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Florida State football, recruiting news: Should Kalen Deloach be the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year?

FSU’s senior linebacker has been outstanding in 2023

Miami v Florida State Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images

Football:

Mike Norvell is emphasizing growth ahead of Senior Day.

Kalen Deloach should warrant some ACC Defensive Player of the Year discussion; he was once again named ACC Player of the Week, getting a shoutout from Herbie:

He also leads the ACC’s best team in the following categories: Tackles, Sacks, Tackles for loss, and forced fumbles.

Miami challenged FSU’s corners in the run game; this idea that FSU has a soft run defense up-front (which I stated was overblown in our predictions piece) couldn’t be further from the truth; don’t take it from me, take it from an old friend:

It’s North Alabama week but it’s going to be a primetime match-up under the lights in Gainesville for the rivalry tilt.

FSU and Jimbo Fisher are going in different directions and it all ties back to quarterback play.

And of course there’s no better way to turn the page than with the cinematic recap:

Recruiting:

Edgewater and top-100 CB Cai Bates has decommitted from LSU; he was on FSU’s campus this weekend and that is not a coincidence.

When it comes to taking talented DBs my opinion is that the numbers will work themselves out.

Other Sports:

It’s always a great time to be a Seminole but this fall has been a perfect time, literally. Football and Soccer are both undefeated:

FSU has climbed to No.12 in the AP rankings:

It’s November 14th, 2023 and Men’s Basketball has already matched its non-conference win total of last year, Go Noles: