What team would you like to draft Travis? Let me hear your opinions.
I would like to see one of the Florida teams pick him up. Probably Tampa Bay.

With spring camp now over, I compiled a story with one thought on each FSU football position group after 15 spring practices.

Round 1 of the NFL Draft begins on Thursday at 8 p.m. (ESPN, ABC and NFL Network have separate broadcasts).

We're going to sit back and enjoy the first round, see where Jared Verse is taken and then await the selection of Braden Fiske and Keon Coleman.

Curt has a good look at where Seminoles will go: Mock draft NFL roundup for FSU players

The top 10 draft order:

Chicago
Washington
New England
Arizona
LA Chargers
NY Giants
Tennessee
Atlanta
Chicago
NY Jets

FSU pitcher Ben Barrett is expected to be available for about 30 pitches this weekend at Duke after missing the last seven weeks. Conner Whittaker is "moving along" and FSU just got some good news about Friday starter Cam Leiter's recovery. However, FSU's pitching staff will still be a bit depleted for this weekend's top-10 series at No. 6 Duke.

FSU soccer national title, football team's finish provide a big boost. These standings are through the winter sports:

The Atlantic Coast Conference has seven schools among the top 30, leading all conferences in the updated 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup Division I Standings, which were published Thursday following the conclusion of all NCAA winter sports seasons.

Third place North Carolina (733.50 points) leads the ACC contingent, followed by No. 6 Notre Dame (698.00), No. 12 NC State (651.50), No. 16 Virginia (524.00), No. 25 Florida State (444.38), No. 26 Duke (433.50), and No. 27 Louisville (431.50).

Clemson ranks just outside of the top 30 at No. 31 with 413.50 points, just ahead of Virginia Tech (393.75) at No. 34 and Syracuse (333.00) at No. 45.

Virginia won its fourth straight NCAA title in women’s swimming and diving, which increased the ACC’s national team titles this year to five – NC State women’s cross country, North Carolina field hockey, Clemson men’s soccer, Florida State women’s soccer, and Virginia women’s swimming and diving.

FSU's top scorer, rebounder, heck, all-around player has declared for the NBA Draft

FSU sports information:

Florida State senior Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc is the ACC Men’s Tennis Player of the Year and head coach Dwayne Hultquist is the conference’s Coach of the Year, it was announced Thursday.

Hultquist led the Seminoles to their first ACC Tournament championship by defeating No. 65 Virginia Tech, No. 11 NC State, No. 7 Wake Forest and No. 2 Virginia in consecutive days. Florida State was the first school to win four matches in four days to claim an ACC title and also became the first school to defeat the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in the same tournament. FSU’s win over Virginia snapped the Cavaliers’ 62-match winning streak over ACC opponents and improved the Seminoles to 15-2 away from Tallahassee this season. Hultquist is the ACC Coach of the Year for the second time in his career, after also earning the honor in 2018 when FSU finished with 28 wins.

Cornut-Chauvinc is 23-2 overall in singles this season, including 17-2 against ranked opponents. His 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-5 win at No. 1 singles in the final of the ACC Tournament over the No. 4-ranked player in the country completed a comeback for FSU from down 3-1 in the team match to clinch a 4-3 victory. Cornut-Chauvinc showcased his grit in his singles match, coming back from a 5-2 deficit in the third set to win the final five games and claim the program’s first ACC Tournament title. The win also completed a perfect 4-0 ACC Tournament for Cornut-Chauvinc.

Cornut-Chauvinc leapfrogged his opponent from the ACC Tournament championship match to No. 3 in the national singles rankings. The Lyon, France, native has dropped only eight sets during his 25 matches in the spring season. Cornut-Chauvinc is the third different FSU player to be the ACC’s Player of the Year, earning the program’s fourth ACC Player of the Year honor, and first since 2009. He also was named first-team All-ACC in singles for the second consecutive season.

Cornut-Chauvinc and junior Joshua Dous-Karpenschif earned second-team All-ACC honors in doubles. The duo, ranked 19th nationally, is 14-10 overall this season and has played all 24 matches at the No. 1 position. It is the first all-conference doubles honor for the duo.

