Heading into Week 1 of the college football season:

A common denominator for Haynes King's career: The quarterback's connection to an FSU legend (Chris Weinke), a former FSU coach (Jimbo Fisher) and the current FSU coach (Mike Norvell). All of them have been intrigued by King.

Norvell was Memphis’ coach when he saw King’s skill set early at Longview (Texas) High, where he developed into a three-star quarterback and had 30 touchdowns (20 passing, 10 rushing) in his senior season in 2019.

“We did a satellite camp in East Texas, maybe going into his junior year,” Norvell said. “We offered him that night. I’ve known his dad since I got into coaching. John King is one of the great coaches in the state of Texas. So much respect for him. And a lot of respect for the young man.

"You see his growth throughout his career. I think he’ll be one of the best quarterbacks in the country.”

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Florida State junior All-American Luke Clanton earned his third top-10 PGA Tour finish of the summer of 2024 as he finished in fifth place in the Wyndham Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club. He totaled scores of 67-68-62-69 for a four-round total of 266 (-14). His 5th place finish marked his third top-10 PGA Tour finish of the season with a T2 finish at the John Deere Classic and a T10 finish at the PGA Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Clanton is the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1961 to record three top-10 finishes in the same season as an amateur on the PGA Tour.

Making Clanton’s finish most incredible was the fact that he played 39 holes on the final day of competition (Sunday) – three holes to complete his second round, 18 holes to complete his third round, and 18 more holes to play his final round – after much of the first two days of the championship were moved because of the remnants of Hurricane Debby in the Greensboro area.

“It’s awesome being out here,” Clanton told a national audience on CBS following his final round. “To understand that I’m out here playing on the PGA Tour, and playing against the best players in the world, is pretty sweet. I played really well this week; I couldn’t make a few putts coming down the stretch. But again, I think it’s that confidence builder for me knowing that I can compete out here. It’s awesome.”

Clanton stood 13 under through his first three rounds (and 54 holes), trailing Matt Kuchar by one stroke while Kuchar had six holes remaining in his third round.

Clanton fired an 8-under 62 in his third round and was tied for the lead at 13 under when he headed back out for his final 18 holes.

Clanton has made five cuts in six PGA Tour starts this summer and has remained steadfast in his desire to return to Florida State to help the Seminoles chase an NCAA Championship. Clanton shot his 8-under 62, his third round of 63 or better, the most of any player on the PGA Tour since he made his debut at the U.S. Open in June. Clanton’s score of 62 ranks as his lowest single-round score of his summer in a PGA Tour event.

“Winning out here (on the PGA Tour) is really hard,” said Clanton. “You’ve got to be near-perfect. I think the biggest thing for me is just learning, understanding more and more. I’m 20-years old and I still am an amateur. I’m still learning every single day I step out here. Today was a big learning experience – 39 holes in one day, a 4:50 wake-up – that’s definitely a first for me. If I keep learning week-by-week, and hopefully keep connecting the dots, it might come soon.”

Clanton had a share of the lead as he played the 11th hole, his second hole of his final round, when Kuchar made bogey at 14 in his third round.

Following his play at the Wyndham, Clanton – the No. 3 ranked amateur in the World Amateur Golf Rankings – boarded a plane and flew to play at the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. With a 3:09 (ET) tee time on Monday, his will play in a dynamic trio that includes the No. 1 (Gordon Sargent), No. 2 (Jackson Koivun), and No. 3 (Clanton) ranked amateur players in the world.

“I’m pretty excited to go to the U.S. Am,” said Clanton. “It’s one of my most favorite events of the year. Hopefully I’ll go out there and compete.”

Clanton will be joined by five of his current Seminole teammates at the U.S. Am – Gray Albright, Jack Bigham, Andrew McLauchlan, Michael Mayes, and Tyler Weaver.

By making the cut at the Wyndham and finishing in the top-10, Clanton has now earned 13 PGA Tour University points. Collegiate players who earn 20 PGA Tour University points can take up PGA Tour membership at the conclusion of their next academic year. Clanton begins his junior season at Florida State on August 26.

