Florida State football, recruiting news: How much money was Jimbo Fisher seeking from LSU?

Football:

• According to Brett McMurphy of ESPN, current Florida State football head coach was seeking a 10-year contract from LSU with an average annual salary of $6.5 million. (ESPN has since removed this from its story, but has not offered a clarification or editor’s note).

• Here is the full injury report for FSU’s game against Florida this weekend. Notably, offensive lineman Kareem Are has been ruled out with a concussion. Cole Minshew, who got the start against Syracuse, is in line for his second career start on Saturday.

• With Jimbo Fisher reportedly staying at FSU, Tom Herman has been linked to the LSU job, however other reports still have Texas in the mix as SB Nation writes.
• In case you missed it yesterday, the UF preview Nolecast was released.
• It takes time, but as Safid Deen from the Orlando Sentinel writes, out-of-state players do eventually grasp the magnitude of the Florida State vs. Florida rivalry.

Recruiting:

• Three-star defensive tackle Jordon Scott, who recently decommitted from Florida, recently released a new top-3 which includes Florida State. The 6’1 345 lb. high schooler is ranked the 831st overall player in the nation according to 247 and has 23 total offers.

Other Sports:

• Yours truly, on site in Brooklyn, New York, witnessed and broke down the 18-point lead that Florida State saw get away in an eventual 89-86 loss against Temple. The ‘Noles will be right back at it on Friday at 12:30 PM against Illinois in the consolation game.