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Recruiting:
- Four-star DB Asante Samuel Jr. (Son of former NFL DB Asante Samuel) will decide between Miami and Florida State on Thursday. The Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) athlete is ranked the No. 114 overall prospect in the 2018 class and is the No. 27 player in the nation according to 247 Composite Rankings. Bud Elliott said that he’d be shocked if Samuel picks elsewhere from FSU.
4.13.17 I Will Be Committing To Florida State University or The University Of Miami #Tribe18 #Storm18 #Lauderdale pic.twitter.com/KV09Njvgil
— Asante Samuel Ⓜ️ (@godschild3_) April 9, 2017
- Over the weekend, FSU landed 2019 four-star offensive tackle Wanya Morris. Learn more about the newest ‘Nole here.
- The other 2019 recruit to commit to Florida State was Morris’ high school teammate, Kenyatta Watson. The DB from Loganville, Ga. (Grayson) has offers from 14 schools including Alabama, Clemson, UF, Ohio State, Georgia and LSU among others.
- Bud Elliott of SB Nation confirmed that five-star QB and Penn State commit Justin Fields came to Tallahassee over the weekend following 7v7 tournament. Elliott says that he is arguably the best QB in the nation, and the rankings show that with 247 Composite having Fields as the No. 23 overall QB in the nation and No. 1 dual-theat.
Football:
- If you are looking for some time to kill on your morning commute, FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher gave a 25-minute press conference following Saturday’s Spring Game.
- In that Spring Game, Derwin James returned and so did his tenacity on the field. James was as active as usual, “sacking” quarterbacks and delivering big hits.
Other Sports:
- Florida State baseball dropped the series at NC State, losing the final game of a three game series 8-4. The ‘Noles will more than likely not be ranked once the newest standings are released after going 3-2 on the week, falling to 21-13 on the season.
- You can click here to see the recap of Friday’s win and Saturday’s loss.
BALLGAME! No. 1 Florida State extends its unbeaten streak to 29 games with a 6-5 win at Syracuse! #SPARK
— FSU Softball (@FSU_Softball) April 9, 2017
Because @BKoepka tied for 11th at @TheMasters, he earns an automatic exemption to play again next year.
— FSU Golf (@FSUGolf) April 10, 2017
The Top 12 automatically qualify pic.twitter.com/AacjoUPpQ2