Junior Jamie Connel joined Cornut-Chauvinc on the All-ACC team, earning third-team all-conference honors. He is 20-5 in singles this season after completing a perfect 4-0 run through the ACC Tournament that included three straight-sets victories. Connel, who was the Southern Conference’s Freshman of the Year and a first-team All-SoCon selection at Furman that season, is on the All-ACC team for the first time in his career.

Florida State is 21-7 overall and ranked No. 9 in the nation entering the NCAA Tournament. The bracket will be revealed Monday during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show starting at 6 p.m. The top 16 seeds host the regional round, which begins May 3.

Our Men's teams are greatly improving! But, our Lady Noles are Extremely Exceptional!! All over Campus they are kicking Azz and making FLORIDA STATEments!!! Last night in SHAMESVILLE Softball CALLED GAME in 1 inning!!

FSU sports information:

For the 28th time in the rivalry's history, the Sunshine Showdown will feature two ranked teams as the No. 16 Florida State softball team (36-10, 15-3) will travel down south to Gainesville to take on Florida (37-10, 12-6) on Wednesday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The top 20 showdown is set to start at 6 p.m. and can be seen live on SEC Network+ with Kyle Crooks (Play by Play) and Aleshia Ocasio (Color) on the call.

What's on the Line?

• Besides bragging rights in one of college softball's greatest rivalries, Wednesday night's game in Gainesville will have major implications for the Seminoles.
• FSU will be looking to add to its resume with a top 25 win to help their case to host a regional for the 10th consecutive season. FSU comes into Wednesday night with a No. 14 ranking in the RPI.
• The Seminoles come into the rivalry matchup as one of the hottest teams in the country. FSU has won 10 consecutive games and 18 out of its last 19 games. FSU's 10-game winning streak is the longest winning streak among Power 5 teams.
• FSU has won its last five games against the Gators. A win on Wednesday night would mark FSU's longest win streak against the Gators in the rivalry.
• Wednesday will mark the 28th game in the series where both teams have been ranked by USA Softball. (USA Softball came out with a Top 25 poll in 2003).

Built To Finish

• A Lonni Alameda coached team is always going to finish the season strong and this year seems to be no different.
• So far in April, FSU is 12-1 and has outscored its opponents 97-25.
• In the past four seasons. Florida State is 86-11-1 during the months of April and May.

Noles Starting to Heat Up

• After losing four out of five games to the likes of Alabama, Duke and Texas, the Seminoles have won 18 out of their last 19 games and are in sole possession of first place in the ACC.
• Nine out of FSU's 18 wins have come via run rule.
• FSU has jumped up to No. 14 in the RPI and have put themselves in great condition to host a regional for the 10th consecutive season.
• FSU has outscored their opponent 161-46 and are averaging 8.47 runs per game in its past 19 games.
• During their eight-game winning streak from Mar. 23-Apr. 3, FSU scored at least eight runs in all eight of those games during the winning streak. That tied the school record for the longest streak of scoring eight or more runs. The last time FSU accomplished the feat was from Mar. 19-31, 2019.
• FSU's pitching has made significant strides over the past 19 games as they hold a 2.68 ERA and have allowed more than five runs just twice in the last 19 games after allowing five or more runs 11 times in the first 27 games.
• In the last 10 games, FSU has allowed just 1.3 runs per game.

Limiting the Big Inning

• One key to FSU's recent pitching success has been limiting the big inning.
• In the first 27 games, FSU allowed three or more runs in 17 innings. In the last 19 games, FSU has allowed three more runs in just five innings.
• FSU has also been limiting their free bases in the last 19 games. FSU is allowing just 2.52 free bases per game which is down from 3.5 free bases per game in their first 27 games.
• FSU has also seen a significant improvement in its team ERA as they have posted a 2.68 ERA in the last 16 games compared to a 4.21 ERA in the first 27 games.

Wait, They're Only Freshmen?!?!?!

