“Hey, hey, hey. It’s Reese Albert!” There is no-mistaking who is headed toward the batter’s box when that chant cascades down from the Animals of Section B to Mike Martin Field in Dick Howser Stadium. Imitating the words, with one change, that are used to greet the animated comic character Fat Albert on television, the Animals, FSU’s energized cheering section, are alerting…
Florida State’s coaches liked just about everything Robby Martin did at the plate and in the field. But they also saw the potential if he shed a few pounds, creating a faster 2.0 version. Now 20 pounds lighter, Martin can feel the difference each day in practice and looks to show it as the Seminoles take the field to begin…
Caylan Arnold was torn: Tennessee or Florida State? Growing up just minutes from Knoxville, Arnold chose the Volunteers because of her desire to watch her younger sisters grow up and stay close to family. But after a few years at Tennessee, Arnold began to look for a change. She entered the transfer portal — and hoped one school in particular…
Florida State coach Mike Norvell sat down to discuss characteristics in student-athletes he is looking for in the recruiting process and his goals for the program’s graduation rate. Norvell, who arrived at Central Arkansas as a walk-on receiver, later earned a scholarship and now is able to present scholarships to FSU football players. He discusses what that means to him…
In the days after Brooke Wyckoff learned she was pregnant, the Florida State assistant coach began asking herself just how she would juggle her new life. How could she be a mom and work the demanding hours within college basketball? Wyckoff could partially envision the balancing act that was ahead of her, months in the future. She was excited for…
Having covered Florida State for 38 years, here is my take on Mike Norvell’s Early Signing Day Class. Norvell grew up with a respect for a game he believes requires a love of game preparation as much as for gameday. After 12 months of evaluating his program, he feels the most urgent need is to change the existing culture. To…
Florida State coach Mike Norvell was joined by recruiting coordinator David Johnson, offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham and defensive coordinator Adam Fuller as they reflect on the 2021 signing class. The show is hosted by CBS Sports broadcaster and FSU defensive back Bryant McFadden. Johnson begins to speak at the three-minute mark. Fuller is up next at the 14-minute mark. Dillingham…
To watch the entire video interview, which includes Coach Hamilton, M.J. Walker, RaiQuan Gray, and Adrian Crawford, click here It takes a little over four hours of non-stop driving to get from Riverdale, Ga., to Tallahassee. In 2017 the Georgia 6A Basketball Player of the year M. J. Walker made the trip at the invitation of Seminole Basketball. It was a football weekend. The Noles were playing…
There could hardly have been a better beginning to the 2020-21 basketball season for the Florida State women’s team. Beating their archrivals, the Florida Gators, for the fifth straight time put a smiley face where the pandemic-caused frown had been. There was so much uncertainty surrounding the start of this season. At times it seemed questionable if there would be a season…
Alex Mastromanno had traveled but never to the United States. His first trip here was when he moved more than 10,000 miles from Australia to Tallahassee to come to Florida State and be a student-athlete. Adjusting to college life in a new city is a challenge for many freshmen. Mastromanno was moving a world away from his hometown of Melbourne,…
