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Baseball:
What do you give the man with the most wins in college baseball history? Coach of the Year, of course:
Coach Mike Martin has been named Coach of the Year by @PerfectGameUSA!#OneLastRun pic.twitter.com/WLw7djbWpB
— FSU Baseball (@FSUBaseball) June 11, 2019
Martin will look to extend this whirlwind of a postseason as the ’Noles face off against Arkansas in their CWS opener. Arkansas is favored, but Vegas is still giving FSU long odds to win the tournament in Martin’s last run at a ring.
Football:
Among returning linebackers, Jaiden Lars-Woodbey has the lowest missed tackle percentage in the conference:
When Jaiden Woodbey squared up for a tackle last season, he made it the majority of the time. pic.twitter.com/0977GKvZ99
— PFF College (@PFF_College) June 11, 2019
Colorado defensive back Ronnie Blackmon is exploring a transfer and reportedly considering FSU, Oklahoma, UCF, and Toledo as possible destinations. A talented returner, Blackmon led the Pac-12 in punt-return yards last year.
Florida State signee Jarvis Brownlee has arrived on campus after inking his pledge to FSU in December:
Tally I’m here
— LongLiveJosh (@Touchmoney_uno) June 11, 2019
Recruiting:
4-star wide receiver and current Florida commit Jaquavion Fraziars visited FSU’s campus:
— T E N❄️ (@_UnoZero) June 11, 2019
Other Sports:
Senior guard Trent Forrest was named one of the five most important returning players in the ACC.
Alumni:
Jalen Ramsey, who will likely be the highest paid corner in the league one day, doesn’t anticipate getting a contract extension this year. Ramsey seemed to confirm that when it does come time for contract negotiations he will, in fact, be asking for a bag:
“Imma ask for so much money, they have to put me on lay-away”
— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) June 11, 2019
With the departure of Chris Long and Michael Bennett, former FSU pass-rusher Josh Sweat knows it is time for him to step up in Philly.
Since the last iteration of the NCAA Football video game series in 2013 there has been a void in many of our lives. The Draft Network’s Jordan Reid did a fun ranking of the top-20 players we’ve missed out on playing with since then, featuring two former FSU defenders.
Our top 100 FSU football players countdown continued with Edgar Bennett, who set the standard for versatile fullbacks at Florida State.