Florida State has announced a number of returning 2020 seniors for the 2021 athletics season. On Tuesday, men’s golfers Jamie Li and Greyson Porter officially announced their return. Last year, Li shot a career-low -0.78 vs. par and totaled three Top-10 finishes. In every year, the Bath, England, native has improved his scoring average, setting up what could be a…
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Four of the five Florida State softball seniors in 2020 are coming back to school in the fall. In light of the shortened 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA has granted all student-athletes the opportunity to take an extra year of eligibility. Caylan Arnold, Cassidy Davis, Dani Morgan and Anna Shelnutt will return for an additional year, while Leslie Farris will graduate and pursue…
Florida State football players led a peaceful unity walk for social equality from the Unconquered statue just outside Doak Campbell Stadium to the Florida Capitol on Saturday afternoon. Defensive tackle Cory Durden organized the walk this week and was joined by nearly all of the football players as well as a number of FSU’s coaches: Mike Norvell, softball coach Lonni…
From college coaches to administrators to scientists, there is unanimous agreement that accurate and efficient testing is the only way to safety bring student-athletes back on campus. The process began on Monday as Florida State football returned to offseason workouts with about 50 players, who have been tested for coronavirus. And it will continue in the coming weeks as football players at…
How the Florida State baseball team looks next season will be shaped by what happens in this week’s Major League Baseball draft. With just five rounds, the draft is widely considered to be unpredictable due to the shortened baseball season (just 17 games for FSU) as well as high school seasons that were just beginning. It’s possible that junior right-hander…
Florida State women’s basketball won at least 23 games in each season of the 2010s. The Seminoles have enjoyed an impressive run of consistency under coach Sue Semrau, who has found success via a blend of recruiting top high school prospects as well as landing transfers. As the Seminoles began to plan for the 2020-21 season, it was clear the…
The life of a walk-on is far from glamorous. That doesn’t mean there aren’t rewarding moments. Armani Kerr realized one of those last fall, when he saw the first playing time of his Florida State career against Alabama State. A junior linebacker, Kerr stopped a run up the middle in the fourth quarter. “My teammates were behind me, cheering me…
Paxton Rhoads grew up a Florida State fan, visiting the campus where his father and aunt attended school and watching games. Coming to FSU was a goal – as was being a student-athlete. “When I started swimming, it was kind of a dream to get here and be able to be a student-athlete,” Rhoads said. “A dream come true to…
Frank Vicino knew all too well how hard it was hanging drywall. Vicino was accustomed to helping on Saturdays while he was in high school as well as during the hot South Florida summers when he was a teenager and later a college student at Florida State. “I’m the first member of my family to go to college,” Vicinio said….
The Golden Nole banquet is a night each spring for Florida State to emphasize well-rounded individuals – not just those who exceled in sport but in the classroom and in the community. With the threat of coronavirus, there was no way to hold a Golden Nole banquet for what would have been a 21st year. But one way to highlight the…