• Yes, some of Florida State's best production has come from a freshmen class that was ranked the No. 3 overall class by softball America.
• Jaysoni Beachum (.447) and Isa Torres (,392) hold two out of the top three batting averages on the team.
• In the circle, Ashtyn Danley has recorded a team-high 16 starts and 97.1 innings.
• All five freshman hitters have recorded a hit and a RBI this season with Torres, Beachum and Kennedy Harp all recording 10+ hits.
• The six freshmen have made a combined 130 starts this season.
• 140 out of the team's 440 (35%) hits have come from freshmen.
• 154 out of the team's 306 RBI (33%) have come from freshmen.
• Iowa is the only power five team in the country to have more offensive production come from freshmen.
• 43% of the team's innings pitched have come from freshmen.

Youth in the Circle

• A program that has continuously put together one of the best pitching staffs in the country has faced a new challenge this year....youth.
• 74% of innings thrown this year have been from either freshman or sophomores.
• 43% of the innings pitched have been from true freshmen.
• Freshmen and sophomores have combined to start 32 out of the Seminoles' 46 games this season.

Get Hot, Stay Hot

• The Florida State offense has been one of the best in the country through the first 38 games of the season.
• FSU is averaging 7.74 runs per game which is fifth in the country and second in the ACC. FSU is hitting .3483 as a team which ranks ninth in the country.
• FSU has scored 356 runs through 46 games this season which is on pace to break the school record of 459 runs scored by the 2016 team. The 2016 team scored 352 runs through 46 games.
• In 48 games, FSU has scored 8 or more runs in 28 games. In 69 games last season, FSU scored eight or more runs just 22 times.
• FSU has scored 10 or more runs in 13 games so far this season after accomplishing that feat just eight times last season.

Dominance in the ACC

• Florida State has been on top of the ACC for the past decade.
• FSU has won eight out of the last nine ACC Tournament Championships and seven out of the last nine ACC Regular Season Championships.
• Since 2012, FSU has lost just three ACC road series and has not lost an ACC road series since 2019.
• FSU has lost just three ACC series in the last four seasons and have lost just five ACC series since 2012.

A True Home Field Advantage

• The Seminole Softball Complex has become one of the toughest places to play in the country in recent history.
• Since the start of the 2019 season, FSU is 146-22 at the Seminole Softball Complex.
• In the past two seasons, FSU is 58-9 at the Seminole Softball Complex.

Tallahassee Native Jaysoni Beachum Clicking On All Cylinders

• Jaysoni Beachum has continued to solidify herself as not only one of the best freshmen in the country but as one of the best players in the country.
• Beachum, a native of Tallahassee, leads the team with a .447 batting average and 63 hits.
• Beachum leads the team with 12 home runs and 50 RBI.
• Beachum is just the third true freshman in school history to have 10+ home runs and 50+ RBI joining Jessi Warren and Sydney Sherrill.
• Beachum has recorded a hit in 35 out of the Seminoles' 46 games this season.
• Out of the 46 games this season, Beachum has had two or more hits in 22 games.
• Beachum has the highest batting average in the country among freshmen and has the 12th-highest batting average in the country.
• Beachum is on pace to break the school record for batting average, hits, slugging percentage and on base percentage in a season. She needs just 9 RBI to break Sydney Sherril's freshman record of 58 RBI in 2018
• Beachum has had two multi-home run games this season. Beachum is the first true freshman since Kalei Harding in 2021 to have a multi-home run game.
• Beachum has also locked down the hot corner for the Noles making 45 starts at the positions. Beachum has committed just four errors this season.
• Beachum was named the ACC Player of the Week on Apr. 23 and became the first FSU true freshman to win the award since Sydney Sherrill in 2018.
• Beachum was named Softball America's Freshman of the Month in both February and March.

Ocho's Being Ocho

• Kalei Harding or "Ocho" continues to be a consistent force for the Florida State lineup and is solidifying herself as one of the top hitters in program history.
• Harding is currently hitting .352 with 49 RBI which is second on the team.
• In ACC play, Harding is hitting .400 with four home runs and 23 RBI. Harding also picked up her 200th career hit against the Blue Devils.
• Harding has reached base in 17 out of the last 19 games.
• Against UCLA, Harding recorded four hits in five at-bats which was tied for a career high. Harding was the first FSU player since Kaley Mudge in 2021 at the Women's College World Series against Alabama to record four or more hits.
• Her seven RBI game against Charlotte tied Anna Shelnutt (2017) for the school record for RBI in a single game.
• Harding is second all-time in school history for career doubles (55), fourth in school history for career home runs (41), fourth for career RBI (192) and seventh in school history for career slugging percentage (.584).

