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The No. 1 Florida State soccer team (2-0-0) continues its four-game homestand on Thursday evening against Rice (2-0-0). The Seminoles currently hold an unbeaten streak of 34 games against non-conference opponents dating back to 2019.

FSU will play Rice for the first time since 2022. The two sides had their inaugural meeting back in Houston in 2022. Florida State defeated Rice 5-0 with Maria Alagoa and Beata Olsson each recording multi-goal games.

The Seminoles broke another school record in Sunday’s home victory over North Florida, achieving a 25-game unbeaten streak for the first time in program history while extending its longest winning streak to 17 games. FSU also holds a 36-game scoring streak dating back to 2022, the longest in program history. The Seminoles have continued to be formidable at the Seminole Soccer Complex with 17 straight victories including eight NCAA Tournament wins. FSU has conceded just one goal since last season’s ACC Championship victory with seven shutouts.

The reigning national champions achieved a historic home opening victory against North Florida. FSU scored 10 goals, the most scored since 2009. Taylor Huff recorded her first-ever hat trick inside 75 minutes to become the first player to record a hat trick since Lauren Flynn over NC State, marking the first time the Seminoles achieved back-to-back hat tricks in regular season home games.

Ashlyn Puerta, Lara Dantas, and Solai Washington each scored their first collegiate goals while Camille Ashe recorded two goals for her first career brace. Mimi Van Zanten scored in her second straight game while Olivia Lebdaoui scored her first goal since 2022 after missing the 2023 season due to injury.

Huff began her 2024 campaign in dominant fashion, recording a hat trick of assists at South Florida before scoring a hat trick of goals against North Florida. For a second straight season she earned the first ACC Offensive Player of the Week award and was named to TopDrawerScoccer’s Women’s Team of the Week. Ashe received a TopDrawerSoccer’s WTOTW honorable mention for her two goal performance over North Florida and for her part in the two shutouts.

Gates will open at 6 p.m. and the first 100 fans will receive a free FSU Soccer foam finger upon entry. The 7 p.m. game will be broadcast on ACC Network and will be the first nationally televised game of the 2024 season.

Says field conditions may be a factor. Sounds like field may be wet due to rain and cold temps.
Being that this is a soccer field. Does that affect us more than them as far as using out speed?

In 2023, Georgia Tech allowed the most yards per rush of any Power Five team.

While that would seem to be an area FSU's run game could be able to exploit Saturday, Mike Norvell is confident that new GT defensive coordinator Tyler Santucci -- whose Duke defense largely did well vs. FSU last year -- will improve that unit in 2024.

Florida State held its final practice in Tallahassee on Wednesday before flying to Ireland later in the evening. The practice began two hours later than usual (11 a.m.) and it was noticeably warmer.

We saw a good number of 11-on-11 periods, including the first-team offense vs. scout team and first-team defense vs. scout. There was also some first-team offense vs. first-team defense.

The practice felt erratic, especially in the passing game, after some recent practices that were more crisp. It felt like a team ready to jump on a plane and wasn’t as focused. There were more drops on Wednesday compared to some prior open practices, for example.

Mike Norvell said there was a focus on different looks and “preparing for all things and what you might see” from Georgia Tech. He feels good about the game prep over the last 10 days or so.

Norvell continued to praise the receivers, especially through the context of battles with FSU’s talented defensive backs. He feels the timing and rhythm is building in the passing game over the last few weeks. While that wasn’t quite the case in our view today, the last couple weeks of open practices have shown improvement in the chemistry of the passing game.

Among the first receivers Norvell mentioned is a practice star, Darion Williamson, who had a nice downfield grab. Norvell also discussed Kentron Poitier and Ja’Khi Douglas. Norvell said he felt Malik Benson has been very consistent throughout camp, which we have also seen.

While there are still some drops from Jalen Brown, moments where the focus isn’t dialed in just yet despite the ball being on the money, Norvell said the redshirt freshman “has a chance to be an impact player.” There’s a reason why he’s atop the depth chart for one of FSU’s three receiving spots.

