Recruiting
2026 Florida State recruiting class:
- QUARTERBACK: 4-star Jaden O’Neal (OK)
- WIDE RECEIVER: 3-star Jonah “JP” Winston (AL)
- 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 Xavier Tiller (GA)
- TIGHT END: 3-star Corbyn Fordham (FL)
- 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 Franklin Whitley (SC)
- DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: 3-star Chris Carbin (GA)
- DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: 3-star Wihtlley Cadeau (GA)
- DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: 3-star Judah Daniels (FL)
- LINEBACKER: 4-star Izayia Williams (FL)
- LINEBACKER: 3-star Karon Maycock (FL)
- LINEBACKER: 3-star Noah LaVallee (GA)
- LINEBACKER: 3-star Daylen Green (FL)
- DEFENSIVE BACK: 5-star Chauncey Kennon (FL)
- DEFENSIVE BACK: 4-star Darryl Bell III (FL)
- DEFENSIVE BACK: 3-star Sean Johnson (MD)
- ATHLETE: 4-star Darryon Williams (FL)
Football
FSU fell back under .500 on the season on Saturday, scoring a season-low 10 points in a loss to Clemson as the Seminoles remained winless on the road since their November 2023 victory over Florida and dropping Mike Norvell’s record in ACC play to 21–25:
Florida State, needing to now win two of its next three games to secure bowl eligibility for just the third time under Norvell, will have its best shot at securing a victory this weekend vs. Virginia Tech. According
to FanDuel, the Seminoles are 13.5-point favorites over the Hokies, with the over/under set at 54.5.
Basketball
FSU men’s basketball moved to 2-0 on the year with a 101-64 win over Alcorn State, going over the century mark in points in consecutive games for just the second time in school history:
Even after racking up wins and points, head coach Luke Loucks is emphasizing that it doesn’t matter if the process behind the wins doesn’t live up to the standard he’s looking to establish in Tallahassee:
FSU women’s basketball faced a tough test in a road matchup vs. the No. 1 UConn Huskies, falling 99-67:
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Florida State junior Eva Shaw qualified for the NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championships this weekend:
Shaw advanced to the singles quarterfinals after a tough three-set victory, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, over No. 69 Raquel Gonzalez of Miami. After falling in the quarterfinals, Shaw finished tied for fifth in the consolation playoff to earn her spot in Orlando for the NCAA Singles Championships.
Florida State also sent six individuals to the UNF Invitational, which began Friday. The doubles competition was divided into four flights, while singles play had seven. FSU earned nine victories over the three-day tournament, qualifying for two singles finals and one doubles final.
Mary Boyce Deatherage had an excellent tournament, winning the Flight 2 doubles final with partner Kristyna Lavickova, and earned a spot in the Flight B singles final.
Senior Cade Cricchio, who won her flight in this event last year, qualified again for the Flight E singles final after earning a three-set victory, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5, in the semifinals over Aryana Barlett of North Florida.
Florida State men’s tennis concluded its final regular-season fall tournaments at the ITA Sectional Championships in Athens and the Battle of the Beach in Destin:
At the ITA Sectional Championships, the singles main draw round of 32 began on Thursday with Erik Schiessl, Azariah Rusher, and No. 8 Corey Craig competing in singles. Rusher went on to win in straight sets over a ranked opponent, No. 109 Stefano D’Agostino.
In singles at the Battle of the Beach on Friday, the Seminoles swept their matches against Tulane, with Justin Lyons defeating Asaf Friedler 6-4, 6-2. Jan Sebesta overcame in a three-set battle against Andres Delgadillo 6-7, 6-3, 6-1. Gabrielle Brancetalli won his match over Nibset Lance 7-5, 7-3. Oren Ezerzer concluded singles action for Florida State, conquering Steven Rice 6-4, 6-2.
Florida State continued its momentum in doubles play, as Lyons and Sebesta defeated Juan Accossatto and Harold Van Raemdonck of South Florida 8-5. Brancetalli and Ezerzer followed up with an 8-3 win over Adam Nizar Bouyacoub and Deren Yigin to wrap up the weekend for the Seminoles.
FSU will conclude its fall competition at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship from November 18-23 in Orlando, Florida. Luis Felipe Miguel and Schiessl will represent the Seminoles in their first career NCAA postseason appearance. Miguel and Schiessl qualified for the national stage at the ITA Regional Championships earlier this season in Gainesville.
Florida State volleyball (13-10, 7-7) lost in five sets to No. 14 Miami (21-4, 11-3) on Saturday afternoon:
The Noles came out on fire in front of the raucous crowd and dominated the set one in all facets. The Noles hit .269 while holding Miami to a -.077 hitting percentage led by four blocks in the set. The Noles used a 7-1 run to take a 20-12 lead and closed out the set 25-17.
The Hurricanes bounced back with a 25-15 win in set two tie up the match.
Miami looked to have carried the momentum into set three as it jumped out to a 15-7 lead, but the Noles went on a staggering 13-1 run behind some tough serving from Iane Henke and Caylan Russ to take a 20-16 lead. Miami cut the lead to one at 21-20, but the Noles never surrendered the lead and got some key kills from Iane Henke. With a one point lead at 24-23, the Tully crowd forced a service error to give the Noles the 2-1 advantage in the match.
Miami jumped out to a quick lead again in set four, but the Noles were unable to mount a comeback as they fell 25-16 to force a fifth set.
The Noles got off to a great start in the fifth set as they held an 8-4 lead as the teams switched sides. The Hurricanes stormed back and scored 11 out of the 13 points to clinch the match.
Henke and Kyleene Filimaua led the way with 19 kills each. Nellie Stevenson recorded a double double with 20 assists and 12 digs.
No. 18/RV Florida State swimming and diving set three pool records on Friday:
Sophomores Mathias Christensen and Michel Arkhangelsky both set pool records with victories, Christensen in the 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley and Arkhangelsky in the 100 butterfly.
Christensen led the way for the Seminoles with his two individual victories and two LSU Natatorium records. Christensen first won the 200 butterfly with a personal-best time of 1:43.17, which ranks fourth all-time in program history. He later added another pool record in the 200 individual medley, touching the wall in 1:44.92.
Following his recognition as ACC Swimmer of the Week three days ago, Arkhangelsky continued his momentum and contributed to the record-breaking day by setting the pool record in the 100 butterfly. He notched a winning time of 45.82.
Sophomore Evelyn Hall led the way for the women against the two top-25 opponents, taking first on 3-meter (306.00) and second on 1-meter (256.10).
Sophomore Logan Robinson added a victory in the 200 freestyle with a personal-best 1:35.27, and he also finished second in the 200 butterfly (1:43.78), just behind Christensen. Senior Max Wilson contributed a runner-up finish in the 100 backstroke (46.20) to round out the meet for the Seminole men.
