Florida State football, recruiting news: How much money Florida State football is worth

Football

Florida State football is worth over $385 million, making it the most valuable program in the ACC according to a study released by the Wall Street Journal.

Jimbo Fisher has had his fair share of dealing with new talent at the quarterback position. Our own Dakota Moyer breaks down how Fisher’s past quarterbacks have performed in their first starts.

ESPN’s Tom VanHarren sat down with James Blackman’s high school coach, Rick Casko, who explains this isn’t the first time Blackman has been in this position.

Don’t forget to take a look at who Seminoles’ fans should root for in Week 4.

Check out our staff predictions for Saturday’s game against NC State, as Florida State returns to the field after a 3 week hiatus.

Want to know how many NC State players would start for Florida State? We’ve got you covered.

Sports Illustrated evaluated which teams are facing the most pressure heading into week 4, especially Florida State and Miami. Since neither have played since week 1, each program has a lot to prove, and they specifically pointed out the Seminoles quarterback situation.

“Piggybacking off the first point here, let’s turn to Seminoles quarterback James Blackman, a true freshman who takes over this week after Deondre Francois fell to a season-ending injury against Alabama. For a team with playoff hopes—which should still be alive and well even after the loss to the Crimson Tide—taking over at quarterback as a true freshman will be a huge burden.”

Florida State tight-end, Mavin Saunders, was named to 2017 Allstate/AFCA Good Works team.

In other ACC news, Clemson kicker Greg Huegel suffered a season ending ACL tear at practice on Wednesday.

Recruiting

The Seminoles have locked down an official visit for the class of 2018’s No. 1 offensive tackle, Jackson Carman of Fairfield (OH) High School. According to 247Sports, Ohio State leads the pack for his commitment as of now, but FSU is in his top 5. Carman is listed at 6’6 330 lbs. and is No. 1 at his position, No. 1 prospect out of the state of Ohio, and is ranked the No. 9 recruit in the nation.

With the Seminoles opening at home this Saturday, 247 Sports reports on which recruits are expected to be at Doak Campbell this weekend.

Alumni

Florida State football alum, Dalvin Cook, continues to shine in the NFL.

Former Seminoles Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger are both showing out big on the PGA Tour Championship Playoff at East Lake Golf Club. They’ll be paired together Friday.

Other Sports

Florida State soccer star Deyna Castellanos, has been named a finalist for the best FIFA Women’s Player of 2017.

Florida State baseball was ranked the No. 7 program in the country by D1Baseball.