Football:
FSU has added three new faces to its coaching staff but two have not officially been announced yet.
FSU has officially announced the hiring of Nick Williams who will serve as Edge Coach and Pass Rush Specialist
at Florida State.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Florida State family,” Williams said. “I grew up watching Peter Warrick, Warrick Dunn, Charlie Ward and the aggressive, dominant defenses at FSU. As a South Georgia kid, you grow up wanting to be a Florida State Seminole. I remember going to Doak Campbell Stadium with my dad and how electrifying that experience was. My dad raised me that either you’re a liability or you’re an asset, and all I want to do is be an asset for Florida State. I get to come home and do what I love to do. You can’t ask for a better situation than that, and I’m looking forward to doing my part to help get Florida State back among the elite programs in America.”
Darrell Jackson Jr. has accepted his invitation to the Shrine Bowl:
All Sports:
With FSU on the road the Seminole Tribe of Florida let the ‘Noles practice at their facility:
Men’s Hoops takes on Umass at Noon in Sunrise, Florida today as part of the AutoNation Orange Bowl Classic.
Women’s Hoops will host the College of Charleston at 2pm at The Tucker Center.
Left no doubt:
Senior Mia Yamamoto had a special messages for her teammates, her coaches, and the sport she loves:
Alumni:
25 years ago Chris Weinke became FSU’s second Heisman Trophy winner; the story behind his path to that prestigious award and his post-career transition into coaching was chronicled d by ESPN’s Andrea Adelson.
“To go through the things that I went through was clearly the road less traveled,” Weinke said. “Being an older guy and not playing football for seven years, then fulfilling a dream of playing for Coach Bowden, then breaking my neck, and coming back and giving Coach Bowden his first undefeated season, and ultimately having my name called for the Heisman Trophy, I just felt blessed.”
Former Seminole April Traylor-Percy is being inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
