I see this in the NFL, and it really applies to college football.

Positions of value:
1. QB
2. LT
3. DE
4. DT
5. CB
6. WR

imho, these are the positions that FSU should be scouting and be willing to pay market, or above market value to land.
They are the difference makers on the field.
If you dont have these positions locked down, you aren't winning games, you def are not winning conference titles.

Landing mid QB's isn't going to win you any games.

In today's market, I would be looking to land 5-6 portal guys that can help tilt the field.
Every cycle.

FSU commit Kevin Wynn is among those mentioned by Rivals' Adam Gorney. Wynn plans to be at Georgia for Friday night's game and then at FSU for Saturday night's game:

If I'm Mike, I'm picking up 1 WR who can stretch the field, and the rest on the LOS. On Offense, I'm rolling the dice on Luke, and our young skill players. I'm backing the brinks truck up on the OL. On D, I'm rolling with what we have on the back 7. On the DL, I'm retaining who I can, and spending the rest of my wad in the portal.

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The No. 24/RV Florida State swimming and diving team broke two school records to open the weekend at the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday in Atlanta.

Freshman Logan Robinson set the FSU record in the 200 yard butterfly and the women’s 400 medley relay posted the best time in program history as a total of nine top-10 times in the record books were achieved on Friday. The Seminoles notched nine top-three finishes, with three victories, and a number of NCAA standard marks were attained.

The three-day meet at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center features six top-25 teams. Competition will continue Saturday and conclude on Sunday, with prelims at 10 a.m. ET and finals at 5 p.m. Along with No. 19 Georgia Tech, FSU is taking to the pool against No. 11/17 Michigan and No. 15/18 Auburn.

“This was just an amazing day for us,” FSU coach Neal Studd said. “School records, NCAA qualifiers and a relay A cut, this was just everything you would want from a day one. I am really proud of how we competed and I’m excited for the rest of the weekend.”

Robinson swam the 200 butterfly in 1:41.50 to break a nine-year old school record in the event. An NCAA B qualifying time, the first-year Seminole topped the previous FSU record of 1:41.66, set by Connor Knight in 2015.

The day ended with a record-setting win in the 400 medley relay. Freshman Alice Velden and seniors Maddy Huggins, Edith Jernstedt and Gloria Muzito finished in 3:31.68, an NCAA B mark. The foursome won the event by 0.07 seconds and sit atop the record books by nearly 0.30 seconds. They bested the previous record of 3:31.96, set in 2022 by a team that included Jernstedt.

The men’s 400 medley relay also posted a win to finish the first day of competition with an NCAA A qualifying time. Juniors Max Wilson and Tommaso Baravelli, Robinson and fifth-year Yordan Yanchev finished in 3:04.69, victorious by 0.83 seconds. The time is No. 3 in the Florida State record books and just the fourth ever to be faster than 3:05.00. Wilson and Baravelli were part of the relay squad that set the school record a season ago.

Junior Sam Bork won the 50 freestyle final, just before the 400 medley relays, to help the Seminoles post three consecutive wins to conclude the day. Bork’s NCAA B time of 19.18 is No. 4 all-time and the fastest since 2019. The victory came after he entered FSU’s top-10 list at No. 10 in the morning’s prelims with a time of 19.33.

Florida State placed first and second in the women’s 1-meter diving competition. Graduate student Samantha Vear picked up the win with a score of 325.95 in the finals, and redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark was the runner-up with a finals mark of 307.65.

Huggins moved up in the record books twice in the 200 individual medley. She placed second in the finals in 1:56.76, the second-fastest time in program history. The senior began the day at No. 6 and moved up to No. 5 in the prelims before her NCAA B mark in the final put her at No. 2 all-time and second in the race. Jernstedt (1:58.25) also picked up an NCAA B time in the prelims in the event.