Mudge Getting Back to Her Consistent Self

• After being slowed down by an offseason surgery, Kaley Mudge has made her way back to the top of the lineup and has been one of FSU's most consistent players in ACC play.
• Mudge is hitting .407 in ACC play with nine RBI.
• Against Notre Dame, Mudge went 7-for-10 (.700) with two doubles and a triple.
• Mudge has been the Seminoles' leadoff hitter in 28 out of the last 29 games.

Torres Finds Groove in the Box and in the Field

• Replacing Josie Muffley is no easy task, but freshman Isa Torres has given her best shot and is off to a great start offensively and defensively for the Noles at the shortstop position.
• Torres is third on the team in batting average (.392) and has driven in 39 runs this season.
• Torres has been phenomenal in the Seminoles' last 19 games as she leads the team with a .464 average with three home runs and 19 RBI.
• Torres has continued to make jaw-dropping plays at the shortstop position this season and holds a .971 fielding percentage this season.

Coming Up in the Clutch

• When the pressure is on, freshman Isa Torres has come up big on multiple occasions for the Seminoles.
• Torres has hit two walk-offs in the bottom of the seventh this season to lead the Noles to victory.
• Torres hit a two-run walk-off home run against NC State on Mar. 28 to put the Seminoles on top 8-6. Torres was the first true freshman to hit a walk-off home run since Jessi Warren in 2015 against Notre Dame.
• Torres also hit a two-RBI walk-off single against Texas Tech on Feb. 9 to win the game for the Noles.

Reid Gaining Confidence in the Circle

• As one of the top freshman pitchers in 2023, Makenna Reid has begun to find her groove in the circle in 2024 after a tough start.
• Over the course of her career, Reid holds a 25-1 record for the Seminoles.
• Reid has pitched the second-most innings for the Noles this season with 87.1 innings and leads the team with a 3.37 ERA.
• In one of the best performances of her young career, Reid stifled one of the top offenses in Duke as she pitched a career high seven innings while allowing just three hits and not allowing a run.
• In 2023, Reid was one of just three pitchers last season to not suffer a loss joining Alex Storako and Nicole May from Oklahoma.
• Reid was one of just five players to post a sub 1.00 ERA last season.
• Reid was the first Seminole since Sarah Hamilton in 2009 to finish with a sub 1.00 ERA.

Danley Coming Alive in the Circle

• True freshman pitcher and outfielder Ashtyn Danley came to Tallahassee as one of the top recruits in the country and has begun to find her footing as a Seminole.
• Danley has made a team-high 16 starts for the Seminoles this season and holds a 13-3 record.
• In her last 13 appearances, Danley has allowed nine earned runs while striking out 44 in 52 innings.
• In ACC play, Danley holds a 2.64 ERA in 53 innings.
• Against one of the top offenses in the country in Texas, Danley threw three scoreless innings while striking out three.

Kerr Continues Hot Streak

• Redshirt junior Jahni Kerr is back for the Seminoles after a breakout season in 2023.
• In 2024, Kerr is hitting .336 with 30 RBI in 38 games. Kerr missed seven games this season due to injury.
• Against Pitt, Kerr hit three home runs in three games for the Noles.
• As one of the top recruits in the country coming out of high school, Kerr struggled in her first two seasons as a Seminole as she dealt with the implications of COVID and was recovering from a knee injury that she suffered her freshman season.
• The tide turned for Kerr in 2023, and it all started with a home run in a primetime ESPN slot against Alabama at the 2023 Clearwater Invitational. Kerr came into the game starting in just three out of the Seminoles nine games and was 2-for-10 at the plate.
• Kerr led the team with a .356 batting average while adding eight home runs and 40 RBI in 2023.
• Kerr earned First Team All-ACC honors for the first time in her career and was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team.

