On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network

On-campus recruiting is back on, and Florida State isn't wasting a minute. The Seminoles host nearly two-dozen priority recruits on June 1, the first day the NCAA’s dead period is lifted after more than a year. More specifically, FSU is playing host to those recruits at 12:01 a.m. Noles247 has the most extensive coverage of FSU recruiting, and we go over how the Midnight Madness event came to be a...

247Sports' Josh Pate is bullish on FSU's recruiting and overall trajectory under Mike Norvell. The host of Late Kick explains what he likes about the direction of FSU's program in this episode of On The Bench. Plus, Nee interviews Sonnone in the final edition of our Ask Me Anything series.

Chris Nee, the hardest-working man in the industry, is on the hot seat (as opposed to on the bench) in this episode of OTB. Nee takes listener questions on Florida State athletics, his career, co-workers, and balancing his profession with his personal life as we continue our Ask Me Anything series. You asked, and Nee answered.

The latest episode of On The Bench features a special Ask Me Anything segment with Zach Blostein. The questions are mainly recruiting related and gives some good insight into the young recruiting guru of Noles247.

The latest episode of On The Bench features the latest on Florida State’s pursuit of OL target Cain Madden and an Ask Me Anything segment with Josh Newberg.

A coveted offensive lineman is in the transfer portal, and Florida State is in pursuit. Cain Madden, a three-year starter for Marshall, entered the portal on Thursday and is already hearing from FSU. On The Bench has the scoop on Madden’s recruitment, which you can hear in this episode. Plus we go over a recent interview with AJ Duffy, play a few games, and then cut things short due to spotty inte...

On The Bench is back to recap a busy week for Florida State. We find out about Newberg’s days as an FSU soccer hooligan, go over the latest on Nicco Marchiol’s recruitment, recap a trip to Lee County and play some Buy or Sonnone.

On this episode of OTB we're going in-depth on FSU's first offensive line commitment toward their 2022 class. FSU needs a strong class in the trenches and they're off to a good start. We discuss what the rest of the offensive line board looks like and who the top targets are. There's also been some action in the NCAA Transfer Portal over the past week, the guys recap it. Chris Nee gives updates on...

Florida State had four players selected during the 2021 NFL Draft, and one former blue-chip -- DT Marvin Wilson -- go undrafted. The guys of OTB go over the draft and share some insights on why players went where they went (or didn’t, if that makes sense). Plus we get into the state of linebacker recruiting after Jaron Willis picked Georgia Tech over FSU, and what’s up at quarterback now that the...

Florida State received a pleasant surprise on Wednesday evening when four-star quarterback AJ Duffy committed to the Seminoles. And with that, let’s get right down to it...an emergency episode of On The Bench. Not only is the Noles247 crew working overtime to get the emergency pod out, but we’re also dropping insight and intel into how the Duffy pledge went down. Plus, what’s next for QB recruitin...

We have an all new On The Bench podcast this week. Today we take questions from the members at Noles247 in this Mailbag edition of OTB. We cover a ton of topics, from recruiting to depth chart questions, we answer close to 60 questions submitted by our members. Tune in this week to On The Bench for a quick hitting, but highly informative show!

Florida State coach Mike Norvell joins us On The Bench to go over exit interviews, his strategy with summer camps, thoughts on the football-only facility, and more.

Florida State put the finishing touches on its 2024 football schedule on Tuesday, announcing that Memphis and Charleston Southern were being added to an out-of-conference slate that also includes Florida and Notre Dame. We go over the football schedule for the next few years to start off this episode of On The Bench, but that’s just an appetizer for an informative sitdown with Seminole Boosters CE...

We’ve got a ton to get to in this episode of On The Bench. Florida State’s athletic program has put out some big news in decent days, there have been a pair of commitments and decommitments, and a little Buy or Sonnone (the stakes have never been higher). Oh, and we got a chance to catch up with five-star FSU commitment Travis Hunter. The bellcow of FSU’s 2022 recruiting class opens up about his r...