DJ Uiagalelei was hit-and-miss on Wednesday. His hits are quite good, though, including in 11-on-11 when he lofted a pass that dropped in the bucket and was caught by Douglas in tight coverage. His misses are at times a result of indecisiveness as he goes through progressions and some inconsistencies with his footwork that prompt a pass to go too high or off target.

Brock Glenn was also inconsistent on the day, missing some shorter and intermediate passes. He hit Lawayne McCoy late in practice on a deep throw as well as showed good touch to Landen Thomas on a short pass along the sideline.

Uiagalelei spoke after practice about absorbing the enormity of the playbook and then seeing it filtered down to what was specific to this week’s game plan vs. GT. Look for more from him later today.

We’ve followed the pursuit of tight end depth throughout camp and mentioned a variety of names. In particular to Wednesday, Jackson West had a good, contested grab down the sideline. We also saw some nice catches by Brian Courtney and Thomas.

Azareye’h Thomas had a diving interception off a high pass that was tipped off an intended receiver, which sums up the competitiveness we’ve seen from him in camp. Ricky Knight also had an interception.

Edwin Joseph also had a pass break-up in 11-on-11.

FSU will hold a practice (closed) on Thursday in Dublin. Curt Weiler will cover Friday’s practice in Dublin.

Thursday 7 pm The Cobblestone, Smithfield​

The Cobblestone pub is a labour of love when it comes to music. Tom Mulligan and his family have been playing trad for five generations, maybe even longer, and it thrives on a spirit of musicians teaching musicians. New talent and old masters alike can be found perfecting their craft in every corner of this charming pub.

Friday, Osceola Luncheon (sold out) Oscars Smithfield 1-3 prior to FSU official pep rally on Smithfield Square, starting at 3:15 with arrival of Marching Chiefs. See you there.

Friday, 7pm Osceola gathering at Temple Bar Inn, prior to the weekly FSU Radio Show Inside Seminole Football with Jeff Culhane at 8 pm

DJU and the offense have put together much better days in the lead up to Ireland.

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What time does the team leave today for Dublin?

section 129, row Z

It is on the Ga Tech side but would be sitting with 8 other Seminoles.

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Florida State’s contract for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic varies from that of a neutral site game or bowl game, but a considerable amount of the Seminoles’ travel, hotel and food expenses for the season opener will be covered.

FSU and Georgia Tech kick off their 2024 seasons at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday in a game that has been highly anticipated since it was announced in March 2023. Support staff have been working to secure passports and plan ahead for the Seminoles’ travel to Ireland, with the team’s charter flight departing on Wednesday. Georgia Tech also flies out Wednesday.

I interviewed David Hale, who covers the ACC extensively for ESPN, late last week. That show will debut on our Osceola YouTube, Facebook and my Twitter account at 6 p.m. Monday night.

It's an enlightening conversation about his unique position covering the snub, why he's high on FSU this season, his reasons for concern and where he sees FSU stacking up in what could be a closely-contested ACC.

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Please join me live at 3pm on Wednesday on the Osceola YouTube Channel as I will be joined by former NFL DE and current CBS Sports College Football Analyst Kevin Carter to talk about FSU. Kevin has seen the Seminoles, Gators and Hurricanes practice and he will share his thoughts on all three programs with us. Now, I know KC played college ball for the Gators, but I have known him since he was a ninth grader at Lincoln HS when I was a senior and he is a football guy through and through and very objective. I hope to be joined by Jerry Kutz live from Dublin. Here is the link.

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We are talking about the FedExCup Playoffs.
The first leg of the Playoffs kicks off this week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind with the top 70 in the standings ready to ride over the next three weeks to the season-ending TOUR Championship.
The Playoffs start in Memphis, Tennessee, before heading to the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado. Just the top 50 in the FedExCup standings will earn their way into the second Playoffs event. Only the top 30 will qualify for the season finale at the restored East Lake Golf Club near Atlanta.