My Oh Amaya

• Fans have known the name Amaya Ross for awhile but mainly for her insane speed on the base paths. Now, Ross has found herself in the FSU lineup for more than just her speed.
• Ross has started all 46 games this season after making just 18 starts the past two seasons.
• Ross has already surpassed her hit, RBI and home run numbers this season from the last two seasons combined.
• Ross had one of the best weeks of her career at the Dugout Club Classic.
• In six games, Ross recorded 10 hits in 15 at-bats (.667) with six RBI and three triples.
• Ross was involved in 17 out of the Seminoles 47 runs scored in the Dugout Club Classic and was a perfect 5-for-5 on the base paths.
• Ross's six triples is ninth in the country.
• Ross is 25th in the country and second in the ACC with 23 stolen bases this season.
• Ross currently holds a .318 batting average with eight home runs which is fourth on the team.
• Ross has stolen 50 bases in 54 attempts over the course of her career.

Flaherty Returns to Lead the Noles in the Infield and on the Base Paths

• No one was more dangerous on the base paths last season than Florida State's Devyn Flaherty.
• Flaherty stole 31 bases on 32 attempts which led the ACC.
• Flaherty cracked the all-time top 10 list for most career stolen bases in school history. Flaherty has 97 career stolen bases which puts her eighth in school history.
• Flaherty was one of four players in the NCAA in 2023 to steal 30 or more bases while only being caught once.
• Flaherty has come alive at the plate for the Seminoles during ACC play as she is hitting .390.

Well-traveled. Atlanta prep star. Signed with Ole Miss. Played JUCO. Now to FSU:

An update from the Seminole Showcase with current LB commit Ethan Pritchard.
https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/lb-commit-ethan-pritchard-remains-locked-with-fsu

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Via FSU:

Four distinguished graduates of Florida State University and a U.S. congressman will be the featured speakers during FSU’s spring commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.

President Richard McCullough will preside over five commencement ceremonies in addition to a doctoral hooding ceremony for Ph.D. graduates from all disciplines. About 6,560 students are expected to participate in the six events during the two-day celebration.

This spring, Florida State will award degrees to 7,813 graduates, including 5,739 bachelor’s degrees, 1,379 master’s/specialist degrees and 273 doctoral degrees. The College of Law will confer 312 degrees on May 5 and the College of Medicine will confer 110 on May 18.

Friday’s 2 p.m. ceremony to celebrate College of Business graduates will feature James Seneff, who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from FSU. Seneff is the founder of CNL Financial Group, a private investment management firm based in Orlando. His transformative gift to FSU’s College of Business established the James M. Seneff Scholars Program, an elite honors program for high-achieving students that provides unique educational opportunities, meetings with business leaders and personalized mentorship programs.

U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn from Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, which consists of 16 counties in North Florida, will speak to the graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences at the 7 p.m. ceremony Friday. He was a surgeon in Panama City for more than 25 years and for 15 years in the U.S. Army before that. He was the founding president of a large surgical practice and founding chairman of a bank. He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has responsibility for energy policy, interstate and foreign commerce, telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, health care policy and research, and environmental quality. He also serves on the House Parliamentary Assembly of NATO, the Select Committee on China and the Artificial Intelligence Task Force.

Christopher Iansiti, who earned both his bachelor of science in finance and master of science in instructional systems from FSU, will deliver the commencement address to the graduates of the colleges of Applied Studies, Medicine, Motion Picture Arts, Social Sciences and Public Policy, as well as the Dedman College of Hospitality and Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship during Saturday’s 9 a.m. ceremony. Iansiti founded and recently sold IANSITI Performance Group Inc., an organizational performance consulting firm, which boasts a client roster of well-known national and global corporations. He is an FSU College of Business Hall of Fame inductee and previously served as chairman of the FSU College of Business Board of Governors. In 2011, the College of Education honored him as a Distinguished Alumnus for his achievements. Iansiti currently chairs the FSU Foundation Board of Trustees.

