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Jermaine Johnson is a difficult player to follow. He came in as a transfer from Georgia without a ton of applause and played his way into the first round of the NFL draft. The Florida State coaching staff is looking to capture lightning in a bottle again. Jared Verse was a highly touted transfer out of the University at Albany. His high-end athleticism garnered interest in the portal but there are...

Hello everyone, happy Friday, and welcome to Noles News Now presented by Tomahawk Nation-- I’m Perry Kostidakis, and heading into the weekend, here’s the latest in Florida State athletics. Kicking things off, on Wednesday No. 3 FSU softball beat No. 11 UF via a walk-off homer, courtesy of Jahni Kerr. It was the first time in 16 years that FSU secured a series win over the Lizards -- the Seminoles...

Wide receiver was an obvious area of concern for the Florida State Seminoles coaching staff going into the 2022 season. They addressed this concern with three transfers. Jordan Wilson Jr. is a big hybrid tight end that lets you be more dynamic with your offense, Winston Wright is a receiver with big-play capabilities who was unfortunately injured before he could make his way on campus, and Mycah P...

Hello everyone, happy Wednesday-- I’m Perry Kostidakis, and welcome to Noles News Now, the latest updates in Florida State athletics, presented by Tomahawk Nation -- let’s dive in Good news for former Florida State running back Jashaun Corbin, who signed with the New York Giants after going undrafted -- he signed a sizeable contract with the G-men -- $10k signing bonus, $110k guaranteed FSU footba...

Florida State Seminoles football had just one player selected in the NFL Draft this past week — defensive end Jermaine Johnson, a first-round pick to the New York Jets. It’s the second time in the last three years (2020, Cam Akers, No. 52 overall to the Los Angeles Rams) but just the third since 2009. From Brendan Sonnone of Noles247, here’s the number of players drafted from the last few recruiti...

Happy Monday and thanks for starting your week right with Noles News Now, your home for the latest updates in Florida State athletics three times a week from Tomahawk Nation. I’m your Monday host Brian Pellering getting you caught up on the weekend that was for FSU. The headline stealer at water coolers across the country will be the NFL Draft. For FSU, their lone draftee came on Thursday with edg...

Jermaine Johnson II was one of the few bright spots from a mediocre 2021 season for the Florida State Seminoles. Johnson was a two-time transfer heading to FSU. He spent his first season at JUCO Eden Prairie before spending a couple of years between the hedges at the University of Georgia. One final move brought him down south to Tallahassee where he had the best opportunity to showcase his skill...

UCF basketball transfer Darin Green Jr. recently committed to Florida State, just one week after entering his name into the portal. The junior guard is a 6’4 shooting specialist with career averages of 11.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.7 steals. Green should already be considered one of the Seminoles top shooters, looking to be an immediate impact in their quest back to the NCAA tournament. Coming...

Hello everyone, happy Monday -- welcome to Noles News Now, the latest updates in Florida State athletics, presented by Tomahawk Nation On the football side of things, defensive lineman Quashon Fuller was removed from the team and is expected to enter the transfer portal soon, following players like linebacker Jadarius Green-McKnight, defensive back Jarvis Brownlee, defensive back Hunter Washington...

Florida State Seminoles football wrapped up spring practice last week, taking the field on Tuesday to put a cap on a camp session that saw several transfers and newcomers emerge and make their mark heading into the offseason. Since the end of camp, FSU’s coaching staff has kept up its recruiting efforts — increasing them tenfold in the recruitment of prize offensive line transfer Amarius Mims, who...

FLORIDA STATE- The Seminoles opened up Doak to the fans and played the Garnet and Gold Spring Game, or actually they just had a practice open to students for free and everyone else for $10. The ‘game’ was encouraging for the Seminoles, on defense the strength of the team are those safeties and the interior of the defensive line. Players like Jared Verse, Robert Cooper, Akeem Dent were standouts fo...

It's the beginning of the end of spring camp for Florida State. Their last practice is this afternoon with the spring game rounding things out on Saturday. That means it's the last time we media members can control the narrative before the team is televised for all of the world to draw their own conclusions. Here at Tomahawk Nation, we haven't slept on this opportunity. We’ve had daily practice th...