The finals got underway with a pair of third-place finishes for the Seminoles in the 200 freestyle relay. The men posted an NCAA B time of 1:16.66, which is fifth-fastest in school history courtesy of Bork, fifth-year Mason Herbert, Wilson and senior Jokubas Keblys. The women touched the wall in 1:29.13, which ranks No. 4 in the record books and the fastest since 2020 thanks to freshman Maryn McDade, grad student Jenny Halden, Jernstedt and Muzito.

Yanchev added a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle final in 4:17.15, an NCAA B time.

Muzito and freshman Mathias Christensen added their names to the record books individually on Friday. Muzito swam the fourth-fastest 50 freestyle in 22.36, an NCAA B time, as she entered the top-10 list with FSU’s best time since 2016 in the event. Christensen entered the day at No. 9 in the 200 individual medley, moved up to ninth in the prelims and posted an NCAA B time of 1:44.19 in the finals to finish the day at No. 6 all-time.

As the meet continues on Saturday and Sunday, live results can be found on Meet Mobile.

The meet will be streamed live on ACCNX (Saturday: Prelims, Finals | Sunday: Prelims, Finals).

All four men’s teams at the Georgia Tech Invitational are in the top-25, with Auburn at No. 15, Michigan 17th, Georgia Tech at No. 19 and FSU 24th. In the women’s poll, Michigan is No. 11, Auburn is 18th and the Seminoles are receiving votes.

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Florida State volleyball seniors Khori Louis and Taylor Head will continue to be teammates at the professional level as both were drafted by the Atlanta Vibe in the Pro Volleyball Federation Draft on Monday afternoon. Louis was picked sixth overall and was the first middle blocker off the board and the second ACC player off the board. Head was selected with the fifth pick in the third round and the 21st pick overall.

Louis has emerged as one of the nation's top middle blockers the past two seasons for the Seminoles. The Tallahassee native was a First Team All-ACC performer in 2023 and ranked third in the entire country with a .432 hitting percentage and has picked up right where she left off in 2024. So far, Louis is second on the team with 299 kills and a .417 hitting percentage which is second in the ACC and 13th in the entire country. Louis's 299 kills are the most she has ever had in a season. Louis recorded her 1,000th career kill on November 8 against Wake Forest to become the second middle blocker and the eighth overall player to record 1,000 career kills in the rally scoring era. Louis also leads the team with 120 blocks and 1.14 blocks per set.

Head has been a great addition to the FSU volleyball team in her one year with the Seminoles after four seasons at Arkansas. A two-time AVCA All-American, Head currently leads the team with 301 digs while adding 275 kills which ranks third on the team. Head has recorded 10 double doubles this season, eight which have come during ACC play. Head has recorded 11 double digit kill matches in her last 14 matches.

The Atlanta Vibe's season begins on January 10 against the Omaha Supernovas in Omaha, Neb. The Vibe play its home matches in Gas South Arena in Atlanta. The PVF announced on Nov. 20 a multi-year extension with CBS Sports where 20 matches will be televised on CBS Sports including one match on the CBS Television Network. PVF is in its second year of existence and consists of eight teams.

I will make this brief as the schedule has been and continues to be packed.

I was able to listen to the game in between the matinee and traveling to a second show last night. What I came away with is this. No offense to the 60 second males, but there is a reason they are now 1-5. They are a terrible team. And FSU beat them and beat them handily. The Seminoles did not let them hang around to be in a position for the upset win. That is a step forward for the team.

So good job yesterday by the team. A lot of guys contributed a lot of nice plays. Jerry Deng and Malique Ewin comes to mind quickly.

Up next is Western Carolina on Tuesday at 7 PM in Tallahassee. The game will be broadcast on the ACCNX. The Catamounts are 2-2 and coming off an 82-69 loss to Wake Forest.

FSU coaches are back on the road for the April/May 2024 Contact Period seeing prospects from 2025, 2026 and 2027. Here is a look at some of the more recent 2027 offers to go out.

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Khori Louis's successful day continued on Monday evening as she was named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for her performance in the wins against No. 15 Georgia Tech and Clemson. It is the first time that Louis has earned ACC Player of the Week honors in her career.

