Football
Florida State has announced its first pair of kickoff times for the 2026 season — Monday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN vs. SMU and Friday, November 27 at 3:30 p.m. on ABC vs. Florida:
FSU’s game against the Mustangs on Labor Day will be the Seminoles’ ninth Labor Day game since 2005 and serves as SMU’s first visit to Doak Campbell Stadium. The Seminoles and Gators last played a Friday game in 2022, when FSU beat Florida 45-38 at home.
Florida State will play seven home games in 2026, beginning
with an August 29 game against New Mexico State. After the SMU game on September 7, the Seminoles will host Central Arkansas on September 26, Virginia on October 3 and Clemson on October 31 before closing the season with NC State on November 21 and Florida on November 27.
Jordan Silversmith took a stab at projecting FSU’s depth chart on offense:
Basketball
FSU men’s basketball will reportedly open its season against the Florida A&M Rattlers in Tampa:
Baseball
The team GPA was record-setting, per FSU Baseball:
Cal Raleigh is struggling, being hitless in his last 36 at-bat attempts for the Mariners. Raleigh told The Seattle Times:
“I haven’t quite lived up to what I want to do. And obviously, that’s frustrating. But at the same time, I need to realize that I need to have better at-bats and try to help the team out more than worry about anything else that comes as far as my stats or stuff like that.”
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Volleyball has signed setter Callie Kiefer:
Hailing from Prosper, Texas, Kieffer joins the Seminoles after spending the past three years at Alabama. She appeared in seven matches in her junior season, recording 49 assists and 18 digs in 13 sets played. Over three seasons, Kieffer participated in 58 matches for the Crimson Tide and earned 12 double-doubles in assists and digs in that time. She set impressive career highs of 59 assists against Tarleton State in 2023 and 17 digs against Auburn in 2024.
Prior to her collegiate career, Kieffer was a 2022 AVCA First Team High School All-American and was named to AVCA First Team Best and Brightest as well as the AVCA All-American Watch List. She was a two-time First Team All-District and Academic All-District player for Prosper High School, also earning 2022 Academic All-State honors in her senior season. She was named to the Northwest Independent School District All-Tournament Team twice.
FSU Women’s Golf’s Sophia Fullbrook is now tied for first place at the Tallahassee Regional.
