Florida State football, recruiting news: Bobby Bowden is going to talk about analytics at an FSU event

Recruiting:

2021 linebacker commit Brandon Jennings was supposed to possibly get a fifth star yesterday — instead, he dropped 70 spots. We dive into why here.

2021 four-star safety Kaine Williams out of Marreo, Louisiana expanded a previous top six to include Florida State:

2021 four-star tight end Thomas Fidone, the top-ranked tight end in the country, got an FSU offer yesterday:

2021 defensive tackle Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, who is currently unranked but has netted several Power 5 offers, got a Florida State offer:

2021 three-star defensive back Ryan Barnes out of Quince Orchard in Maryland also was offered by FSU:

Football:

Defensive back A.J. Lytton has been dismissed from the team, with some still-on-the-roster members expressing frustration.

Head coaches of Florida State past and present (and maybe future, lucky potential audience member!) will be speaking at Florida State’s first annual Sports Analytics Summit, as Mike Norvell and Bobby Bowden are both set to speak, along with several other notable names.

Basketball:

No. 17 Florida State women’s basketball will take on Wake Forest tonight, and head coach Sue Semrau, along with the rest of her staff, will be coaching the entire game barefoot as part of work with a charity called Samaritan’s Feet. She’ll also be donating a dollar for each fan in attendance on Thursday.

In a Bleacher Report mock draft, sophomore Devin Vassell is getting drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers.

Baseball:

Our very own wunderkind Brett Nevitt continues his great Florida State baseball coverage with a inside the box score breakdown of the team’s win over South Florida.

Other Sports:

Florida State senior diver Molly Carlson captured silver in the one-meter at the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships.

Rian Covington, a swimming prospect out of Jacksonville, has verbally committed to the FSU program.

Junior John Paak, who in 2019-20 holds a 69 stroke average, has been selected to the Ben Hogan Award watch list, given annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during a 12-month period from June to May (say that five times fast.)

Florida State junior hurdler Trey Cunningham was named ACC Performer of the Week for the fourth time this season after breaking school and conference records in the 60-meter hurdles.

The Florida State beach volleyball team has five players, a program-record, on the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Preseason All-Conference Team.