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Noles News: FSU set for ACC Kickoff
Noles News: FSU set for ACC Kickoff
BOOM! Four-star ATH Za’Kari Johnson has committed to Florida State, per Zach Blostein of 247Sports.
Florida State added a commitment from 2027 kicker Vance Fones on Tuesday:
Ta’Shawn Poole, a top-100 safety nationally, will announce his commitment on Friday:
2027 Florida State recruiting: Current commitments
3-star quarterback Logan Flaherty (FL)
4-star running back Jayden Miles (LA)
3-star tight end Connor Winn (FL)
4-star wide receiver Sean Green (GA)
3-star wide receiver Majay Thompson (NC)
4-star defensive lineman Sam LeJeune (MS)
4-star edge Anthony Cavallaro (FL)
3-star edge Jaxon Holly (GA)
4-star linebacker Jernard Albright (MD)
3-star linebacker Olrick Johnson III (GA)
3-star defensive lineman Eric Vaulx Jr. (MS)
3-star defensive back Jemari Foreman (FL)
Kicker Vance Fones (FL)
Florida State is set to take the podium today as part of the first day of the ACC Kickoff — the full schedule:
9:00 – 10:00 A.M. ET: ACC Commissioner’s Forum (Jim Phillips, Ph.D.)
11:00 – 11:30 A.M. ET: Miami (Mario Cristobal, Mark Fletcher Jr., Darian Mensah, Mohamed Toure)
12:00 – 12:30 P.M. ET: Florida State (Mike Norvell, Ashton Daniels, Ja’Bril Rawls, Duce Robinson)
1:00 – 1:30 P.M. ET: Stanford (Tavita Pritchard, Micah Ford, Jay Green, Davis Warren)
2:00 – 2:30 P.M. ET: NC State (Dave Doeren, CJ Bailey, Duke Scott, Isaiah Shirley)
3:00 – 3:30 P.M. ET: Virginia (Tony Elliott, McKale Boley, Beau Pribula, Kam Robinson)
10:00 – 10:30 A.M. ET: Virginia Tech (James Franklin, Kemari Copeland, Tyson Flowers, Marcellous Hawkins)
11:00 – 11:30 A.M. ET: Louisville (Jeff Brohm, Lincoln Kienholz, Clev Lubin, Lance Robinson)
12:00 – 12:30 P.M. ET: Syracuse (Fran Brown, Steve Angeli, Antoine Deslauriers, Demetres Samuel Jr.)
1:00 – 1:30 P.M. ET: Boston College (Bill O’Brien, Mason McKenzie, Anthony Palano, KP Price)
2:00 – 2:30 P.M. ET: Georgia Tech (Brent Key, Kyle Efford, Justice Haynes, Malachi Hosley)
3:00 – 3:30 P.M. ET: Clemson (Dabo Swinney, Sammy Brown, Will Heldt, Olsen Patt-Henry)
10:00 – 10:30 A.M. ET: SMU (Rhett Lashlee, Brandon Booker, Kevin Jennings, PJ Williams)
11:00 – 11:30 A.M. ET: Pitt (Pat Narduzzi, Ryan Baer, Mason Heintschel, Braylan Lovelace)
12:00 – 12:30 P.M. ET: California (Tosh Lupoi, Ricky Fletcher, Adam Mohammed, Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele)
1:00 – 1:30 P.M. ET: Wake Forest (Jake Dickert, Langston Hardy, Gio Lopez, Davaughn Patterson)
2:00 – 2:30 P.M. ET: North Carolina (Bill Belichick, Melkart Abou Jaoude, Christo Kelly, Jordan Shipp)
3:00 – 3:30 P.M. ET: Duke (Manny Diaz, Jeremiah Hasley, Luke Mergott, Nate Sheppard)
USA TODAY Sports predicted FSU to finish ninth in the ACC, naming wide receiver Duce Robinson to their First Team Preseason All-ACC Team while DL Mandrell Desir, DB Ja’Bril Rawls, DB Ashlynd Barker and LB Chris Jones earned honorable mentions:
Florida State has officially dedicated its press box to legendary radio announcer Gene Deckerhoff:
John Abraham is returning to FSU, per Brett Nevitt of Noles247.
Florida State volleyball announced its full schedule on Tuesday:
The Lindsay Allman era will begin on August 21 as the Garnet and Gold scrimmage will take place at 6 p.m. inside Tully Gym.
The Noles will begin the regular season with back-to-back road trips. The Noles will first head to FGCU where they will open the season with a match against 2025 NCAA Tournament qualifier BYU on Aug. 28. The Noles will then face VCU on Aug. 29 before rounding out the weekend facing the host FGCU on Aug. 30.
The Noles will spend the second weekend in Nashville, Tenn., as they will face 2025 Round of 16 qualifier Kansas on the campus of Lipscomb on Sept. 4 before facing Lipscomb on Sept. 5.
The Noles will then play 12 out of its next 13 matches in the friendly confines of Tully Gym. The home opener is set for Sept. 8 against Auburn. The Noles will then face Louisiana (Sept. 9), FIU (Sept. 13) and North Alabama (Sept. 14) before hosting rival Florida on Sept. 18.
The Noles will begin ACC play at Tully Gym on Sept. 23 against Miami before traveling to Coral Gables to face the Hurricanes on Sept. 27.
FSU will face NC State and Wake Forest on Oct. 2 and Oct. 4 before hosting Georgia Tech and Clemson on Oct. 9 and Oct. 11. The Noles will then face its toughest road trip of the season as they play at 2025 National Semifinalist Pitt on Oct. 16 before playing Sweet 16 participant SMU in Dallas on Oct. 18.
The Noles will return home on Oct. 23 and Oct. 25 to face Louisville and Notre Dame before heading to the Commonwealth State to face Virginia Tech and Virginia on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1. FSU will play its final weekend at home on Nov. 6 and Nov. 8 when they face Cal and Stanford. FSU will then begin a five-game road stretch with Boston College (Nov. 13), Syracuse (Nov. 15), Duke (Nov. 20), North Carolina (Nov. 22) and Clemson (Nov. 24). FSU will end the regular season on Nov. 28 at home against Virginia.