This is March! Well, actually it's April, but there were some fun Final Four games in March Madness this weekend. And now there is only one game left. On Monday night: Kansas vs North Carolina in the Roy Williams Invitational for all the marbles. This means that Coach K has been on the sidelines for his final college game, and we talk a little bit about him and his legacy, but mostly just about AC...

This week offers an opportunity to stop and collect our thoughts on the first few weeks of the spring season. I have been able to attend the last few practices and I bring my notes back with me to discuss with Trey and Coach AB. In this week's episode we: Give a position-by-position breakdown of standout performers Go in-depth on some of the new pieces joining the team Discuss how new players chan...

Spring has officially sprung as Florida State’s football team rounded out their first week of practice. Questions are slowly being answered concerning all of the new faces wearing garnet and gold, and the Triple Option has brought on someone who has been present at the action to give his insights. But, Zach Blostein isn’t merely a sideline practice reporter. He was also present at FSU’s huge recru...

On the first podcast of the season, Matt and Michael talked about how this team had a high ceiling, but also a low floor. Significant time missed by any of the trio of Malik Osborne, Anthony Polite, or RayQuan Evans would make the NCAA dream difficult to achieve. Well, it got worse than that. But the team easily could have folded after losing six straight with so many players out. Instead, the fla...

Who doesn't love a good buzzer beater? Not sue which was better - the pass or the shot, but the two came together and naturally Matt and Michael kick-off the podcast by discussing FSU's huge win over Virginia. On a side note, the Cavaliers now likely have to win the ACC Tournament to advance to March Madness, so it was a crushing blow to Tony Bennett and his horribly slow vision of college basketb...

Florida State’s 2022 schedule was released earlier this week and it seems relatively friendly compared to schedules of recent seasons. Bye weeks preface important games for bowl eligibility and decent cross-conference matchups offer more potential wins for the Seminoles. However, this schedule is by no means a cakewalk. FSU is facing five returning quarterbacks who will most likely finish the seas...

For somebody who spent the bulk of his career — and life — in South Florida, Randy Shannon has lived plenty of lives over the past decade. After spending two years out of the Sunshine State, coaching linebackers at both TCU and Arkansas, Shannon returned home, compiling a resume that included interim head coaching responsibilities at two other major college football programs in the state. It’s a j...

It's been a while since Matt and Michael were able to get together for a podcast. But hey, life gets in the way... The first segment examines how we got to where we are (FSU basketball is 13-6, 6-3 heading in to Saturday's game vs Virginia Tech). The six game winning streak was obviously great fun as a fan, but was FSU actually playing any better than they had been earlier in the season? Or was it...

As the college football world collectively waves goodbye to the 2021-22 season, a plethora of college football players do the same to their old schools. These defectors, commonly referred to as “transfers,” are dramatically altering the landscape of the sport, and teams’ rosters, at a rapid pace. The Florida State Seminoles are one of those teams in need of a rapid and dramatic change of their ros...

It’s been almost one month since the highs and lows of Early Signing Day for the Florida State Seminoles and already, a lot has changed. To say this is a roster overhaul would be selling the staff short on what they’ve accomplished. On this episode of the Florida State of Recruiting podcast, the Three Stars discuss which players from #Tribe22 have made it, or are en route to Tallahassee for the st...

Florida State football had a bittersweet week last week. While they stand far above their peers in Florida when it comes to the Early Signing Day recruiting haul, there are many that feel like the failure to bring in a few key recruits is a signal for a lack of investment into this program. However, there is still a lot of talent that will be making its way to Tallahassee in the coming season. Sam...

Now that football has ceremoniously ended with a Charlie Brown kick, the basketball guys are back to delve a little bit deeper into the season. But first, unable to escape the vortex of FSU football, Matt and Michael speculate on how the situation faced by head coach Mike Norvell is similar to the one faced by Leonard Hamilton back in the day. The stakes are much higher with football, at least at...

Hey, it's that time of year for sports that FSU is good at! Matt and Michael dust off their microphones and dig in to the new Florida State basketball season. After briefly discussing the comings and goings people may have missed over the summer, they break down FSU's opening night opponent - the Penn Quakers. Penn and FSU should be familiar with each other's system, as Penn is coached by former B...