Football:
Jameis Winston has definitely donated to Florida State’s NIL efforts but he also believes it’s a good thing because it gives college players earlier access to financial advisors, lawyers, and resources that they would usually have to wait until they made it (if they made it) to the NFL for:
Earlier this week Michael Alford sent an email stating that anything less than competing at the
highest level is unacceptable; FSU’s vision and moves so far in 2026 seems to suggest that it is perfectly acceptable for 2026.
It’s been such a bewildering approach that you start to think of hypotheticals to explain it. Maybe the administration’s plan is to force Norvell to coach with one hand behind his back to justify letting him go halfway through the year?
The issue here is that, even if there was some sort of rational to punting on a season, there is no benefit to tanking in a sport where there is no draft capital to gain.
Ashton Daniels doesn’t want FSU fans to be too hard on him for rocking an Auburn backpack during his official visit; at the time it was the only backpack that he had but he’s a got a few new ones now:
Every day college athletics moves closer and closer towards a professional model; which is why it needs a Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Recruiting:
With National Signing Day (the forgotten one) officially behind us ESPN released its final 2026 class rankings; FSU is 15th.
Mike Norvell cranked up the heat on Florida State’s 2026 recruiting class this summer. Coming off a 2-10 season that led to a staff overhaul, Norvell’s program is still enduring struggles and working to add pieces to get them back to the success they had in 2023. A key in-state win was landing rangy top-five CB Chauncey Kennon out of Booker High School in Sarasota. LB Izayia Williams has bounced around with multiple commitments, including a previous commitment to the Seminoles, but if they can keep him in the mix, their defense will add a player with excellent speed and range.
All Sports:
How do you follow-up 2025 as a freshman All-American season? By throwing a no-hitter on Opening Night — what a dominant effort Jazzy Francik:
Women’s Hoops fell 83-55 on the road against NC State; they’ll try to rebound this Sunday against Miami at 2pm:
