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Florida State football, recruiting news: The Sunshine Showdown awaits

Rivalry Week has officially begun for Willie Taggart and the Seminoles.

NCAA Football: Florida State at Florida Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Football:

What does Tamorrion Terry have in common with one of the most dominant NBA centers of all time? Offensive coordinator Walt Bell made the comparison to Shaquille O’Neal in his weekly interview with the media.

Wide receiver is the only position group to see notable changes on the depth chart for the game against the Gators.

Florida State has been utterly dominant in its rivalry with Florida since 2010, Saturday Down South gives 8 reasons why this has happened.

ESPN.com moved the ’Noles up 2 spots in their weekly P5 conference power rankings.

Full-time UF head coach, and part-time Randy Quaid impersonator, Dan Mullen says he would “love” to end FSU’s season this Saturday.

The Sunshine Showdown is specifically mentioned in ESPN.com’s Hater’s Guide to Rivalry Week.

Recruiting:

One of the key members of Tribe 19 decommitted from Florida State on Tuesday night.

2019 commit Nick Cross will be in town for the big game.

Men’s Basketball:

Tomahawk Nation goes inside the box score of the men’s basketball team’s win over Canisius on Monday night.

The full Baseline Breakdown can be found here.

5-star guard Anthony Edwards has reclassified from the 2020 to the 2019 recruiting class. He is now the No. 1 player in the country per the 247Sports Composite Rankings, and Florida State is seen to be a major player in his recruitment.

You can check out our continually updated story on the 2019 ’Nole recruiting class here.

2019 5-star center James Wiseman committed to Memphis yesterday. Florida State made Wiseman’s Top 5 along with Kansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and the aforementioned Memphis.

Alumni:

Lamarcus Joyner was a major factor in his team’s victory over the Chiefs on Monday night.

Tim Jernigan was activated by the Eagles.