Louis was phenomenal in the Seminoles' two wins this week as she led the team with 35 kills and an impressive .604 hitting percentage. Her .604 hitting percentage was the most of any player in the country with a minimum of 50 attempts. Louis recorded 15 kills on 26 attempts in the Noles' upset win over No. 15 Georgia Tech on Friday night. Louis followed her performance on Friday with a career day on Sunday where she tied her career high with 20 kills on just 27 attempts against Clemson. Louis raised her season hitting percentage to .417 which is second in the ACC and 13th in the entire country. Louis was drafted sixth overall in the Pro Volleyball Federation Draft by the Atlanta Vibe earlier today.

Louis and the Noles will be back in action on Wednesday at noon against No. 10 SMU in Tully Gym. The game can be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

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Florida State junior guard Ta’Niya Latson was named the ACC Co-Player of the Week on Monday by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.

This is the first ACC weekly honor for Latson this season and 15th overall between Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week.

Latson was also named the World Exposure Report Player of the Week for NCAA Division I. She joins Destiny Adams (Rutgers), Harmoni Turner (Harvard) and Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame) as players recognized by WER this season.

Latson was named MVP of the Paradise Jam, amassing 75 points while leading the Noles over Texas Tech, Missouri State and Gonzaga.

The Miami native, began the tournament with her second career double-double in a different way than her first. Latson scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while her first double-double, she contributed 34 points and 11 assists against NC Central.

After scoring 21 points against Missouri State, Latson added a triple-double against Gonzaga, scoring 24 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and tying her career high of 10 assists. She is one of four Seminoles in program history and first since 2019 to accomplish the feat.

Latson is one of nine players to perform a triple-double this season. She leads the nation in scoring at 26.1 points per game.

Florida State will face Tennessee in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at the Food City Center.

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The No. 21 Florida State volleyball team (21-9, 13-7) closed out its regular season on a high note with a four-set win (25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18) over Wake Forest (13-18, 5-15) on Friday afternoon at Reynolds Gym in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The first set was tight from start to finish with neither team able to create any sort of separation. Ultimately, the Seminoles got the upper hand in the final part of the set as they scored five out of the final seven points to win the set 25-22.

Set two was tight once again, but the Demon Deacons found themselves ahead 17-15 just past the halfway point to force a Seminole timeout. The Noles regrouped and responded with an 8-1 run to extend their lead to five and ultimately take the set 25-20.

Wake Forest jumped out to an early 6-1 lead in the third set, but the Noles rallied back to tie the set at 11. The teams traded points, but the set turned when FSU was called for being out of rotation, so instead of the set being tied at 19, the Demon Deacons took a 20-18 lead. FSU responded with back-to-back points to tie it at 20, but Wake Forest forced a fourth set with a 25-23 win.

The Noles controlled the fourth set from start to finish to avoid any drama in Reynolds Gym as they went on to win the set 25-18 to put the Demon Deacons away. FSU has won 18 consecutive matches against Wake Forest dating back to 2011.

Khori Louis continued her great play with a team-high 15 kills on 23 attempts. Taylor Head was right behind her with 14 kills while Audrey Koenig and Kyleene Filimaua had 13 and 12 kills respectively.

The Noles will learn their postseason fate on Sunday evening. The NCAA Women's Volleyball Selection Show will begin at 6 p.m. on ESPN.

FSU currently ranks 26th RPI and is projected to be sixth seed in the 64-team tournament. The Seminoles have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 14 out of the last 15 seasons.

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The Florida State volleyball team (20-8, 12-6) wraps up its regular season with a match against No. 10 SMU on Wednesday at noonon ACCNX before hitting the road for the regular season finale at Wake Forest on Friday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX.

Noles Look to Finish the Season Strong

• The Noles will look to have a strong finish to the season and improve their NCAA Tournament seeding this week with matches against No. 10 SMU and Wake Forest.
• The Noles will be looking for its fifth ranked win of the season against SMU which would tie the program record for most ranked wins in a season.
• FSU will be looking for its first-ever win against SMU. The two teams have met just twice before with SMU taking both matches.
• FSU will be looking for its 18th consecutive win over Wake Forest. FSU has not lost to Wake Forest in Winston Salem since 2005.
• FSU currently ranks 26th in the RPI.

