2027 DT and Rivals100 prospect Amari Vickerson visited Florida State for the first time earlier this week and his connection to new defensive line coach Terrance Knighton is extremely unique. His recruitment by FSU has just begun but FSU has a real relationship on their side.

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FSU quarterback Trever Jackson reportedly plans to enter the transfer portal Saturday afternoon. Tough from a depth standpoint.

But Jackson did not throw a pass in the open scrimmage last Saturday. He ran the scout team last fall in practice.

Jackson was a walk-on and a late addition to the class in January 2024.

Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman projects QB Landon Duckworth will pick Ole Miss:

FSU announces the signing on Monday:

Bentley announced his top three on Sunday, which included Georgia, LSU and Oklahoma.

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Just in: FSU announces that all home athletic events through Sunday have been canceled after a mass shooting on campus this afternoon.

FSU baseball's series vs. Virginia and FSU softball's series vs. Georgia Tech will not be played. We are working to find out if this also applies to FSU football practices. They're supposed to practice Thursday and Saturday (scrimmage) to close out spring camp.

FSU sports information:

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Second seeded Florida State defeated sixth seeded Cal by a 3-0 margin to advance to the championship match of the 2025 ACC Women's Golf Championships at the Sedgefield Country Club. The Seminoles won the first three duals decided with Mirabel Ting, Lottie Woad, and Kaylah Williams gaining wins to advance the Seminoles to the championship match for the first time since 2022.

Florida State will face Wake Forest on Saturday as the Seminoles play for their first ACC women's golf championship in school history.

Florida State is ranked No. 3 in the most recent NCAA poll and No. 4 in the Mizuno WGCA Coaches poll.

All-American Mirabel Ting earned the first point of the day as she defeated Cal's Adora Liu by a 2Up score. She closed out the dual on the 18th hole with an incredible chip in from off of the green that found the hole to give her the win. Ting took the lead on the ninth hole of the dual and led the remainder of the afternoon. She led for 16 of the 18 holes during the match.

All-American Lottie Woad secured the second point of the afternoon for Florida State as she earned a 5&4 win over Claudia Lara Marivitlles of Cal. She took the lead of the first hole of the dual and never trailed. Both golfers earned a par on the 14th hole of the match, which gave Woad the win as she led by five holes with four remaining to be played.

Senior Kaylah Williams earned the deciding point with a 2&1 win over Cal's Kay Noh. Williams took control of the match on the 14th hole of the day to score the deciding point for the Seminoles. She won the 15th and 16th holes and halved the 17th hole to earn the win with a two hole lead with just one hole to play.

Today's ACC Championship match begins at 9 a.m. and can been seen on ACCNX.

FSU def. Cal
Mirabel Ting (FSU) def Adora Liu (Cal), 2Up
Lottie Woad (FSU) def. Claudia Lara Marivitlles (Cal), 5&4
Kaylah Williams (FSU) def. Kay Noh (Cal), 2&1
Alexandra Gazzoli (FSU) vs. Constance Fouillet (Cal), unfinished
Sophia Fullbrook (FSU) vs. Anna Malloy (Cal), unfinished

FSU lands PG Martin Somerville, the America East Rookie of the Year

Any team in our conference going after Nico?

Just a few days after quarterback Trever Jackson was the first Seminole to announce his intentions to enter, Florida State saw offensive tackle Jaylen Early announced his intentions to enter the portal on Monday morning.

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Story Link: Jaylen Early to enter portal

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It’s the final event before the first major of the year, and while there is a hefty contingent who already have their invitation for the Masters teeing it up at the Valero Texas Open, there’s plenty who are keen to see if a recent trend continues: Win and stamp their ticket to Augusta National.
This week is the second of a Texas two-step prior to the Masters Tournament with a half-dozen golfers in the top 15 in the world teeing it up at TPC San Antonio.
This is also the final week for players looking to earn their way into the RBC Heritage via the Aon Swing 5.

Here’s everything else you need to know as the TOUR returns to TPC San Antonio.

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Don’t miss a minute of the action from TPC San Antonio in this final tune-up ahead of the season’s first major.

