During the bye week, FSU's QBs and wideouts got together a few times without coaches to try and work out the kinks that have showed up this season.

After an improved week in practice, Mike Norvell is hopeful the passing game can sync better vs. Memphis.

Good morning all. I didn’t see anything posted on this yet, so I wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you’re a DIRECTV customer, you may need to seek an alternative to view ESPN/Disney programming due to ongoing contract negotiations.


There are a good number of alternatives out there that offer free trials, such as YouTube TV.

FSU sports information:

The No. 3 Florida State soccer team (4-0-1) meets with in-state rivals Florida (2-0-3) for the 30th edition of the Sunshine Showdown in Gainesville on Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles currently hold a 37-game unbeaten streak against non-conference opponents.

Florida State currently leads the series at 16-13-0 and has defeated the Gators in the last six meetings. During that six game stretch, FSU has outscored Florida 16-3 with two five-goal victories within that time. Last year’s matchup required a late game-winning goal from Jody Brown en route to an unbeaten national championship season.

The Seminoles continue to extend and break program records on their impressive run dating back to last season. Florida State has scored in 39 straight games and holds a 28-game unbeaten streak, both of which are program records. FSU has recorded four shutouts in the opening five games and have conceded just two goals in the past 10 games.

The reigning national champions finished the first month of play unbeaten and wrapped up the four-game homestand with a solid 2-0 victory over Villanova on Sunday afternoon. Mimi Van Zanten scored her third goal of the season off a corner kick before Taylor Huff finished off the contest with her fifth goal in five games. Huff and Van Zanten lead the team with 21 combined points.

FSU has scored 21 goals through the first five games, the most goals scored in that time since 2009 while conceding just one goal in the opening five games for the first time since 2020.

The Seminoles have sent six players representing three nations to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. Lara Dantas and Brazil steamrolled through their first two games to qualify for the knockout round. Dantas scored the first goal of the tournament for Brazil in the 9-0 victory over Fiji before defeating France 3-0. Brazil will look to finish top of Group B with a win or draw over Canada.

The United States bounced back from a loss to reigning champions Spain with a 2-0 victory over Morocco and will look to seal qualification with a result over Paraguay. Marianyela Jiménez and Venezuela picked up its first-ever point in the competition with a 0-0 draw against South Korea and can qualify for the knockout round with a win over Nigeria on Saturday.

The 2 p.m. game between the Seminoles and Gators will be available to watch on SEC Network.

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.

How to follow (all times ET)​

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

In a few areas, FSU's performance in its season-opening loss last weekend left plenty to be desired. Here are four players deserving of an increased role in FSU's home opener vs. Boston College Monday night.

Seeing Treshaun Ward without a spear! I know he has been gone, but this the first time he has played against us i believe. I hated seeing him leave. A walk on who earned a starting pos at FSU then leaves and continues to play. Not only is he a player he is a PLAYmaker and he is what we need. I’m high on Lucus and I’ve always like Toa, but it sure would be nice to have his ability!

Our offense lacks Game Changer/s, impact players, aka PLAYmakers. We have Players who can be good players. You have to have at least a playMAKER in at 2 of 3 skilled pos on offense. RB and WR can take over a game. It’s never if they will it’s when they will. Outside of Lucus I’m not sure who the guy is. Now I’M big on Hykeem. From what I saw in HS and the limited amount of PT he has gotten since being here. I feel pretty confident his will be that guy! I This is the #1 5* rated wr and he has basically been asked to block and he does it like it’s important because it is. I’ve got that feeling.

I know one thing is glaringly evident and that is we severely need a playmaker at TE. Morlock is a liability in blocking and isn’t enough of factor in the passing game. Bell covered him up which allowed him to make a few plays. Norvell’s offense is at its best with a playMAKER at TE.

I can almost guarantee you if we had one true playmaker they allows are good for 7-14 pts. But 2 game changers it’s an auto 14 - 17 pts they will account for. These PLAYmakers would have broke the GT game open. 95% of the time when there is an upset or hell any win there are 2 areas everyone goes to first Penalties and Turnovers. When those two areas show the results any coach would want but still lose it’s almost always one thing NO playMAKERS.

Florida State earned a late night commitment on Wednesday from a target that visited campus on Monday.

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Here's a portion of a story Eric Lyman, from the Sentinel, wrote about the impact the Aer LIngus Classic had in Ireland.

Georgia Tech’s gritty victory will solidify the Yellowjackets as a team on the ascent, but the real winner of the game may be Ireland, the host country. It’s the sixth time since 2012 that Ireland has hosted a college football game, and this year’s contest — the middle game in a five-game stretch sponsored by Aer Lingus, Ireland’s national airline — is said to have injected more than $130 million into the Irish economy.

A lot of that came from fans of both teams (local media said FSU fans outnumbered their Georgia Tech compatriots four to one), making vacations out of the game and fanning out across the country in the lead-up to the game. In Dublin, Aviva Stadium ran out of beer during the game, though it was resupplied quickly. Even after the game, disappointed FSU fans were singing and making toasts at pubs along with those wearing Georgia Tech gear and with locals just enjoying the spectacle of it all.

That’s what most coverage of the game in the local media focused on — what one paper called the “Razzmatazz of American football.” Locals say they are already looking forward to next year’s edition of the game, which will pit Big 12 rivals Kansas State and Iowa State.

The series of games on the Emerald Isle are helping to establish American football as a niche sport in the country. A few dozen schools in Ireland now have teams playing American football, and there’s a growing community that meets to watch and discuss college and NFL games. It’s unclear, though, the extent to which the sport will ultimately catch on in a country that already has three popular rough sports in rugby, hurling and Gaelic Football (not to mention soccer, which, when the Irish play, can become a contact sport).

Back in Tallahassee, FSU coach Mike Norvell will face his own set of questions. Norvell has earned a reputation as a coach who artfully used the transfer portal to build teams capable of double-digit win totals, filling roster gaps with a mixture of under-utilized talents and diamonds in the rough. That strategy had never been used to that extent, and it stands in stark contrast to traditional programs like rival Clemson, which won two national championships and seven ACC titles in an eight-year span until FSU snatched the crown away last season.

Now the question is whether a team with so many players who hadn’t played together until this year will pull together a run that’ll get it into the first year of a 12-team playoff. It could happen: FSU’s upcoming four games are not exactly daunting: the Seminoles host Boston College, Memphis and California before going on the road to SMU. But then things get harder, with three games against preseason ranked teams in a five-game stretch starting with Clemson on Oct. 5.

If you recognize the writers by line, Lyman is now a freelance writer based in Italy. He was the sports editor for the Florida Flambeau and helped cover the university’s sports program for the Orlando Sentinel in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Biggest issue with this team. They can’t win 3rd down on either side of the ball.

FSU is paying Memphis a $1.3 million guarantee for Saturday’s home game. This is close to prior guarantees to G5 schools but also lower than in past years this decade.

2020
Jacksonville State — $400,000

2021
Jacksonville State — $400,000
UMass — $1.5 million

2022
Duquesne — $400,000
Louisiana — $1.4 million

2023
North Alabama — $400,000
Southern Miss — $1.5 million

2024
Charleston Southern — $450,000
Memphis — $1.3 million

2025
Texas A&M Commerce — $450,000
Kent State — $1.2 million

FSU earned $5.1 million for playing LSU at New Orleans in 2022 and $5.1 million for playing LSU at Orlando in 2023

We previously wrote about the FSU-GT contract for the game in Ireland