Florida State's coaching staff celebrated its assembly of another formidable recruiting class, and top-rated wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham committed to playing in his home state of Missouri in the early hours of national signing day Wednesday.The Seminoles, considered by ESPNU recruiting analysts as having the third-best class at the start of the day, were bumped to No. 2 on the board, past... [Read More]
Florida State has given coach Jimbo Fisher a one-year contract extension, taking him through the 2016 season, according to a release from the school. There was no change to the financial structure of the contract."I'm very grateful and very respectful," Fisher said in a prepared statement. "Florida State is a job you want to stay at forever. The faith the university has in us, the... [Read More]
Florida State senior running back Jermaine Thomas has been declared academically ineligible for the Champs Sports Bowl.Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said Wednesday Thomas did not pass one of his classes during the fall semester. Thomas was the only player on the roster who is academically ineligible for the Dec. 29 game against Notre Dame, Fisher said.Thomas was Florida State's second-leading... [Read More]
Florida State may be without one of its key special teams weapons when the bowl season finally arrives. True freshman Karlos Williams, the Seminoles' second-leading kick returner "most likely won't" be available to play, FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said Wednesday night during his weekly radio call-in show. The quick, shifty returner who also plays safety on defense, broke a wrist during last... [Read More]
Florida State has been without its top receiver, freshman Rashad Greene (Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas), for the past two weeks. On Monday, coach Jimbo Fisher said he was hopeful Greene would be able to return from an ankle injury Saturday against North Carolina State. “He was close [to playing] last week,” Fisher said. “So we’re expecting him to practice, and from what I understand he... [Read More]
Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel said late Saturday afternoon that his heart was with his tailback. He hopes Seminoles fans put their thoughts with the running back, too. That's because Chris Thompson, the Seminoles' starting, most-used tailback, was hurt in the first quarter of the game against Wake Forest when he suffered compression fractures of his T-5 and T-6 vertebrae. The back injury... [Read More]
Despite practicing this week and claiming he is confident he would start Saturday at Wake Forest, EJ Manuel has been declared a game-time decision by coach Jimbo Fisher. Manuel, a redshirt junior, was knocked out of the Oklahoma game with a shoulder injury and missed the following week against Clemson. Wake Forest has been preparing for both Florida State quarterbacks this week in the event Clint... [Read More]
Florida State cornerback and return specialist Greg Reid was arrested Monday on charges of resisting arrest and perjury. Reid, who led the nation in punt returns in 2009 as a freshman, was arrested at 2:30 a.m. by Tallahassee police and booked at the Leon County Jail.The police report said Reid, 21, was trying to protect a friend from his hometown of Valdosta, Ga. The friend was being pursued for... [Read More]
Florida State has begun taking forceful steps to prepare itself for conference realignment, whether that means joining Florida in the SEC or becoming part of an ACC super conference that may include Texas. With recent talk of a possible formation of four super conferences, Andy Haggard, chairman of FSU's board of trustees, said Tuesday that his school has begun forming a committee that will... [Read More]
Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was secretly treated for prostate cancer before the 2007 season and has been in remission for four-plus years. Bowden, who was forced into retirement after the 2009 season, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February 2007, after FSU doctors gave him an annual physical exam. After undergoing a biopsy and ultrasound later that month, Bowden was treated... [Read More]
Miami is getting some support from a most unlikely source: Florida State, the school's archrival. Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher said Wednesday that he wishes Miami's Al Golden "nothing but the best" as the Hurricanes continue dealing with the initial wave of fallout from a scandal surrounding extra benefits provided by a former booster. The NCAA said Tuesday that 12 Miami players must... [Read More]
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher switched his attention Wednesday to the season’s first opponent after one final glance at his team’s last scrimmage of the preseason. Fisher and the sixth-ranked Seminoles could be without their leading rusher and possibly a veteran offensive lineman or two for the Sept. 3 opener against Louisiana-Monroe. “It’s game week now,” Fisher said after the Seminoles... [Read More]
Florida State University President Eric Barron says he’s heard the rumors that the Seminoles are moving to the Southeastern Conference and says that’s all they are at the moment—rumors. But he also didn’t say it would never happen. Barron said Friday that while he finds such speculation fascinating, he has not had any talks about Florida State bolting the Atlantic Coast Conference for the SEC. He... [Read More]
Florida State football coach Jimbo Fisher and his wife Candi said Friday they have started a fundraising organization to raise money to help their youngest son and others fight a rare life-threatening blood disease. Six-year-old Ethan Fisher was diagnosed with Fanconi anemia earlier this year and his treatment, which will require a bone marrow transplant in
The nation's No. 1 quarterback has joined the nation's No. 1 player and eight other members of the ESPNU 150 in committing to Florida State. Jameis Winston (Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown) announced Wednesday on ESPNU that he had chosen the Seminoles over the home-state Crimson Tide and LSU. "Well you know it's been tough,... [Read More]
High school's fastest man is headed to Tallahassee. ESPNU 150 athlete Marvin Bracy (Orlando, Fla./Boone) made his verbal commitment to Florida State on Thursday afternoon during a news conference at his school. "Everything about FSU was the right fit for me," Bracy said. "I had a great relationship with Coach [Rick] Trickett [the offensive line coach who recruits Orlando for the... [Read More]
Florida State official has confirmed that Taiwan Easterling, a two-sport standout at Florida State, is leaving FSU in order to sign a pro baseball contract with the Chicago Cubs. The Seminoles outfielder and football receiver was drafted by the Cubs in the 27th round of the major league baseball draft ealier this month. Late Thursday morning, multiple reports surfaced indicating he was signing... [Read More]
Legendary former Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden doesn't have to deal with the pressures of big-time college football any longer. Although he wanted to coach one more season in Tallahassee, Bowden enjoyed an illustrious career leading... [Read More]
Jimbo Fisher and his wife, Candi, asked Friday for prayers and support from Florida State football fans as they try to cope with a medical issue involving their youngest son, Ethan. Jimbo Fisher, beginning his second year as FSU’s head football coach, missed Tuesday’s practice to take Ethan to an out-of-town doctor’s appointment. Without saying what the results of that check-up were, the Fishers... [Read More]