The 2024 PGA TOUR season has been all Scottie Scheffler, all the time, and now Scheffler – with gold around his neck from the Paris Olympics – will head into the Playoffs trying to win his first FedExCup title. To do it (with 2,000 FedExCup Points on the line for the winner), he’ll have to top the best of the best on the PGA TOUR this season.
Here’s everything else you need to know as the TOUR heads to Memphis.
FIELD NOTES: Scheffler returns to action on the PGA TOUR after his dramatic come-from-behind triumph at the Olympics at Le Golf National. Scheffler’s gold medal in Paris is now paired with his six TOUR titles this season. He leads the FedExCup standings by nearly 2,000 points over Xander Schauffele. With 2,000 points available to the winner of this week and next week’s BMW Championship, anything can happen ... Viktor Hovland’s run at defending his FedExCup title begins now. Hovland enters the first week of the Playoffs at No. 57 in the standings. Surprisingly, Hovland has just one top-10 finish this season, a solo third at the PGA Championship … Three-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy is keen to make another run at the PGA TOUR’s biggest prize. McIlroy has two wins this season but called himself “golf’s nearly man” after the close call at the U.S. Open and a fifth at the Olympics … Ludvig Åberg (No. 6) and Shane Lowry (No. 10) are in prime positions to make their first TOUR Championship … Patrick Cantlay starts the FedExCup Playoffs at No. 11 in the standings. He has four top-10 finishes but no wins yet in 2024. He fell to Lucas Glover in a playoff at TPC Southwind a year ago. Glover did not make the FedExCup Playoffs this year and will not have a chance to defend his title in Memphis … American Ryder Cup captain and assistant Presidents Cup captain Keegan Bradley – with two runner-up finishes this season – is firmly in the mix for a long FedExCup Playoffs run. He’s No. 39 in the standings heading into Memphis … Nick Dunlap did not receive any FedExCup Points for winning The American Express as an amateur, but winning the Barracuda Championship zipped him into the top 70 and a FedExCup Playoffs debut for the recently minted pro … One underlying story to watch out for over the next three weeks is the Presidents Cup standings. The six captain’s picks for both Jim Furyk’s American side and Mike Weir’s Internationals will be made at the conclusion of the TOUR Championship. The six automatic qualifiers will be determined after the BMW Championship.
COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 UPDATES: The Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10 is complete for 2024, with Scheffler finishing in the No. 1 spot … The rest of the TOUR TOP 10 unfolded as such: Schauffele (No. 2), McIlroy (No. 3), Collin Morikawa (No. 4), Wyndham Clark (No. 5), Åberg (No. 6), Sahith Theegala (No. 7), Hideki Matsuyama (No. 8), Sungjae Im (No. 9) and Lowry (No. 10).
FEDEXCUP BUBBLE UPDATES: The top 50 in the standings at the conclusion of the FedEx St. Jude Championship will compete at the BMW Championship, and then just the top 30 will tee it up at the TOUR Championship … Victor Perez, after a tremendous run at the Olympics in his home country, shot four rounds in the 60s at the Wyndham Championship to hold onto the No. 70 spot and earn the final FedExCup Playoffs spot. For the second time in FedExCup Playoffs history – and first since 2013 – no player moved in from outside the FedExCup cut-off number and went on to qualify at the Wyndham Championship finale ... Only the top 50 in the standings will move on to the BMW Championship … Jake Knapp, who won the Mexico Open at Vidanta, is No. 50 … Harris English is No. 51. English has just two top-10s this season but has a solid record at TPC Southwind, with a victory in 2013 and a fourth-place finish in 2021 … Nick Taylor sits at No. 52. The Canadian won the WM Phoenix Open earlier in the year but has had a cold run since. He’ll need to make some noise to jump into the BMW Championship and catch the attention of International Presidents Cup team captain Weir … Will Zalatoris, who won in Memphis in 2022, is No. 49. His season-best result was a runner-up at The Genesis Invitational.
The top 125 on the FedExCup standings will keep exempt status for 2025, but that will be finalized after the FedExCup Fall which concludes at The RSM Classic in November.
FEDEXCUP THIS WEEK: The winner of the FedEx St. Jude Championship receives 2,000 FedExCup Points.
COURSE: TPC Southwind, par 70, 7,243 yards. The Ron Prichard design was established in 1988, with Hubert Green and Fuzzy Zoeller as player consultants. The course boasts numerous lakes, streams and ponds and features the added charm of two grain silos and a windmill – remnants of a dairy farm formerly on site. Last spring the course made a full conversion to Zeon zoysiagrass while some fairways were re-contoured after new internal drainage was added.
72-HOLE TOURNAMENT RECORD: 254, Dustin Johnson (2020 – TPC Boston)
TPC SOUTHWIND RECORD: 258 John Cook (1996 FedEx St. Jude Classic)
18-HOLE TOURNAMENT RECORD: 59, Scottie Scheffler (Round 2, 2020 – TPC Boston)
TPC SOUTHWIND RECORD: 61, Tom Lewis (Round 3, 2020), Bob Estes (Round 1, 2001), Jay Delsing (Round 4, 1993).
LAST TIME: Glover won in back-to-back weeks – after capturing the Wyndham Championship the week prior – topping Cantlay in a playoff in Memphis. Glover and Cantlay, who shot the round of the day in Sunday’s finale, finished at 15 under for the week. But Cantlay – who was first up in the sudden-death playoff – knocked his tee shot in the water after a nasty kick. Glover knocked his birdie try to a foot but Cantlay couldn’t convert his par – and Glover was a winner, again, on the PGA TOUR. McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood finished tied for third at 14 under, one back of the playoff. Fleetwood had a 19-foot birdie to get to 15 under but it just slid past.

