) in a rematch of both the ACC Championship and College Cup Semifinals from last season. The Seminoles currently hold a 14-game unbeaten streak in conference play dating back to 2022.

Due to the forecasted path and expected strengthening of Hurricane Helene, Florida State’s home soccer game against Clemson was postponed from Thursday to Saturday at 6 p.m. Additional updates will be communicated as necessary via social and Seminoles.com.

Florida State meets Clemson for the 37th time, tied at third for the most played opponent in program history. The Seminoles have won the last eight matches over the Tigers dating back to 2018, including three victories last season.

FSU scored four straight goals on the road to defeat Clemson in the regular season before Onyi Echegini’s brace in the 2023 ACC Championship propelled the Seminoles to a fourth straight conference title. Florida State completed the third victory over the Tigers with goals from Kaitlyn Zipay and Jordynn Dudley to advance to the national championship match.

The Seminoles continue to extend and break program records on their impressive run dating back to last season. Florida State has scored in 42 straight games and holds a 31-game unbeaten streak, both of which are program records. FSU has recorded five shutouts to start the season and hasn’t conceded more than two goals in a game in the past 18 matches.

The reigning national champions concluded non-conference play unbeaten for a fifth consecutive season before beginning the first week of ACC play with six goals. Taylor Huff and Kameron Simmonds each scored two goals in the victory over Syracuse before Ashlyn Puerta scored the game-tying goal at SMU.

FSU has scored 30 goals in the opening eight games, the most in that span since 2009 (33) while conceding just four goals since the 2023 ACC Championship.

The Seminoles sent six players representing three nations to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. Marianyela Jiménez and Venezuela picked up its first-ever point in the competition while Lara Dantas and Brazil reached the quarterfinals. The four Seminoles representing the United States earned bronze after an extra time victory over the Netherlands.

Gates are scheduled to open at 5 p.m. and general admission is free. The 6 p.m. game will stream on ACC Network Extra.

The Florida State cross country teams secured top 20 team finishes at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wisconsin.

As one the most prestigious regular season meets, the Seminoles battled against 32 of the 60 teams ranked in the USTFCCCA National poll.

“It was a great performance by the women’s team today highlighted by Bieke Schipperen,” said FSU Director of Cross Country Matt Kane. “She showed a tremendous amount of improvement over last year, improving her time on the same course by over a minute and a half. Overall, I feel like it puts us in a really good position as we head into the second half of the season.”

The Noles placed 16th as a team (409), securing a win over ranked opponent Iowa State (No.30). and Michigan (RV).

Racing in a field that contained 190 student-athletes, Bieke Schipperen led the women’s 6k, crossing the line in 17th with a time of 20:30.2, marking the first top 20 individual finish in her career.

Elizabeth Barlow followed at 20:52.2 (39th), while Anna Sentner followed in 102nd with a time of 21:27.4. Brooke Mullins made her Seminole debut placing 105th at 21:29.5. Emily Brown was the fifth FSU scorer at 21:59.7 (152nd).

On the men’s side, for the second straight meet, Kidus Misgina turned in the top time for the Noles crossing the line in 16th at 23:45.9.

Matthew Neill followed in 37th with a career best time of 24:03.2. Zach Leachman was the third Seminole to cross the line at 86th with a time of 24:35.4. Joe Farley clocked a career best of 24:40.2, placing 99th. Coleman Cronk rounded out the scoring for FSU in 118th at 24:59.1.

In a field that featured 15 teams that were ranked or receiving votes, the Seminoles placed 15th (356).

“Overall, really satisfied with how the men executed the race in Wisconsin today, “said assistant coach Ian Frazier. “Today was all about learning the course and seeing where we stack up against the nation's best, and I think we did just that. Highlights include a very smart run by Kidus and a big finish from Matt Neill.”

“Not only that, but nearly every guy out there had a big PB on the course over last year,” Frazier added. “We still have a few things to clean up late in the race, but once we do that, I’m confident that we will be in exciting spot heading into pre-nationals.”

Florida State will host their first home meet of the season for the FSU XC Invite at Apalachee Regional Park on Oct. 11.