Florida State spring football and recruiting recap

The scoop on who improved this spring, and how FSU is dominating in recruiting.

By Bud Elliott Updated Apr 18, 2018, 11:06pm EDT

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Bud Elliott and Ingram Smith return with the 18th Nolecast episode of 2018. The Nolecast is the No. 1 Florida State Seminoles podcast.

Show notes are as follows, roughly

The experience
The game
Willie’s comments on Francois
Spittin’ on the sideline and PACE
Trying to take skill, ability away from game - not just stats & production
Dontavious Jackson gave an impassioned speech following the game
Team dinner, and players not knowing the names of other players. Accountability groups.
Levonta Taylor and Tamorrian Terry holding hands
UF spring game
Miami players talking smack

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The experience and the scene. Time of game, 7v7 crew crashing the party including Cam Newton. All the alumni back. Player panel including Derrick Brooks, Deion Sanders, and Corey Fuller. Tre McKitty is an awesome recruiter. Higher quality photos, lanyards, name tags, graphics, etc...
Commits recruiting: Sam Howell brought Quavaris Crouch. Akeem Dent as recruiter.
New commits: Dontae Lucas (intro’d to every OL), Jaleel McRae, and Maurice Goolsby (Monday night’s addition of Renardo Green), Keyshawn Greene 2020.
Targets visiting: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Evan Neal, Aaron Beasley, Khris Bogle

Buy or sell: Laborn will get more touches or yards than Patrick this season? Than Cam?
Buy or Sell: Xavier Peters will make the biggest impact in year one among non-EE freshmen?
Buy or sell: the FSU stuff rate on designed runs is under 20%
Buy or sell: a LB leads the team in tackles. (not tackles for loss, just tackles)
Buy or sell: FSU finishes 2nd in the ACC Atlantic
Buy or sell: Deonte Sheffield had more yards in the spring game than he will all year
Buy or sell: at least 5 uniform COMBOS this upcoming season
Buy or sell: a top-5 recruiting class for 2019
Buy or sell: 6 combined passing TDs by non-QBs this year (Cam Akers and D.J. Matthews were high school QBs, and Keith Gavin threw a TD in the spring)
Buy or sell: FSU finishes with the highest ranked recruiting class in Florida