Florida State football, recruiting news: FSU continues to build for future

Recruiting:

FSU offered to class of 2021 WR Beaux Collins on Monday. A 6-foot-3, 185 pound player who is projected to be an elite receiver amongst his class, The California native has attracted tons of attention from programs such as Southern California and Tennessee, especially after attending a camp hosted by Notre Dame, and will surely be an athlete to keep an eye on as he continues to grow and improve. Irish247 recruiting analyst Tom Loye had this to say about the standout wide receiver:

If there was a 2021 recruit worth offering, it was probably Collins. I’d be shocked if he didn’t eventually snag one from Notre Dame. He was fun to watch. Knowing he was only going to be a sophomore was even more impressive. It was no surprise to see USC offer shortly after he camped in South Bend and then in front of the Trojans staff over the weekend. This guy can do it all.

As of late Monday night, 247Sports Composite recruiting class rankings for 2019 has the ’Noles amongst the top 10 at the eighth spot. The Garnet and Gold sit ahead of programs such as Florida and Georgia, and are only one place behind seventh-ranked Miami.

Football:

FSU football coach Willie Taggart received an extremely warm welcome yesterday after attending an event with Sarasota and Manatee Seminoles booster clubs. Manatee High School’s drum made the alum’s return to the area even sweeter as seen in this video:

Yesterday, the new ’Noles were able to move into Champions Hall and make themselves at home in Tallahassee, as shown in this video:

Other Sports:

FSU’s baseball and softball programs will be honored during Florida Governor Rick Scott’s meeting with his cabinet on Wednesday, June 13, which is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. After becoming the winningest college baseball coach in history with his 1,976th win on May 5 against Clemson, head coach Mike Martin will be honored alongside Florida State’s Softball coach Lonni Alameda. Alameda recently coached her softball team to the 2018 Women’s College World Series after coming back from losing its first game, the first softball NCAA championship in ACC history.

Former FSU basketball guard Luke Loucks recently won a second championship with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors as a two-way player development coach for the team. The 6-foot-4 Loucks played from 2008-2012, and was a starter in his senior year alongside a Seminole team that won its first ACC Championship in program history. Seen below is a tweet from his account celebrating the moment.

Florida State Women’s basketball announced that Penn State will be their opponent in next season’s ACC / Big 10 Challenge. While Penn State leads the overall series 3-1, Florida State will look to build off an excellent 26-7 season and take the Nittany Lions down in the Donald L. Tucker Center on Thursday, November 29th.

Alumni:

Former linebacker Derrick Brooks earned the No. 84 spot in our list of top 100 FSU plays of all-time.