Seminole Boosters hosted a meet-and-greet featuring offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham and quarterback McKenzie Milton on Wednesday, May 12 in the Dunlap Champions Club to promote the upcoming football season as well as Seminole Booster membership. Dillingham sold the power of the fan. “If you are a prospect and we talk to that prospect about a game day experience, we can…
Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell often talks about the CLIMB, an acronym for football and for life that he’s been preaching since he has arrived in Tallahassee: C (commitment), L (little things), I (intensity), M (mental toughness), B (brotherhood). Every time I see the CLIMB acronym, I think of the saying, “If you find yourself in a deep hole,…
Florida State’s defense won the day in the second scrimmage of spring on Saturday, March 27 in Doak Campbell Stadium. The offense did have one nice touchdown drive to open the two-hour scrimmage but was held to two field goals – one from 51 yards – in the following 16 possessions. “I thought they did a good job for the most…
In a week in which Florida State boasts three No. 1 ranked teams – beach volleyball, men’s golf and soccer – and swept arch-rivals Florida and Miami in baseball, we continue to bring you weekly updates from the practice fields of the Florida State football team. The Seminoles continue to show progress in the second week (sixth practice session) on…
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…
Kenneth Crawford recalls watching Lawrance Toafili play his first snaps of JV football at Pinellas Park High. It was clear the freshman would soon be on varsity. “First game he touched the ball six times — he scored six times,” said Crawford, Pinellas Park’s varsity head coach. “He’s faster than people think. You double that with his vision. But probably…
