Florida State football, recruiting news: Mark Richt & Dabo Swinney like how Willie Taggart connected with Bobby Bowden

Football:

Mark Richt who coached for Bobby Bowden applauded Willie Taggart for connecting with him while Dabo Swinney called it a smart thing to do.

Part of bringing back all the former players is to re-establish a culture of championships.

The Seminoles spent the weekend building character by building a house.

Nick Saban might not be disappointed by Jalen Hurts’ performance in the spring game but the writing is on the wall.

Some unfortunate news for Florida as Cece Jefferson exited the spring with a significant shoulder injury.

Recruiting:

After winning MVP at Rivals’ Charlotte Camp Quarterback commit Sam Howell accepted an invitation to the Army All-American Bowl:

It’s ‘respect my decision’ season as four-star 2019 safety Brendan Gant has prompt de-committed from Alabama following a Sunday visit to Florida State:

He was very impressed by the visit (VIP).

These five plays from four-star wide receiver commitment Maurice Goolsby should get you excited about what he’s bringing to FSU.

Other Sports:

Baseball swept Boston College in Fenway Park; awesome experience and weekend for the Seminoles.

Baseball wasn’t the only FSU program to break out the broom this weekend as tenth-ranked Softball swept Louisville on Senior Day:

Alumni:

Odell Haggins delivered one heck of a speech at the Alumni Asssociation’s Circle of Gold.

Brooks Koepka is ready to return after his wrist injury.

Where will Derwin James go this Thursday in the NFL Draft? Tampa Bay? Green Bay? Somewhere that doesn’t end in Bay?