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Football
While the 2017 season may be over, new Florida State head coach Willie Taggart has a message for Seminoles fans.
New Year. New Coach.
— FSU Football (@FSUFootball) January 1, 2018
A message from @CoachTaggart. pic.twitter.com/wlW6Um1Oo7
Coach Taggart continues to shape his staff at Florida State, and it looks like Oregon’s Assistant AD of Football Recruiting Operations David Kelly will be following Tag to Tallahassee as a major piece of the recruiting puzzle.
Keeping an eye on Clemson: ESPN’s David Hale discussed Dabo Swinney and the culture he has instilled in the Tigers’ program since taking over.
The latest SB Nation mock 2018 NFL draft has Derwin James slipping to the Carolina Panthers’ no. 28 pick, although it’s hard to believe he’ll actually stay on the board that long.
Recruiting
Make sure to keep up on this year’s Under Armor All-America game for updates on the top Florida State commits and targets participating.
Our own Bud Eilliott compiled a list of the top blue-chip ratio schools in the nation, and how the National Champs are most likely to reside somewhere on that list.
With Oklahoma out, the national champion will again be a blue-chip ratio team.
— SB Nation Recruiting (@SBNRecruiting) January 2, 2018
And yeah, I was sweating that out because OU had talent and a Heisman QB.
A five-star blocked that field goal and a five-star scored the winning TD. https://t.co/Zo9qJBuIqw
Alumni
2017 was a good year for Seminoles alum and current Pittsburgh star Vince Williams.
.@VinnyVidiVici98 had a single-season career-high 8.0 sacks in 2017.
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 1, 2018
So you should probably go ahead and throw a couple blockers on him. pic.twitter.com/fKFblkpk7q
Former Seminoles cornerback Marquez White has been picked up by the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cowboys signed the following players to the Reserve/Future list:
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) January 1, 2018
WR Brian Brown (Richmond)
WR K.D. Cannon (Baylor)
T Jarron Jones (Notre Dame)
S Jameill Showers (Texas-El Paso)
DT Joe Vellano (Maryland)
CB Marquez White (Florida State)
RB Trey Williams (Texas A&M)
Other Sports
Although men’s hoops lost to no. 2 Duke in a shootout, the ’Noles have remained in the AP and USA Today coaches polls.