FSU Coach Odell Haggins will deliver the commencement address to graduates of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the colleges of Nursing, Health and Human Sciences, and Education during Saturday’s 2 p.m. ceremony. Haggins, the longest-tenured assistant football coach in the country, has been a member of the Florida State Seminoles coaching staff since 1994. Haggins has also served as associate head coach and has twice been named interim head coach, leading the Seminoles to bowl berths both times. Haggins played for Florida State from 1985 to 1989 under Coach Bobby Bowden and was an All-American defensive lineman. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers and went on to play for the Buffalo Bills during their 1991 Super Bowl season. After his NFL career, he returned to Florida State, completed his degree and joined Bowden’s staff. Haggins has been inducted into the Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame, the Polk County Sports Hall of Fame and FSU Circle of Gold.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will speak to the graduates of the colleges of Fine Arts, Communication and Information, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Social Work and Music during Saturday’s 7 p.m. ceremony. Deegan graduated from FSU with a bachelor's degree in communications and began a career in broadcast journalism that spanned 25 years. She became Jacksonville's first female mayor in 2023. After three personal battles with breast cancer, she channeled her experiences into action by founding the DONNA Foundation to support cancer patients, survivors and health care providers.

Florida State University Panama City will hold its spring commencement ceremony at 6:30 p.m. CT Sunday, May 5, at Tommy Oliver Stadium in Panama City. Jorge Gonzales, president and CEO of The St. Joe Co., will deliver the keynote address. Gonzales, a two-time FSU alumnus, is also a member of the FSU Board of Trustees. FSU Panama City will confer 99 bachelor’s and 55 master’s degrees and will award 29 students with the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degree for the first time ever.

FSU sports information:

The Florida State Women’s Golf team has been selected to play in the NCAA Las Vegas Regional Championship May 6-8 at the Spanish Trail Country Club in Nevada as announced by the NCAA Women’s Golf Committee. The Seminoles’ selection to the NCAA Las Vegas Regional Championship marks the 18th consecutive season program has competed in an NCAA Regional – every year since 2006.

A total of 72 teams and 30 individuals have been selected to play in six regionals across the country. From each regional five teams and one individual not on those qualifying teams will advance to the National Championship Finals at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

“This is the most exciting, yet exasperating, week of the entire season,” said Seminole Head Coach Amy Bond who will take her 13th consecutive team to NCAA Championship regional play. “The bottom line is you have to finish in the top five in the regional or your season is over. We absolutely have the talent and experience to advance to the championship finals, but in order to do that we need to focus on ourselves.”

The Seminoles have appeared in each NCAA regional championship since 2006. During that span of 18 consecutive years of participation in the regional championships, the Seminoles have earned two team championships (at Louisville in 2021 and at Tallahassee in 2022), finished in the top-five seven times, and in the top 10 a total of 13 times. Florida State finished in fifth place and advanced to the championship finals at the NCAA Raleigh Regional in 2023.

One of the most consistent teams across the nation in recent years, the Seminoles have earned seven consecutive top-five regional finishes under Bond – second at Shoal Creek (2016), third at Columbus (2017), second at Tallahassee (2018), second at Auburn (2019), first at Louisville (2021), first at Tallahassee (2022) and fifth at Raleigh (2023). There was no NCAA Tournament in 2020.

“I am very confident in our team and each one of our players heading in the regional,” said Bond. “We continue to build our program each year and are proud of our program’s regional success, but we know that every year is different. We have many things going for us as a team including the experience and depth of our current team which continues to perform well at every event. We’ll have our full team in the lineup for this event, which is very exciting. As always, we have to get off to a strong start and control what we can control like we have throughout the season.

“We are all excited to see what this week brings; we are built for the postseason. Now we have to seize each moment and each stroke of all three rounds and do what we do best – play great golf.”

Seniors Charlotte Heath and Alice Hodge will tie the school record for regional participation with four as they lead the Seminoles at Spanish Trail. Both Heath and Hodge played on Florida State’s regional championship teams at Louisville in 2021 and at the Seminole Legacy Golf Course in Tallahassee in 2022.

Heath finished in a tie for 14th in the individual standings at Raleigh in 2024. She is looking to build on her 1 over par finish in Raleigh when she finished with scores of 70-73-74 for a three-round total 217.

“We are all looking forward to regionals,” said Heath. “Playing in regionals is what we have grown accustomed to playing in the first week of May. We all have to stay within ourselves and play how we have played all season. This is what we work for every year.”

Hodge was at her best in regional play as she finished in a tie for third with a 2-under-par score of 214 in 2022 leading the Seminoles to the championship of the Tallahassee regional. She carded her career-best score of 65 in the third round of the championship to pace the Seminoles to victory.