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Television:

• Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
• Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC)
• Sunday: 12-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6 p.m. (NBC)

PGA TOUR LIVE ON ESPN+
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• Main feed: Primary tournament coverage featuring the best action from across the course
• Marquee group: New “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group
• Featured groups: Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups
• Featured holes: Combination of par 3s and iconic or pivotal holes

Radio on SiriusXM and free at PGATOUR.com/liveaudio:

• Thursday-Friday: 12-6 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 1-6 p.m.

Congratulations again to last week's winner @fsu67810

Mrs. BFT has a big lead as we head into the final two weeks of the regular season.




Good luck to everyone this week

With limits on ships moving from 85 to 105. Curious about what decisions may be weighed with scolly's/NIL. Do you really need 105? Is it better to cap it at say 95, and divert the $ from the potential other 10 scolly's to upgrade the 95 you have thru NIL?

FSU has 85 players on scholarship at this time. The limit is going to go up to 105 in the spring. They have 13 players committed in the 2025 class

They will lose:
1-Ja'Khi Douglas-WR
2-Kentron Poitier-WR
3-DJ Uiagaleli-QB
4-Deuce Spann-WR
5-Lawrance Toafili-RB
6-Malik Benson-WR-
7-Sione Lolohea-DL
8-Cam Riley-LB
9-Darion Williamson-WR
10-Davonte Brown-DB
11-Roydell Williams
12-Alex Mastromanno-P
13-Robert Scott-OT
14-Maurice Smith-C
15-Jeremiah Byers-OL
16-Jacob Rizy-C
17-Richie Leonard-OG
18-Keiondre Jones-OL
19-Darius Washington-OL
20-Kyle Morlock-TE
21-Ryan Fitzgerald-K
22-Kevin Knowles-DB
23-DJ Lundy-LB

FSU loses 23 players who are graduating. Now there are other players who could or most likely will enter the NFL Draft.....

