Football
The long wait is over. Football season is finally here, and it began Monday when Florida State hosted its first practice of the fall. Here is your complete practice report.
Fall is upon us for #FSU football— here’s our first of many practice reports: https://t.co/8HXSGQJac4
— Tomahawk Nation (@Tomahawknation) August 7, 2018
The Seminoles hosted two separate practices — one earlier in the morning that was closed off to the public and specifically for first-year players, and then another later in the morning that was open to the media. Here’s over thirteen minutes of video highlights from fall camp.
Defensive end Brian Burns impressed on the first day of camp.
DE Brian Burns in action pic.twitter.com/JDm1eLbDYl
— Courteney Korosec (@CourteneyyK) August 6, 2018
Just how good are FSU’s chances to exceed pre-season expectations? Pretty good, writes Bud Elliott.
The Seminoles also suffered their first injury of fall camp.
Freshman #FSU LB Amari Gainer fractured his foot. Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow and he will be out around 6 weeks per his father's social media post.
— Wayne McGahee III (@WayneMcGaheeIII) August 7, 2018
In case you missed it, here’s the full audio of the first fall press conference on Sunday evening.
Who remembers when Dalvin Cook torched his hometown team in 2014? His stellar run not only put FSU ahead for good in an eventual victory, it also comes in at No. 28 on our countdown of the top-100 plays in Florida State football history.
In other news around college football, 13 UNC players have been suspended for selling team-ordered shoes.
Very bad news for UNC with 13 players suspended pic.twitter.com/09WC1C59KE
— Brant Wilkerson-New (@BrantGNR) August 6, 2018
Alumni
Former Seminole Freddie Stevenson just signed with the AAF (Alliance of American Football). You can see the roster in its entirety here.
Other
Any FSU alumni knows about Miss Killings. She’s part maître d’ and part therapist. She’s the heartbeat of one of the most popular dining halls on campus. Now, she’s famous.