Florida State football, recruiting news: Are Michigan’s players working harder than FSU’s?

Football:

The Michigan players have noticed their opponents enjoying some of the Orange Bowl festivities such as the beach & the water skis but they’re not here for that.

"I mean, Jet Skis would be cool," senior nose tackle Ryan Glasgow said Wednesday morning. "You always want to have fun, but it's kind of an instant gratification versus delayed gratification type of deal. Do you buckle down during the week and try your hardest to win? Or do you have fun during the week and leave it up to chance a little bit more?"

Early struggles in the secondary are paying dividends now for the Seminoles.

How will FSU’s seniors be remembered? Just ask Miami & Florida.

How tough is Deondre Francois? Exceptionally tough mentally & physically according to his QB coach, Randy Sanders.

Miami won its first bowl game in a decade, & they did it while one of their players was in the stands!

Then its tight end promptly declared for the draft:

Recruiting:

5-star FSU commit Joshua Kaindoh dominated Day 1 of Under Armour Week being named the Alpha Dog of the Day by 247 sports.

Florida State got GREAT news when Tomahawk Nation’s Bud Elliott reported Zaquandre White got the requisite score on his ACT and is now on track to enroll at FSU in the summer.

Top recruits were asked what words do you think of when you hear the name Jimbo Fisher? The results were mostly good.

Basketball:

Florida State exploded in the second half vs Wake Forest to the tune of a 88-72 victory and a 1-0 conference record.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes joined the 1000 point club in the victory over Wake Forest; just like his dad:

It’s a little early for this kind of prediction but Seth Davis is very high on this year’s Seminole team:

Rivalry Renewed. The Women’s Basketball team takes on the Hurricanes tonight: