Florida State football, recruiting news: Tarvarus Mcfadden a finalist for the Nagurski Award

Football:

Tarvarus Mcfadden has been named as one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski. He finds himself among the likes of Alabama’s Jonathan Allen & Reuben Foster, Clemson’s Christian Wilkins, and Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers in competition for the award.

McFadden, a 6-2, 198-pound sophomore cornerback from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., leads the country with seven interceptions. He is the first Seminole with seven interceptions since 1997 and is already tied for the fourth highest interception total by an FSU player in a single season. He also chips in 14 tackles (11 unassisted), three tackles for 12 yards in losses and four passes broken up for the Seminoles

Should FSU win out (decent shot) & two ACC teams get into the playoff (far less likely) FSU would have a decent shot at the Orange Bowl; as reflected in this set of Bowl Projections.

It’s all coming full circle for Dalvin Cook as he returns to the venue of his breakout game on the cusp of Breaking Warrick Dunn’s career rushing record.

Here’s a Q&A from the boys over at Nunesmagician previewing the Syracuse matchup; they do good work over there.

What to believe; what not to believe regarding Jimbo Fisher & LSU rumors.

Who’s healthy & who’s not for the Syracuse game.

Did Louisville pull a Bill Belicheck?

The College Football Playoff Committee is not using the same standards to evaluate all teams equally.

Speaking of the playoff should it expand to 8 teams? My answer is a strong no; what do you think?

Other Sports:

Florida State tip off tonight at 7:00 on the ACCN aka ESPN3 at home vs Winthrop.

Women’s basketball bounced back strongly with a victory over Jacksonville.

Women’s soccer will take on Utah today at 2:00 ET in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Recruiting:

This week’s hour long Nolecast has everything you need to know about the current state of #Tribe17.