Recruits flocked to Tallahassee for Florida State’s spring game over the weekend. They showed up as fans, but coordinated efforts from commits Nicco Marchiol and Travis Hunter helped create an impactful event from a recruiting perspective. The staff of Noles247 was out in full force covering the recruiting turnout, and we go over all of it on this episode of On The Bench.

Florida State held its annual Garnet and Gold spring game on Saturday and wraps up spring practice on Sunday. The spring game itself was a fun showing of a good back-and-forth between the offense and defense. But the entire spring presents some questions about what this program needs in order to take a step in the right direction in 2021. With that in mind, we go over the good, the bad and the unk...

Quarterback commitment Nicco Marchiol will be at his future home this week as he makes his return to Florida State for Saturday’s spring game.  Marchiol, before heading to Tallahassee on Thursday, caught up with Noles247’s Zach Blostein in a 1 on 1 interview for On The Bench. Marchiol lends insight into his decision to commit to FSU, his close relationship with Mike Norvell and Kenny Dillingham, h...

More than 100 recruits, many of them blue-chip prospects, could be on Florida State’s campus for the spring game on Saturday. Fittingly, the entire crew of Noles247’s On The Bench podcast should be around to cover the game and the recruit reaction that is (unofficially) associated with the event. OTB previews the recruits who should be around this weekend in the latest episode. Plus, we play a lit...

With Florida State off the next few days and a busy week ahead of us, this episode of On The Bench is going to be a little different. Sonnone takes all sorts of questions from an Ask Me Anything thread to go over FSU’s progress so far this spring, expectations on the recruiting trail, bourbon, french fries...whatever.

It’s a full bench, with Chris Nee (joining us from Indianapolis), Zach Blostein, Josh Newberg and Brendan Sonnone on this episode of On The Bench.  Nee does the hoops postmortem after basketball’s season ended in the Sweet 16 with a lopsided loss to Michigan. Then Blostein and Newberg go over the latest developments from recruiting this spring. And finally, Sonnone shares his thoughts on FSU’s sec...

It’s a full bench for this episode of On The Bench with Newberg, Nee, Sonnone and Blostein on deck to go over a variety of topics. We start with Florida State’s scrimmage and spring ball up until this point after Nee got his first glimpse at the early 2021 version of the Seminoles on Saturday. Also, Newberg got his first in-person viewing of Travis Hunter...and he more than lived up to the hype. W...

Florida State landed a commitment over the weekend from speedy three-star receiver Devaughn Mortimer.   On The Bench goes into this recruitment and commitment in the latest episode. Plus we give you the latest scoop from the Elite 11 in Orlando, debate whether Travis Hunter should play CB or WR, Berg makes a show crystal ball, and we go over some spring storylines by playing Buy or Sonnone. Get yo...

Momentum continues to build for Florida State on the recruiting trail. Four-star quarterback MJ Morris recently named the Seminoles his leader, four-star linebacker Jaron Willis took a visit to his “dream school” and the crystal balls are flying. On The Bench goes over all the fun recruiting news in this episode. Plus we introduce a new game to prepare you for spring practice storylines, and we pr...

It’s a loaded episode of On The Bench. First, we welcome Zach Blostein to the show as he gives a thorough recap of how Florida State prospects looked in the loaded Under Armour camp in Miami. Newberg pressures young Blostein into making a Crystal Ball prediction. And then Nee and Sonnone go in-depth to preview FSU’s roster ahead of spring practice.

Florida State legacy and blue-chip recruit Marvin Jones Jr. took some time out of his hectic recruitment to join On The Bench. Jones, whose father was one of the most dominant linebackers to ever play at FSU (or at the college level, for that matter), opens up about his relationship with FSU, the recruiting process, and more. Also, he shares an important detail about where the ‘Noles stand for him...