“We are excited to begin playing in the regional.” Said Hodge. “I feel like we are peaking at the right time of the season. There are some very good vibes within all of the girls. This is a fun, yet stressful time of the year, but we are excited to play well at the most important time of the year.”

Florida State is one of eight ACC Teams selected to play in the 2024 NCAA Championship tournament. The Seminoles are joined by Clemson (No. 3 Seed, Bryan), Duke (No. 2 seed, Cle Elum), Miami (No. 9, Auburn), North Carolina (No. 5, Auburn), Virginia (No. 4 seed, Cle Elum), Virginia Tech (No. 8 seed, Cle Elum), and Wake Forest Wake Forest (No. 1 seed, Bermuda Run) as the league is represented in five of the six regional championships.

NCAA Bermuda Run Regional Championship (by regional seed): UCLA (1), Arkansas (2), Arizona (3), Florida State (4), Cal (5), Purdue (6), Baylor (7), Oklahoma (8), Colorado State (9), Kent State (10), Xavier (11), Dartmouth (12).

Tallahassee attorney Will Fixel joins Seminole Sidelines to discuss the latest developments and explain terminology in the FSU-ACC case with Osceola publisher Jerry Kutz and editor Bob Ferrante.

We discuss and define topics like ripeness and personal jurisdiction, which were topics in Judge John Cooper's courtroom on Monday. While Cooper ordered the FSU and ACC to sit down and mediate, Fixel explains why that could be more complex than in other cases.

Fixel also joined the Osceola in early April to discuss the case. If you missed it, watch that video here or check out the April 12 edition of Seminole Sidelines on the Apple podcast app.

Seminole Sidelines is sponsored by Seminoles2Ireland.com, which has built travel packages to help FSU fans enjoy the season opener against Georgia Tech and build fan experiences in and around Dublin in August, as well as Alumni Hall.

(Watch or listen to the show at the link, it will also be on Apple podcast app soon.)

My family is mourning the sudden and unexpected loss of my 44 year old nephew early this morning.
He was a healthy guy non smoker in good health. Collapsed and despite every effort to save him surgeons discovered he suffered a ruptured aorta. Leaves behind a wife and two children. We’re in shock. His Dad (my brother) is inconsolable, 💔😔
When you hear people say be glad for every day and tell your family you love them no words could be truer.

Rivals will be hosting its Elite Camp in Atlanta on Sunday morning. The on-field workouts and drills will start around 9:30 am (there is a 90-percent chance of rain when the camp is scheduled to begin, and the chances of rain don't fall below 70-percent until late afternoon, as far as what the forecast calls for at this time). There are several dozen prospects from the classes of 2025 and 2026 that either have offers from FSU or are receiving interest from the Seminoles.

2025 Prospects Expected to Participate

Faheem Delane
Anquon Fegans
Zion Grady
Jontae Gilbert
Lagonza Hayward
Jakaleb Faulk
Alvin Henderson
Antwann Hill
Brayden Jacobs
Duke Johnson
Ezekiel Marceline
Naeshaun Montgomery
Zayden Walker
Tavion Wallace
Jett White


The 2026 list is equally as impressive.

Tyler Atkinson
Cam Brooks
Desmond Green
Kail Ellis
Kaiden Hall
Bear McWhorter
Kaiden Protho

Weather permitting, we will have updates during the course of the day on Twitter and on this thread.

You can follow me, National Recruiting Analyst John Garcia and the Rivals Team on Twitter/X for live updates or check the board for updates periodically.

FSU sports information:

Florida State Athletics (FSU) and The Brandr Group (TBG) have established an agreement for student-athletes competing across all the school’s varsity teams that will enable FSU student-athletes to profit from their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) using the school’s official trademarks and logos. The partnership gives Brandr the ability to use FSU Athletics marks as part of a group licensing program they are offering to all FSU student-athletes.

“We’re pleased and excited to enter into this partnership with Brandr,” said Michael Alford, FSU Vice President and Director of Athletics. “This agreement is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure that we are helping our student-athletes have access to the types of services necessary for maximizing their value as they pursue NIL opportunities that allow them to both earn money and garner practical work experience.”