Clanton's Summer Results/Upcoming Schedule

June 13-16: US Open (T41, 76-69-69-74=288; 2nd Lowest Amateur; One of two amateurs in the top 50)
June 27-30: PGA Tour Rocket Mortgage Classic (T10, 69-68-75-72=274; Low Amateur; Only Amateur in the top 40)
July 4-7: PGA Tour John Deere Classic (T2, 63-67-67-63=260; Low Amateur)
July 11-14: PGA Tour ISCO Championship (T37, 70-65-69-71=275; Low Amateur)
July 25-28: PGA Tour 3M Open (71-72=143; MC)
August 8-11: PGA Tour Wyndham Championship (5, 68-67-62-69=266; Low Amateur)
August 12-18: US Amateur (Hazeltine National Colf Club, Chaska, Minn.)

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Thanks to Patrick Nelson for writing on Khori Louis, one of FSU volleyball's stars. They open the season on Friday.

(And, yes, Khori is Corey Louis' daughter)

freshly back from Dublin and don't have flexibility to get to TLH this Monday night. One seat near midfield ( East side but....hey- it's a night game!) , Section 10 row 51. Going for $100+ each on Stubhub, will sell for EITHER $50 or a promise to buy me one or two beers at a future game. Go Noles!

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The No. 20 Florida State volleyball team begins their season as they look to defend their ACC Championship and build on their most wins since 2016 as the 2024 season begins with the Seminoles Invitational this weekend at Tully Gym. FSU will take on USF on Friday night at 6 p.m., UC Santa Barbara at 4 p.m. on Saturday and against No. 25 Georgia at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Friday's and Saturday's games will be streamed on ACCNX with Sunday's top 25 matchup against No. 25 Georgia can be seen on the ACC Network.

Noles Begin Season by Hosting Seminole Invitational

• For the first time since 2011, the Florida State volleyball team will begin its season inside of Tully Gym as they host USF, UC Santa Barbara and Georgia for the Seminole Invitational on Aug.30-Sept. 1.
• The Seminoles are 30-8 on opening weekend under Head Coach Chris Poole.
• The Seminoles have won 11 consecutive games inside of Tully Gym dating back to last season.
• Both Georgia and UC Santa Barbara qualified for the NCAA Tournament while USF finished the season 22-12.

Noles Look to Build Off Historic 2023 Season

• For the first time since 2012, Florida State won the ACC Championship as they shared the title with Final Four participant Pitt after posting a 16-2 record in conference play.
• FSU's 23 wins was its most wins since the 2016 season.
• FSU returns six players who played in 25 or more matches last season including Audrey Koenig who was the 2023 ACC Co-Player of the Year.
• The Seminoles added six new players to the 2024 roster which include four transfers and two true freshmen.

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.

Getting Challenged Early and Often

• 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.
• The Seminoles ACC schedule is no cupcake either as the Seminoles will play Elite Eight participants Louisville, Pitt and Stanford as well as NCAA Tournament qualifiers Georgia Tech, Miami (2x) and SMU (2x).

SHE'S BAAAACCCKKKKK

• The reigning 2023 ACC Co-Player of the Year Audrey Koenig is back for one last season with the Seminoles and will look to solidify herself as one of the top players in FSU history.
• Koenig was just the fourth Seminole to win the ACC Player of the Year award and was the first Nole to accomplish the feat since Payton Caffrey in 2018.
• Koenig also earned 2023 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors for the first time in her career.
• Koenig led the Noles in 2023 with 374 kills on 900 total attacks while hitting .300.
• Koenig was also great defensively as she was second on the team with 306 digs.
• Koenig's 13 double-doubles last season were the 13th-most in FSU history.
• Koenig has recorded 957 kills during her career with the Garnet and Gold. That mark is tied for seventh all-time in program history in the rally scoring era. Koenig will look to become just the sixth Seminole in the rally scoring era to surpass 1,000 kills. Koenig also ranks fifth all-time in the rally scoring era with 2,619 attacks.

Louis Coming Off Her Best Season as a Nole

• FSU senior and Tallahassee native Khori Louis put together her best season as a Seminole in 2023 as she earned First Team All-ACC honors and AVCA All-America Honorable Mention for the first time in her career.
• Louis hit a career-high .432 which ranked fourth in the nation and was the fifth-best mark in school history and the best mark since Sareea Freeman in 2012.
• Louis holds a career hitting percentage of .366 which is fourth all-time in FSU history. Brianna Barry holds the program record for career hitting percentage as she hit .371 in her career from 2006-09.
• Louis was second on the team with 271 kills and 93 blocks in 2023.
• In her career, Louis has recorded 757 kills which is tied for 14th in program history in the rally scoring era. Louis needs just 100 kills to crack the top 10 list.
• Louis also ranks top 15 in program history in the rally scoring era in solo blocks, assisted blocks and total blocks.