24-Shyheim Brown-DB-RJR
25-Joshua Farmer-DL-RJR
26-Darrell Jackson-DL-RJR
27-Marvin Jones Jr-DE-JR
28-AZ Thomas-DB-JR
29-Pat Payton-DE-RJR
30-Jaylin Lucas-RB-JR
31-Fentrell Cypress-DB-RJR
32-TJ Ferguson-OL

Potential Transfer Players
33-Brock Glenn -QB (If Kromenhoek or a transfer QB is needed does he leave?)
34-Shawn Murphy-LB (He needs to play better then what we saw in the spring game)
35-Sam Singleton-RB (Does he get passed over?)
36-Jaden Jones-DE (Came in injured/has not played a ton of college football, not mentioned this year)
37-Jackson West-TE-(Needs to stay healthy and make a move)
38-Jaylen Early-OT (Needs to get playing time in 2024 and be a true option in 2025)
39-Byron Turner-DE (RJR and these ships are valuable. He has not played much)
40-Julian Armella-OL (Needs to get playing time in 2024 and be a true option in 2025)
41-Bryson Estes OL (Must start in 2025 or he moves on imho)
42-Brian Courtney-TE- (Buried on depth chart)
43-Jerrale Powers-TE (Never mentioned and was passed up by Landen Thomas)

FSU could have as many 40-plus players move on. With only 13 players committed that would leave potentially 27 more openings after the season to get to 85. They could need more if the number moves to 105. Do you keep guys now who may not play and are on the roster? This is a question that will need to be answered. FSU can't go into the portal to try and get to 105 if they have 40-50 openings after the season.

OPTIONS IN RECRUITING

1. RB Byron Louis - American Heritage Plantation - This recruitment has leaned FSU during the entire recruiting process. If there is a sure thing in recruiting this is as close to one as you will get. I am leaning towards the Seminoles. FSU needs to get him in the boat sooner rather than later.

2. RB Ousmane Kromah - Lee County - I have never really been convinced that he would be a Seminole. He is making a decision before Louis. Auburn and Georgia are both teams that FSU has to beat out for Kromah. It just seems like these types of kids go elsewhere. FSU has gotten him on campus a few times. FSU needs some momentum in recruiting and this kid would give it to them.

3. OL Daniel Pierre Louis - Seminole Ridge - FSU went from potentially landing Ziyare Addison and Josh Petty along with Peyton Joseph. Pierre is an under-the-radar prospect who right now is on FSU's radar. Do they save this spot for the portal? As we stated that 105 limit is going to force you to take more players like this come NSD.

4. OL Sean Poret (Riverwood 6-5, 270) - FSU needs tackles and Poret is the best on their board. He is committed to USF. The Seminoles need tackles. Losing Petty was huge.

5. DL Jalen Wiggins (Tallahassee Rickards, 6-4, 255) - I still feel FSU will land Wiggins. The local star is committed to UF but this one is unstable as far as commitments go. Wiggins is someone FSU can recruit throughout the process and see how the season goes for UF.

6. WR Joshua Moore (West Broward, 6-4, 200) - From what I was told, Moore is still keeping his options open. I feel that he is someone FSU must stay on as CJ Wiley, while committed, is still talking to other programs. Moore is not to the level of CJ but is a very good insurance policy just in case you have to break the glass.

7. LB TJ Alford - Vero Beach, 6-2, 210 - Alford is committed to Ohio State. I still feel FSU has a legit shot at flipping him. He is a player at a position of need.

8 LB Ty Jackson - Seminole Ridge, 6-2, 200 - This will go down as one of the weirdest recruitments in modern history. He does not take visits. He does not go to camps. He did not go to any combines this spring. Jackson is not easy to get a hold of. He has kept his recruitment in the dark.

9. LB Tavion Wallace - Wayne County, 6-2, 215 - He committed to an Arkansas program that is going to end up hiring a new coach come week 4-5. Will he stay committed to the Hogs?

10. CB Onis Konanbanny - Heathwood - 6-1, 190 - This is another two-team battle - Tennessee vs. FSU. Onis is a four-star so the value of his NIL should not be big. He is an underrated prospect, one who should probably be ranked higher.

11. DB Ladarian Clardy - Pensacola Escambia, 5-11, 175 - Clardy is one of the highest-rated recruits left on FSU board. Turn on his film and this kid is a playmaker. Look for Clardy to make an impact early in his college career. One of the better athletes you will watch on film.

Please join me on Thursday at 3pm as Charles Fishbein and I will talk recruiting, and we will offer our final thoughts on the FSU vs GT game.

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