Recruiting
Florida State: 2026 Recruiting Class
- QUARTERBACK: 4 star Jaden O’Neal (OK)
- WIDE RECEIVER: 4 star Efrem White (FL)
- WIDE RECEIVER: 4 star Brandon Bennett (FL)
- WIDE RECEIVER: 4 star Devin Carter (GA)
- WIDE RECEIVER: 4 star Jasen Lopez (FL)
- TIGHT END: 4 star Xaiver Tiller (GA)
- OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: 4 star Da’Ron Parks (FL)
- OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: 3 star Mike Ionata (FL)
- OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: 3 star Jakobe Green (FL)
- OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: 3 star Luke Francis (London, UK)
- DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: 4 star Earnest Rankins (GA)
- DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: 3 star Tico Crittendon (GA)
- DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: 3 star Wihtlley Cadeau (GA)
- LINEBACKER: 4 star Izayia Williams (FL)
- LINEBACKER: 3 star Karon Maycock (FL)
- LINEBACKER: 3 star Noah LaValle (GA)
- DEFENSIVE BACK: 5 star Chauncey Kennon (FL)
- DEFENSIVE BACK: 4 star Darryl Bell III (FL)
- DEFENSIVE BACK: 4 star Tedarius Hughes (FL)
- DEFENSIVE BACK: 4 star Jay Timmons (PA)
- DEFENSIVE BACK: 3 star Sean Johnson (MD)
- ATHLETE: 4 star Darryon Williams (FL)
Football
Following in the footsteps of Crimson Tide linebacker Deontae Lawson, Alabama defensive end LT Overton addressed FSU quarterback Tommy Castellanos — both his play style and comments this summer when he said he couldn’t see Alabama stopping him. From Bama247:
One question to Overton: how has the team handled crowd noise in practice, trying to simulate the environment in Doak Campbell Stadium?
Overton’s answer: “We just listen to our leaders. Disrespect will be addressed
accordingly.”
Another question to Overton: what stands out about Castellanos, a transfer from Boston College, on film?
“Of course it’s the legs,” Overton said. “But nothing we ain’t seen before.”
Overton, who transferred after the 2023 season from Texas A&M to Alabama, noted Alabama practiced against a quarterback in Jalen Milroe last season who could run.
“It’s nothing different,” Overton said. “It’s being able to compete him contained, keeping our rush lanes in check, and making sure he just keeps the ball — we want to make sure [Castellanos] doesn’t want the ball in his hands anymore.”
Castellanos ran for 1,113 yards at Boston College in 2023 before his effectiveness as a runner was limited last season by new Eagles coach Bill O’Brien before Castellanos left the team. He reunited this offseason in Tallahassee with Seminoles offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, who coached Castellanos at UCF in 2022.
Much of Florida State’s offense around Castellanos is also new. The Seminoles’ starting offensive line features four incoming transfers, and Overton was asked Tuesday about watching film of those players at other schools to prepare.
“Me and TK [Tim Keenan] and a few of the guys on the D-line, even around the defense, we’ve known these guys — the transfers that’s came in,” Overton said. “It’s not anything we haven’t seen before when it comes to dirtiness or however their stamp on it is, how they play is. We’re prepared for anything.”
Florida State running back Ousmane Kromah has been named to the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Watch List:
Kromah, from Leesburg, Georgia, was a top-100 recruit out of Lee County High School and a member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in 2024. A two-time Region 1-6A Player of the Year, Kromah ran for 4,643 yards and 55 touchdowns in three seasons at Lee County and added 19 receiving touchdowns on 83 catches.
Kromah ran for 1,504 yards and accounted for 20 touchdowns as a sophomore before running 182 times for 1,783 yards with 29 total touchdowns as a junior with Lee County.
As a senior, Kromah ran for 1,356 yards and 15 touchdowns as Lee County finished 13-1 and reached the 5A state semifinals before enrolling at Florida State this summer.
A two-sport athlete, Kromah averaged a double-double for the Trojan basketball team in 2023.
Kromah will make his Florida State debut Saturday at 3:30 p.m. against Alabama. The contest will air nationally on ABC.
Preseason Award Watch Lists
Maxwell Award – Tommy Castellanos
Wuerffel Trophy – Richie Leonard IV
Mannelly Award – Mason Arnold
Doak Walker Award – Gavin Sawchuk
Rimington Trophy – Luke Petitbon
Mackey Award – Randy Pittman Jr. and Landen Thomas
Bednarik Award – Darrell Jackson Jr.
Johnny Unitas Award – Tommy Castellanos
Comeback Player of the Year – Jaylin Lucas
Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year – Ousmane Kromah
Soccer
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Florida State baseball will host UAB on Saturday, October 25 ahead of the Garnet & Gold All-Star Game on Friday, October 31, adding to the Seminoles’ fall ball schedule:
First pitch between the Seminoles and Blazers on October 25 is set for 12 p.m. ET, and Fan Day will be held postgame. Six days later, on October 31, the Garnet & Gold All-Star Game will begin at 6:30 p.m., and the evening will conclude with a Home Run Derby.
Both fall ball exhibition contests come after FSU will play Mississippi State on Saturday, October 18, in Pensacola, Florida. The game is hosted at Blue Wahoos Stadium, the home of the Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins.
Tickets will be sold for both fall games at Dick Howser Stadium. Seminole Booster members can purchase tickets beginning on Wednesday, October 1, and tickets for the general public will go on sale on Thursday, October 2. Tickets for the UAB game are $10 and the tickets for the Garnet & Gold All-Star Game are $7. All seats are general admission, and all tickets will be via mobile delivery.