Noles Make Transfer Splash with Taylor Head

• The Seminoles made one of the biggest transfer moves in college volleyball last season as they picked up transfer Taylor Head from Arkansas. Head will have one season with the Seminoles after four seasons with Arkansas. Head is using her extra year of eligibility due to playing in 2021 when the season was altered due to COVID-19.
• Head was one of the best hitters not only in the SEC but the entire country last season as she picked up AVCA Third Team All-America honors after recording 494 kills with a .231 hitting percentage for a Razorback team that qualified for the Elite Eight.
• Her 494 kills ranked 19th in the country and second in the SEC.
• Head was one of the best all-around players in the country last season as she was third in the entire nation with 22 double-doubles.
• Head ranked in the top 10 in the SEC in total kills, kills per set, total attacks, attacks per set, double-doubles, points and total digs.
• Last season, Head would've led the ACC in total kills, points, double doubles and total attacks. Head also would've ranked in the top five in kills per set, attacks per set and points per set.
• Head spent her spring with the Florida State beach volleyball team where she finished the season with a 8-2 record.

Dupes Ready To Get Back on the Court

• After a knee injury kept her off the court in 2023, libero Emery Dupes is ready to become a force for the Seminoles' defense once again.
• Prior to injury, Dupes led the team with 287 digs in 2022 while playing in 94 sets.
• As a freshman, Dupes earned All-ACC honors and became the first freshman libero in FSU history to earn All-ACC honors.
• Broke the school freshman record with 3.88 digs per set and was also just the 12th player in FSU history to record over 400 digs.
• Dupes is currently averaging 3.50 digs per set in her career which ranks seventh all-time in FSU history.
• Dupes has also been terrific behind the service line recording 44 aces in two seasons. In 2021, Dupes recorded six service aces in a single match which is tied for the third-most ever by a Seminole in a single match.

Experienced Transfers

• In addition to Taylor Head, Chris Poole brought in a plethora of transfers who bring a variety of experience to the 2024 team.
• Poole brought in Memphis transfer Loren Robertson who played in 78 matches in four seasons for Memphis. Robertson's best season came in 2022 when she played in every match and recorded a career-high 1,181 assists while adding 320 digs.
• Poole also added 2022 Division II National Freshman of the Year and 2023 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention Iane Henke from Cal State LA. Henke helped Cal State LA to their first-ever National Championship by putting down a career-high 21 kills in the National Championship Game. Henke ended her season with 407 kills and 405 digs.
• Kelsey Perry comes to the Noles from Iowa State as a middle blocker. Perry redshirted in 2023 but had a great freshman season for the Cyclones as she was second on the team with 92 total blocks in 26 matches.

Sophomore Class Ready to Take Next Step

• Coach Poole brought in a talented freshman before the 2023 season, and they all made a great contribution to the 2023 ACC Championship team.
• Kenna Phelan was one of FSU's main setters last season as she played in all 32 matches for the Seminoles while making nine starts. Phelan recorded 602 assists while also serving up 26 aces for the Seminoles.
• Kyleene Filimaua had to shift to the Seminoles main libero as injuries hit FSU last season, and she thrived as she led the team with 326 digs. Filimaua is expected to return to her main position at outside hitter. Filimaua recorded 50 kills last season for the Noles.
• Maddie Snider was key to the Seminoles' depth on the right side as she played in 31 out of the 32 matches. Snider put down 151 kills while also adding 57 total blocks.
• Ella Gaona came in key moments for the Seminoles on the defensive end last season as she played in 72 assists and recorded 74 digs for FSU.

Sova Comes In and Brings International Experience

• Coach Poole made a big addition during the summer as he brought in 6-5 freshman Johanna Sova from Tallinn, Estonia.
• Sova did not sign with the Seminoles until the summer and did not make it to campus until August 19 as she was playing with the Estonian National Team.
• Sova was a member of the Estonia U19 and U21 teams and was a three-time Estonian Championship winner.

Noles Take Trip of a Lifetime This Past Summer

• The Florida State volleyball team took a foreign trip this summer over to Europe.
• The Seminoles played four matches against teams from Greece, Italy and Maribor.
• FSU also did plenty of exploring the Athena Olympic Stadium, Venice, Mlilan and much more.

Louis Gains Valuable Experience with Team USA

• Senior Khori Louis played with some of the best players in the country and the world as she was on the Team USA squad for the NORECA Final 6.
• Louis helped Team USA take Silver at the event, and Louis had seven kills and a match-high four blocks in the Gold Medal Match.

Watts Returns to FSU as Assistant Coach

• Holly Watts returned to Florida State last spring as the Seminoles' new assistant coach while also serving as the team's Director of Operations.
• Watts was an assistant coach for the Seminoles from 2008-12.
• After leaving Tallahassee, Watts served as the head coach at UTEP and Western New Mexico.
• Watts was also an assistant coach under Coach Poole at Arkansas from 1996-2007.

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Florida State’s Lottie Woad begins play Friday as a member of the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 2024 Curtis Cup Match (Aug. 30-Sept. 1) at the Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England. As the World’s No. 1 ranked player in each of the last five weeks of the WAGR rankings, Woad headlines the eight European golfers who will play against the United States in the 43rd edition of the championship.

Woad is one of seven members of the GB&I team who will make their first appearance in the Curtis Cup.

Woad is quite familiar with the Sunningdale Golf Club as it is located just 25 minutes from her family home in Farnham. She has been victorious in two events at Sunningdale – the 2021 Critchley Salver and the 2022 Sunningdale Foursomes -- and considers Sunningdale the favorite course she has played in her junior career. The Sunningdale Foursomes (a nearly 100-year old event) features male and female, and well as professional and amateur golfers all competing for a single trophy.

"I'm very much looking forward to playing in the Curtis Cup,” said Woad. “We've got a strong team, we all get along great, and Sunningdale is a fantastic course, so it's going to be a fun week."

Woad is joined on the GB&I team by Seminole Hall of Famer Karen Stupples, who will serve as an Assistant Captain for the team. Stupples has not only played in the Curtis Cup, but she won the 2004 British Open at the Sunningdale Golf Club. She played for the GB&I team on the Curtis Cup winning team in 1996 in Killarney, Ireland, and the runner-up 1998 team in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Curtis Cup is the most prestigious team trophy for women amateur golfers and contested every two year by teams representing GB&I and the United States. The event was first played in 1932. The format includes three foursomes and three four-ball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day.

The United States leads the all-time series by a 31-8 margin with three ties during the 42 contested events.

2024 Curtis Cup GB&I Team
Lottie Woad, Florida State University
Sara Byrne, University of Miami
Beth Coulter, Arizona State University
Hannah Darling, University of South Carolina
Aine Donegan, Louisiana State University
Lorna McClymont, University of Sterling
Euphemie Rhodes, Wake Forest University
Patience Rhodes, Arizona State University

2024 Curtis Cup United States Team
Zoe Campos, UCLA
Anna Davis, Auburn University
Melaine Green, University of South Florida
Jasmine Koo, University of Southern California
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest University
Catherine Park, University of Southern California
Megan Schofill, Auburn University
Asterisk Talley, Chowchilla Union (Cal.) High School

Any idea on the timeline for WR Hykeem Williams to be ready to go? His dynamic ability and size are needed.

As FSU put a bow on its preseason camp, a veteran defensive player was given the honor of breaking the rock. Redshirt junior safety Shyheim Brown was selected by FSU director of strength and conditioning to break the rock Friday.

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Brown has been one of several defensive backs who has impressed throughout FSU's preseason camp, anchoring a unit that may be the best position group on the 2024 FSU roster. He's also the vocal leader of the defense on a side of the ball that consists more of players who lead by example.

The coaches by mutual decision didn't keep stats or put out video. There was no TV or stream.

FSU led 5-1 at the half - scoring four straight goals to open the game - and won 5-2.

FSU's goal scorers: Solai Washington, Heather Gilchrist, Jordynn Dudley, Mimi Van Zanten and Wrianna Hudson.

Addie Todd started in goal but all three keepers got some time on the field.

FSU opens at South Florida on Thursday/Aug. 15.

You see words like "pitch" and "scrum" used in the media release to let us know where the Florida State Practice will be held "on the "Practice Pitch @ Aviva Stadium" and notifying us that Coach Norvell will have a "scrum" with the media following practice in the Media Centre of Aviva Stadium. Sounds more aggressive than "interviews" doesn't it.

Via Rivals' Adam Gorney: Short mention of a few 2026 prospects that have FSU in the mix