Noles Pick Up Signature Win Over Georgia Tech

• The Noles picked up its signature win for the 2024 season last Friday night as they defeated No. 15 Georgia Tech.
• The win snapped an eight-match losing streak to the Yellow Jackets in the five-set thriller.
• It was FSU's highest ranked win of the season after going 0-5 against top 15 teams before Friday.

Noles Reach 20 Win Mark Again

• With back-to-back wins last weekend, FSU eclipsed the 20-win mark for the 12th time under Head Coach Chris Poole.
• This is the first time FSU has had back-to-back 20-win season since 2015-16.

Koenig Has Historic Match Against Wake Forest

• Audrey Koenig had one of the best individual performances you'll ever see on Nov. 8 against Wake Forest.
• Koenig recorded 20 kills in three sets which was her career high in a three-set match. Koenig is one of four players in the ACC this season to record 20 kills in a three-set match.
• More impressively, Koenig recorded eight service aces against the Demon Deacons which was the second-most in FSU history. Her eight aces are the second-most by anyone in the country for a three-set match.

Louis Reaches 1,000 Kills

• Khori Louis reached 1,000 kills on Nov. 8 against Wake Forest.
• Louis became just the seventh Nole to reach 1,000 career kills in the rally scoring era.
• Louis is just the second middle blocker in program history to reach 1,000 kills in the rally scoring era. Brianna Barry was the other middle blocker to reach 1,000 career kills.

Noles Started on the Right Foot in ACC Play....Again

• FSU has consistently started off ACC play in the win column in the last decade.
• Excluding the 2021 spring season where there were no non-conference matches, FSU has won its last 10 ACC openers.
• FSU has started 2-0 in the ACC in eight out of the last 10 seasons.
• FSU has never finished worse than 5th in the ACC under Head Coach Chris Poole.

Not Slowing Down on Offense

• FSU has proven to be one of the top offenses in the ACC and the country so far this season.
• As a team, FSU ranks 19th in the country and third in the ACC with a .276 hitting percentage.
• The Seminoles have been spreading the wealth as they have three players who have recorded 200 or more kills this season and five players who have recorded 100 or more kills this season.

Climbing the Ranks

• FSU was ranked No. 21 in this week's AVCA/TARAFLEX Coaches Poll. The Noles were ranked 15th in week one which was the program's highest ranking since 2017.
• FSU has been ranked in the AVCA Coaches Poll for 16 consecutive weeks which is the program's longest streak since when the Seminoles were ranked in every poll from Aug. 30, 2011, to Sept. 17, 2017.
• FSU opened the season ranked 20th in the preseason poll. It was the first time FSU was ranked to start the season since 2017.
• FSU picked up a ranked win against No. 25 Georgia. It was FSU's 41st ranked win in program history and was the first time FSU beat a ranked non conference opponent since defeating No. 14 Florida in 2021.
• FSU has picked up four ranked wins this season already with wins over No. 15 Georgia Tech, No. 25 Georgia and No. 25 Miami. It was the first time since 2014 that FSU had multiple ranked wins before October 1.

Koenig Saving Her Best Season for Last

• 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 leads the team with 371 kills and 45 aces in 27 matches and is third on the team with 228 digs.
• Koenig's 45 aces are already the most by any Seminole since Mira Djuric in 2009.
• Koenig has tallied 260 kills in ACC play which is third in the conference. Koenig's serve has also come on strong in ACC play as she has recorded 35 aces in ACC play which is tied for third in the ACC.
• Koenig has recorded 10 or more kills in her last 25 matches which is the longest streak by any FSU player in the rally scoring era.
• Koenig was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30 after tallying 36 kills in two wins over Miami and on Nov. 11 for tallying 31 kills and 11 aces against Wake Forest and NC State.
• Koenig also earned 2023 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors for the first time in her career.
• Koenig's 13 double-doubles last season were the 13th-most in FSU history. Koenig is up to eight double doubles this season.
• Koenig has recorded 1,328 kills during her career with the Garnet and Gold. Koenig became just the sixth player in FSU history to surpass 1,000 career kills in the rally scoring era. Her 1,328 kills is the second-best mark in school history in the rally scoring era.

