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Basketball:
Florida State basketball avenged their season-opening loss with a dominant win over the Pitt Panthers.
Ahead of FSU’s rematch with Pittsburgh, Craig Meyer of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette put out a great article on Leonard Hamilton.
Hamilton himself joined Jim Rome to discuss how good he thinks his squad can be moving forward:
Could two ’Noles be off the board in the first round?
Vassell at 18, Patrick Williams 23 https://t.co/dtLYouiwHS
— Basketball School (@MichaelRogner) February 18, 2020
And while Kawhi Leonard is not a ’Nole, FSU great and fellow Powerade guy Odell Haggins, would appreciate this move from the NBA All-Star:
The best clip of the entire All-Star Game is Kawhi removing the Gatorade bottle off the interview table and mumbling “not sponsored by Gatorade” pic.twitter.com/fa26kSBTx8
— THIS LEAGUE (@thisleague) February 18, 2020
Football:
The head coach of Madison County had high praise for FSU linebacker coach Chris Marve:
@Coach_Marve is a star in the making. Will be a HFC sooner than later! Did an outstanding job last night speaking to our team at our banquet. Thank you Coach!
— Coach Coe (@ZacBrayLex) February 18, 2020
FSU will host coaching socials throughout the months of March and April, allowing high school coaches to attend practice in the morning and meet with the staff in the evening:
Don't forget Coaches! This is going to be a great event. We are looking forward to attending on the 10th! Come see the uprising of the Noles and Fellowship with the Staff. @Locklyn33 @Coach_Norvell @FSUFootball pic.twitter.com/IcF8zwtMSf
— Coach J. Wade (@HCWadeInfiniT) February 18, 2020
Recruiting:
Florida State has officially offered a 4-star defensive tackle, Victory Vaka, out of California. Vaka is rated the 15th best DT in the country, but is in the top-5 for coolest name— and, he’s not 2-5.
Blessed to receive an offer from THEE Florida State University!! #GoNoles #WestsideNoles pic.twitter.com/b0ZomGUL2H
— (@victoryvaka) February 18, 2020
Other Sports:
Our Brett Nevitt reviewed the film from opening weekend, and their is quite a lot to like about some of the newcomers to FSU Baseball’s pitching rotation.
He was also there to cover Florida State’s victory over in-state foe USF in their first midweek matchup on the year.
Florida State League of Legends holds steady in this week’s top 10:
Top 10 Collegiate #LeagueofLegends Teams (Week 12)
— Collegiate StarLeague (@CStarleague) February 18, 2020
"The Big Three" Feature: https://t.co/iJzIOtRF19 ft. @HUStormesports @Cougar_eSports @ubcesports
Watch @LeagueOfLegends every Tuesday!
⏰ 6pm PT/9pm ET
https://t.co/cHhZpcncS6 pic.twitter.com/Sxq8qnFSXI
Alumni:
Former FSU Hoops star and current Minnesota Timberwolve was in Tallahassee for last nights game and he has clearly missed Cimarron dearly:
Former Nole Malik Beasley is back in The Tuck to check out some #FSU hoops. pic.twitter.com/skL6O5qOBt
— Jay Sutton (@thisisjaysutton) February 19, 2020
Super Bowl Champion Nigel Bradham was released by the Philadelphia Eagles:
Eagles are releasing veteran LB Nigel Bradham, who was just informed of Philadelphia’s decision, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 18, 2020
Another notable cut, with more ahead in next month.
Bradham has been a mainstay on the Philly defense for the past 4 years, staying relatively healthy until this year when he missed 4 games due to injury. His release is more due to the money it frees up with Bradham scheduled to make $8 million next year. At just 30 years old, the former ’Nole shouldn’t have a problem landing with another squad should he decide to continue playing.
Brooks Koepka showed off his PGA Championship around the Bay Area:
.@BKoepka takes on the City by the Bay. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/CKdDI8J849
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) February 18, 2020