Noles News: Super Bowl, basketball woes, baseball around the corner

Football

A trio of Noles competed for the illustrious Lombardi trophy on Sunday and Cam Akers along with Jalen Ramsey were able to take it home after winning Super Bowl LVI (23-20.)

Another Seminole made it into the hall of fame:

He invented the Lambeau leap. He was the key player in the legendary ‘Puntrooskie’ play at Clemson. He picked off Gino Torretta on the first play from scrimmage in ‘89 vs. the hated Hurricanes. And now he’s headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

• FSU Legend LeRoy Butler officially announced for the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Recruiting

West coast 2023 5-star Jayden Wayne picked up an offer from Florida State,

• 5-star defensive line prospect offered by FSU

and if you’ve ever wondered what a showdown between FSU commits, flips, and de-commits would look like Tomahawk Nation’s own NoleThruandThru wrote up an excellent breakdown on the matter detailing the drama involved over the past decade.

• Florida State of Recruiting: The 2010s All-Flip Team vs. the All-Decommitment Team

If you are a recruitnik, these guys are good. I think someone hired them for a reason:

• Florida State Football: OFFICIAL Tribe ‘23 Recruiting Thread #!

Basketball

In a drought, missing key pieces on both sides of the game plan, men’s basketball fell to North Carolina (94-74.)

• Overwhelmed Florida State falls to UNC in blowout fashion

Women’s basketball lost to Miami (76-59.)

• FSU women’s basketball falls hard at Miami

Other sports

Baseball is rounding the corner and softball is on a 4-0 run.

• 2/12 PM UPDATE: FSU preseason scrimmage notes
• Florida State softball starts off season 4-0

We see you Adriaan.

• There are 12 days until the ninth annual Florida State matchup at the Seminole Legacy Golf Course.