Louis Continuing to Stay Hot for the Noles

• 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 in 2023 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 has picked up right where she left off as she is hitting .417 with 299 kills which is second to Koenig's 371 kills. Louis also leads the team with 120 blocks which is the most she has ever had in four seasons as a Seminole.
• Louis's .417 hitting percentage ranks 13th in the entire country and is second in the ACC.
• Louis earned her first-ever ACC Offensive Player of the Week award last week as she record 35 kills in two matches against Clemson and Georgia Tech while hitting .607.
• Louis holds a career hitting percentage of .380 which is currently the best mark in FSU history. The previous record is .371 which is held by Brianna Barry.
• Louis was second on the team with 271 kills and 93 blocks in 2023.
• In her career, Louis has recorded 1,056 kills which is 6th in program history in the rally scoring era.
• Louis also ranks top 15 in program history in the rally scoring era in solo blocks, assisted blocks and total blocks.

Taylor Head Heating Up for the Noles

• The Seminoles made one of the biggest transfer moves in college volleyball last season as they picked up transfer Taylor Head from Arkansas.
• 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.
• Head leads the team with 301 digs and is third on the team with 275 kills.
• Head has played very well in her last 14 matches as she has recorded eight double doubles in her last 14 matches.
• In her career, Head has recorded 1,812 kills which is the 11th-most among active Division I players.
• 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 is Back and Making an Impact

• 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.
• Dupes has played in 104 out of the 105 sets this season with 138 digs.
• 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 has also been terrific behind the service line recording 57 aces in three 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.

Perry Becoming a Force in the Middle for the Noles

• After redshirting at Iowa State last season, Perry has become a force in the middle for the Seminoles.
• Perry is currently second on the team with 103 blocks and 1.12 blocks per set.
• Perry had a season-high five kills in the win at Boston College on Oct. 18.
• Perry had seven total blocks against No. 25 Georgia which was just one block off her career high.
• Perry also has recorded 56 kills on 135 attempts.

Filimaua: A True Swiss Army Knife

• Kyleene Filimaua is a true do-it-all for Florida State volleyball.
• Filimaua has played in 102 out of the 105 sets for the Noles and has played all over the court including starting at libero in eight matches this season.
• Filimaua has recorded 146 kills this season and has recorded six double-digit kill matches after recording just one double-digit kill match last year.
• To go along with her 146 kills this season, Filimaua has also recorded 240 digs, 64 assists, 23 aces and 27 blocks.

Phelan Becoming a Force on the Service Line and on Defense

• Kenna Phelan has shown off her nasty serve this season, and it became a game-changer for FSU.
• In 10 sets on opening weekend, Phelan recorded 10 aces from the service line. Her 10 aces were the eighth-most in the entire country on opening weekend.
• Phelan has recorded 30 service aces in 28 matches so far this season.
• Phelan had a career weekend as she broke her career high with 30 assists against Georgia Tech then broke it again with 33 assists against Clemson.
• Phelan recorded 19 digs against Auburn and 15 digs against North Florida. It was the first time in her career that Phelan has had back-to-back matches with 10 or more digs.
• Phelan has also been great as a setter in FSU's 6-2 system as she has recorded 525 assists.

Henke Off to Strong Start for the Garnet and Gold

• After missing opening weekend, Iane Henke has come right in and been a very valuable asset for the Seminoles.
• In her debut, Henke tallied 10 kills and six blocks against Cal Poly.
• Henke recorded a season-high 11 kills at Boston College on Oct. 18.
• In total, Henke has had 138 kills, 53 digs, 69 blocks and five aces in 26 matches for the Noles.