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FIELD NOTES: Ludvig Åberg is back in action after missing the cut at THE PLAYERS Championship. Åberg is the highest-ranked golfer in the field at No. 5. Åberg finished T14 last year at TPC San Antonio. … Akshay Bhatia returns to defend his title, looking to become the first back-to-back winner at the Valero Texas Open since Zach Johnson in 2008-09. Bhatia has three top-10 finishes in his last four starts on TOUR. … Patrick Cantlay tees it up for the first time since helping lead Atlanta Drive GC to a win in the inaugural season of TGL. Cantlay, whose Atlanta Drive squad defeated New York Golf Club 2-0 in the best-of-three finals series, has two top fives so far this season on TOUR. He is making his tournament debut at the Valero Texas Open. … Corey Conners is a combined 50-under par at the Valero Texas Open over his last five starts – including two victories. Conners comes into the week after three straight top-10 finishes on TOUR. … Justin Rose is teeing it up at Valero for the first time since 2006 – and is playing TPC San Antonio for the first time. … Jordan Spieth is back in action as a final tune-up before the Masters. Spieth, who won Valero in 2021, has four top 10s in eight starts at TPC San Antonio and two top 10s so far this season highlighted by a T4 at the WM Phoenix Open. … There are more than 20 golfers who are set to play the Masters and are using the Valero Texas Open as a warm-up. This is, of course, the final week for someone not otherwise qualified to earn their way into the first major of the year. A win and you’re in – something that’s happened in three of the last five tournaments (Bhatia in 2024, J.J. Spaun in 2022 and Conners in 2019).
SPONSOR EXEMPTIONS: Ben James will make his first TOUR start of 2025 after teeing it up four times last year – including at the U.S. Open. James, who is the No.3-ranked amateur in the world, made one cut on TOUR in 2024, the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where he finished T44. James is a junior at the University of Virginia and was named the ACC Golfer of the Month in September. … Preston Summerhays will tee it up on the PGA TOUR for the first time since 2023. Summerhays is a senior at Arizona State University and finished T2 at the Sahalee Players Championship in September. He sits fifth on the PGA TOUR University Ranking. … Previous winners of the Valero Texas Open round out the sponsor invites including 2013 winner Martin Laird, 2015 winner Jimmy Walker and back-to-back champ (2008-09) Zach Johnson.
SIGNATURE EVENT STORYLINES: The next Signature Event on the schedule is the RBC Heritage. … The top five FedExCup points earners in the Puerto Rico Open, Valspar Championship, Texas Children’s Houston Open and this week at the Valero Texas Open will earn spots in the RBC Heritage via the Aon Swing 5. … The top 10 FedExCup points earners through the Masters will earn spots in the RBC Heritage. … J.J. Spaun continues to top the Aon Next 10, with Michael Kim (who just qualified for the Masters thanks to his sparkling run of golf since February) sitting at No. 2. … With his win at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, Min Woo Lee moved to No. 5 in the Aon Next 10. … With his T2 in Houston, Gary Woodland now sits second in the Aon Swing 5. Woodland’s result in Texas was his best finish on TOUR since winning the 2019 U.S. Open, and, of course, his best since brain surgery two years ago. … Sami Valimaki, who finished fourth in Houston, is third, while Karl Vilips, who won the Puerto Rico Open, remains on top of the Aon Swing 5 standings.
COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 UPDATES: With his T2 at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, Scottie Scheffler moved from No. 15 to No. 10 in the standings as he looks to return to the top of the TOUR TOP 10 standings. … Thomas Detry was bumped from No. 10 to No. 11 with Scheffler’s jump. ... The rest of the TOUR TOP 10 remains the same from last week, with Rory McIlroy (after finishing T5 in Houston) extending his lead by more than 300 points. … Min Woo Lee, after tilting the trophy in Houston, jumped from No. 60 to No. 16 in the standings, about 200 points behind the 10th spot.
COURSE: TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), 7,438 yards, par 72. Opened in January 2010, the layout features just 100 feet of elevation and boasts a traditional design that balances wider fairways with narrower tree-lined fairways for strategic options into the greens. The downhill holes often play into the prevailing wind while uphill holes play downwind. This is the 15th time the design will play host to the Valero Texas Open.
72-HOLE RECORD: 254, Tommy Armour III (2003 at La Cantera).

• TPC San Antonio record: 268, Corey Conners (2019), Akshay Bhatia (2024), Denny McCarthy (2024).

18-HOLE RECORD: 60, Bart Bryant (Round 3, 2004 at La Cantera), Zach Johnson (Round 3, 2009 at La Cantera).

• TPC San Antonio record: 62, Trey Mullinax (Round 3, 2018)

LAST TIME: It was a Sunday full of drama at the 2024 Valero Texas Open with Bhatia emerging as the winner in a playoff over McCarthy. Bhatia and McCarthy firmly separated themselves from the pack, both finishing at 20 under for the week (with Rory McIlroy, who finished third, finishing nine shots back at 11 under). McCarthy shot a 9-under 63 including an incredible run of seven straight birdies from Nos. 12-18. In all, he birdied eight of his final nine holes and staged a furious comeback after being six shots back of the lead after making the turn. To his credit, Bhatia still shot a 5-under 67 in the finale but needed to make an 11-footer on the 72nd hole to tie McCarthy and force a playoff. He did exactly that, but in the celebration, he admitted he felt his left shoulder pop out of its socket. Bhatia then hit his tee shot and laid up with a 5-iron on the first playoff hole. McCarthy chunked a wedge about 20 yards short of his intended target and into the middle of a creek. Bhatia called for medical treatment, hit a wedge to 6 feet, and then rolled in the birdie for the win.

How to follow (all times ET):​

Television:

• Thursday-Friday: 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel)
• Saturday: 1-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3:30-6 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
• Sunday: 1-2:30 (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 (NBC/Peacock)

PGA TOUR LIVE:
PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+

• 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.

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

• Thursday-Friday: 1-7 p.m.
• Saturday: 3-6 p.m.
• Sunday: 1-6 p.m.

Congratulations again to last week's winner @NoleLizards

@seminoleed maintains overall season lead as we head to the final tune-up before the Masters



Good Luck this week

Good morning.

Just about to head out to the Betty T. Ferguson Complex in Miami Gardens for the Rivals Elite Camp.

The camp will host some of the elite prospects in the state as well as a handful of prospects that got invites during the combine yesterday. We are expecting a good group of prospects this year and many Florida State targets. I will update you on the official list of attendees when I get to the complex a little bit later.

Both Fish and I are attending today and I will be updating this thread as the day goes along with some clips and notes. Please feel free to leave your questions and I will do my best to answer them. I will also be posting a recap of thoughts and players who stuck out later next week (as I'm sure Fish will as well).

In case you are unaware of how these camps work or this is the first time you are following one, the schedule is as follows:
9am - 11am: OL and DL
Skills Positions: 12:45pm - 3:30pm

Quarterbacks start testing at 10:45 and then participate in 1-on-1's with the skills positions in the afternoon.

Luke Loucks flew into Tallahassee on the afternoon of March 9 with his wife, Stevi, and family. Florida State’s basketball coach has been working non-stop to build the program in his image.

Fueled by excitement and caffeine, Loucks has assembled a coaching staff, met with current players, landed five transfers, retained two Seminoles and has shown what he values in players. We’ll take a look at what Loucks and the coaches have accomplished as well as what’s ahead.