TBG, a brand management, marketing, and licensing agency, will manage and administer the program while creating licensing opportunities on behalf of the student-athletes. Additionally, it will support the collective use of student-athletes' NIL in licensing and marketing programs, facilitating opportunities on behalf of the student-athletes, while not limiting individual NIL rights. All student-athlete participation is voluntary.

With decades of collective management experience for some of the world's largest brands, TBG has managed group rights programs in the college space and for the NFL, NBA, and MLB players’ associations.

The comprehensive partnership positions Florida State as a leader in the NIL space, fashioning a complete approach to engaging with premier brands, maximizing athlete revenue, and driving engagement between student-athletes and fans. For instance, one of the first activations as part of this partnership is with ONIT, an innovative, new entrant into the trading cards and sports memorabilia space that creates high-end trading cards tailored to the NIL marketplace. ONIT and Brandr have partnered with Florida State softball student-athletes to release a set of trading cards featuring every member of the team.

TBG also has collaborated with Florida State athletes on several earlier TBG national program activations, including ones with national brands like Taco Bell and Dodge Ram, with more campaigns planned for the coming months in various industries like sports memorabilia and e-commerce programs.

“We’re thrilled to be able to partner with Florida State, knowing their robust embrace of group rights licensing puts them at the forefront of what is an ever-changing marketplace and allows them to drive opportunities that can yield maximum benefit for their student-athletes,” said Wesley Haynes, CEO of TBG. “One of the most intriguing aspects about this partnership is the endorsement made by the broader Florida State community, from the school’s leadership to its donors and alumni. That type of buy-in is crucial to success, and we’re excited to create innovative campaigns, programs and experiences that drive value for all involved, most importantly Seminole student-athletes.”

Products combining team logos with player names and numbers have accounted for a significant portion of licensed merchandise sales in professional sports for decades, and this program provides the same opportunities for collegiate student-athletes.

Fans can expect to be able to purchase official Florida State merchandise, including team jerseys with the name and number of Seminoles players who have joined the respective group licensing program, once TBG enters into agreements with applicable school trademark licensees.

Florida State Women’s Basketball coach Brooke Wyckoff has secured her first transfer for the upcoming 2024-25 season, adding talented Brazilian shooting guard Raiane Dias Dos Santos from Gulf Coast State College. The redshirt freshman guard will have three years of college eligibility remaining at FSU.

“We are thrilled with the addition of Raiane to our team next season,” Wyckoff said. “She is an experienced basketball player who brings a versatile skill set that will add to our guard play for next season. Raiane is a hard worker and an amazing person. I know our fans will enjoy getting to know her and see what she brings on the court.”

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Florida State football recognized four student-athletes with spring awards, head coach Mike Norvell announced Tuesday.

Offensive lineman Maurice Smith and defensive back Azareye’h Thomas earned the Parrish Owens Heart of a Nole Award, presented in recognition of outstanding leadership and commitment to the Florida State University football program. Defensive back Fentrell Cypress II earned the program’s Unconquered Points Champion, and long snapper Mason Arnold took home the Seminole Service Award.

“I am proud to recognize these four players for their work in the winter and spring,” Norvell said. “This is the first time we have done spring awards since I have been the head coach at Florida State. The commitment we have already seen from this year’s team has been remarkable, and I wanted to recognize that in a tangible way. Fentrell and Mason have been committed to supporting their teammates and other student-athletes at FSU while also focusing on academics and impacting the greater Tallahassee community. Maurice and Azareye’h did a great job of continuing to grow throughout spring practices and have emerged as leaders on our team. Their work to continue getting better on the field while also exemplifying and upholding our standard in the classroom and in the community provided a tremendous example to our team.”

The criteria for the Parrish Owens Heart of a Nole Award includes showing leadership on and off the field, consistency through 15 spring practices and high performance in the Unconquered Accountability Challenge, which provides points for every aspect of expectations on and off the field during the offseason program.

“Parrish Owens has a remarkable heart for Florida State as an institution and a commitment to the student-athletes here at FSU,” Norvell said. “His leadership has made a valuable and appreciated impact on our program, and Maurice and AZ are worthy recipients of the first Parrish Owens Heart of a Nole Award.”

The Seminoles will begin preseason camp in July to continue preparations for their season opener on Aug. 24 in Dublin, Ireland, against Georgia Tech.