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Florida State, Temple meet after solid starts to season
Florida State will look to continue one of its better starts in recent years while Temple will try to bounce back from its first loss when the teams meet Friday night in Uncasville, Conn., as part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off.,The Owls (3-1) won their first three games over Sacred...
Jamir Watkins, Florida State hand Hofstra first loss
Jamir Watkins scored a game-high 17 points and host Florida State pulled away in the second half to beat Hofstra 79-61 Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Watkins missed his first four shots from the field before hitting a 3-pointer to end the first half. He added 10 points in the second half for Flo...
Florida State, Charleston Southern push for positives in forgettable season
As they draw toward what is already one of the worst seasons in program history, Florida State isn't done yet as the Seminoles host Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (1-9) have lost six in a row and one more loss would match their worst record after 11 game...
Florida State aims to clamp down on well-balanced Hofstra
Last week, Hofstra defeated a pair of opponents the program hadn't beaten in the previous 50-plus years.,The Pride won't have to wait nearly as long to get another chance against Florida State, which will look to avoid an upset on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (3-1) have been off ...
Walter Clayton Jr. helps No. 20 Florida down Florida State
A 25-point performance by Walter Clayton Jr. helped the No. 20 Florida Gators squash an attempted second-half comeback by rival Florida State, in Tallahassee, Fla. Friday night, 87-74.,Clayton scored 16 of his points in the first half, and in the second half, Sam Alexis and Allijah Martin matched Cl...
Four-star QB joins FSU recruiting exodus, to visit Florida
Nineteen months after pledging his commitment to Florida State, four-star recruit and Elite 11 quarterback Tramell Jones instead jumped into the current of talent flowing out of Tallahassee.,A top-25 overall recruit and top-five dual threat quarterback at most major recruiting outlets, Jones is a se...
No. 20 Florida focuses on business ahead of Florida State game
The focus for No. 20 Florida will be on Florida State when the two 3-0 teams square off Friday night in Tallahassee.,And that's just where head coach Todd Golden wants it.,The attention around the program over the past week has focused on the news of a Title IX investigation into Golden following al...
Florida State gets balanced scoring in rout of Tarleton State
Despite having no players score in double figures, the host Florida State Seminoles beat the Tarleton State Texans, 72-52, to remain unbeaten on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Daquan Davis scored a team-high nine points while Jamir Watkins, Chandler Jackson, Justin Thomas and Bostyn Holt each sc...
Florida St. rides tough defense into matchup with Tarleton St.
Despite having 10 new players on the roster this season, the Florida State Seminoles have seen characteristics of some of their teams of old over their first two games.,On Tuesday night, Florida State will try to do something it hasn't done since the 2020-21 season -- the last time it made it to the...
Florida State fires 3 assistants, including OC, DC
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell fired three members of his coaching staff on Sunday, one day after the Seminoles were steamrolled 52-3 by No. 10 Notre Dame.,Norvell fired offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Alex Atkins, defensive coordinator Adam Fuller and wide receivers coach Ron Duga...
Jamir Watkins pours in 30 points to lead Florida State past Rice
Jamir Watkins scored a game-high 30 points to propel Florida State to a 73-65 victory over Rice on Saturday night at the Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 in Houston.,The Seminoles are 2-0 for the second straight season after never trailing against the Owls, though Rice (1-1) did keep the margin withi...
Florida State, Rice continue working on new rotations
As both Florida State and Rice try to bounce back from subpar seasons, the two squads will test each other in an early-season contest Saturday night in Houston as part of the Battleground 2k24 Classic.,The Seminoles (1-0) won their 20th regular-season opener in coach Leonard Hamilton's 23-year tenur...
Marcus Freeman warns No. 10 Notre Dame: Prepare for fight from Florida State
No. 10 Notre Dame is touted as a heavy favorite when it hosts Florida State on Saturday night in South Bend, Ind., ,Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman offered a warning to his team this week: games are not played on paper. ,Notre Dame (7-1) was a 26-point favorite to start the week according to odd...
Florida State builds big lead early, gets by Northern Kentucky
Jamir Watkins and Taylor Bol Bowen poured in 17 points apiece to propel Florida State to a season-opening, 74-62 victory over Northern Kentucky on Monday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,It marked a career-high point total for Bowen, who scored just 3.1 points per game a season ago. He was 5-for-9 from th...
Omarion Hampton powers North Carolina to win at Florida State
Running back Omarion Hampton scored five touchdowns and North Carolina picked up a 35-11 road victory against Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.,It marked the first time in Hall of Fame coach Mack Brown's career that he directed a victory against his alma mater.,Hampton reached the end z...
Jamir Watkins leads Florida State into season vs. No. Kentucky
Jamir Watkins opted to come back to Florida State for another season after passing on the chance to enter the 2024 NBA Draft.,Now, the senior guard is ready to help Florida State improve on last season's 17-16 record and be a contender in the ACC.,The journey starts Monday as Watkins and the Seminol...
No. 6 Miami dominates hapless Florida State, now 8-0
Cam Ward threw for 208 yards and also caught a touchdown pass as the sixth-ranked Miami Hurricanes remained unbeaten with a 36-14 win over the visiting Florida State Seminoles in an ACC matchup on Saturday night.,Hurricanes running back Damien Martinez rushed for 148 yards with a 9.9-yard average an...
No. 6 Miami dominates hapless Florida State to improve to 8-0
Cam Ward threw for 208 yards and also caught a touchdown pass as the sixth-ranked Miami Hurricanes remained unbeaten with a 36-14 win over the visiting Florida State Seminoles in an ACC matchup on Saturday night.,Hurricanes running back Damien Martinez rushed for 148 yards with a 9.9-yard average an...
Duke uses defense to notch first-ever win against Florida State
Chandler Rivers' interception return for a touchdown highlighted Duke's strong defensive performance Friday night as the Blue Devils defeated Florida State for the first time, winning 23-16 at Durham, N.C., ,Star Thomas ran for 88 yards and a touchdown and Todd Pelino kicked three field goals for Du...
Duke shoots for first-ever victory over Florida State
Florida State has been trying to recover from losses throughout most of the first half of the season.,Now Duke comes in off its first defeat.,The teams meet in a Friday night Atlantic Coast Conference game at Durham, N.C.,Duke (5-1, 1-1 ACC) hasn't played since falling 24-14 at Georgia Tech on Oct. ...