Florida State football, recruiting news: Willie Taggart believes Deondre Francois will live up to off-season expectations

Football:

Deondre Francois has had a tumultuous off-season but his new coach isn’t ready to give up on him just yet.

“Deondre knows he needs to be better at decision making, and he also knows he needs to do a great job of who he’s around, and what he’s around,” Taggart said of Francois during Thursday’s ACC coaches’ spring teleconference.

“He understands the expectation, and I think he’ll live up to it.”

Now that spring is in the books what does the depth-chart look like?

The latest Nolecast recaps FSU’s successful spring on the field and on the recruiting trail.

Alabama and Notre Dame have set up a home-and-home series.

Willie Taggart reconnected FSU’s present with its tremendous past.

ESPN’s Andrea Adelson says that Deondre Francois’ marijuana incidents will affect his ability to lead.

Recruiting:

Here’s where FSU’s linebacker board stands now for the 2019 class.

Now that Dontae Lucas is committed to Florida State his work for #Tribe19 has just begun.

Sean Dollars is the nation’s top all-purpose back and he has cut his list to six:

5-star DE Kayvon Thibodeaux, the nation’s top player, rated his FSU visit a 10/10 in his own words.

Alumni:

Josh Sweat was in Tennessee again for a final draft visit; the Titans seemed to be really interested in him.

Derwin James is done with private workouts and rightfully so.

The 49ers hosted Tarvarus Mcfadden one week away from the NFL Draft.

Auden Tate will be the third FSU wide receiver to be drafted in the last 11 years; the Tampa Bay Times wants to know why so few?