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Football
Monday brought conflicting stories on the talk of Jimbo Fisher to LSU. Ross Dellenger of the Advocate reported that Fisher is “very interested” in the position. Meanwhile, FSU president John Thrasher stated firmly that he believes Fisher wants to stay at Florida State. For the full rundown of the reports and rumors, stay tuned to Tomahawk Nation’s Fisher to LSU stream.
Wayne McGahee III of the Tallahassee Democrat reached out to ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit for his opinion on the Fisher to LSU talk.
With the first announcements of national award finalists, it was confirmed that Dalvin Cook is a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, an award that a Florida State player has never won.
The first Florida State senior on this year’s team to accept a Senior Bowl invitation is fullback Freddie Stevenson.
.@FSU_Football FB @Strugglemade105 (Freddie Stevenson) has accepted an invitation to the 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl #SeniorBowl pic.twitter.com/fikKpNlmPb
— Reese's Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) November 21, 2016
Florida State leads the nation in a key defensive category with one week left in the regular season.
Alumni
After he led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an impressive road win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Jameis Winston cited the Warchant that the Chiefs play on third downs as a motivating factor.
Other Sports
The Florida State basketball team earned the No. 25 spot in the latest edition of the AP poll, marking the first time the Seminoles have been ranked since the 2012-2013 season.
Speaking of that FSU team, Tomahawk Nation released a baseline breakdown and a look inside the box score from the ‘Noles Sunday night victory over Detroit-Mercy.