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Cop: Mario Pender Said He Wouldn't Comply With Arresting Officers Until Jimbo Fisher Showed Up
Over the weekend Florida State running back Delmarick “Mario” Pender was arrested on charges of domestic battery by strangulation and resisting arrest without violence after allegedly hitting and choking the mother of his child, and was promptly dismissed by the team. Below you can find the probable...
Report: Police Chief Tied To Jameis Winston Case Is Lecturing FSU Athletes About Rape
Florida State has started a mandatory leadership class for freshman athletes, and it includes discussion about rape. And the person serving as the guest instructor for that class, the Tampa Bay Times reported Friday, is FSU Police Chief David Perry. You might remember him as the guy who was accused ...
FSU Settles With Former Student Who Said Jameis Winston Raped Her (Updated)
Florida State and Erica Kinsman, who accused Jameis Winston of raping her, have reached a settlement in her Title IX lawsuit, FSU and her lawyers announced today. USA Today reports that the lump sum, $950,000, is the “largest settlement for Title IX claims regarding indifference to a student’s sexua...
Jimbo And Candi Fisher Are Divorced
Jimbo Fisher and his wife of 22 years, Candi, are officially divorced, GossipExtra.com’s Jose Lambiet reported today. The process didn’t take long; Lambiet reported that the Florida State football coach filed for the split less than five months ago and the couple has been separated since May. ...
Tallahassee Police Finally Admit Problems With Investigation Of Jameis Winston Rape Case
One of the most sinister things that came to light in the Jameis Winston case was how Florida State and local police protected athletes accused of sexual assault. A former FSU administrator admitted as much last month in a deposition, and the stunted investigation into rape allegations against Winst...
FSU's Flag Football Sorority Phenom Now Has A Highlight Reel
The world of Florida State flag football was turned upside-down by Delta Gamma’s Michelle Roque last year, and the sorority sister came back for more this season. Roque’s 2015 montage has dazzling jukes, impressive scrambling abilities, and a few other miscellaneous highlights. Does it also feature ...
Florida State Seminole Caught By Police
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Former FSU Official: Football Players Receive Special Treatment As Dozens Accused Of Sexual Assault Or Domestic Violence
The former Florida State administrator in charge of the university’s Victim Advocate Office until this past August testified that over nine years, around 40 football players were accused of intimate partner violence or sexual assault, according to court testimony released Wednesday....
Jameis Winston Is Threatening To Sue CNN To Prevent Airing Of College Rape Documentary
Sexual assault on college campuses is a major problem, and several high profile cases have brought national attention to the crisis and its accompanying administrative cover ups. Not only is on-campus sexual assault widespread—according to a study, 1 in 4 college women will be a victim of a sexual a...
College Football Is My Terrible Boyfriend
Excerpted from Diane Roberts’s new book, Tribal: College Football and the Secret Heart of America, now on sale....
Georgia Tech Shocks FSU With Blocked FG Touchdown On Game's Final Play
Florida State is no longer among college football’s undefeateds after Georgia Tech shocked the Seminoles by blocking a 56-yard field goal attempt by Roberto Aguayo and returning it for a winning touchdown on the final play of the game....
I Think You Could Say This Guy Got Blown Up
Florida State shut out Boston College in a truly terrible Friday night ACC game, but the Eagles at least had this highlight from linebacker Steven Daniels. He might have a name worth remembering! But you’ll have to try hard to remember it, because “Steven Daniels” is not an easy name to remember....
Florida State RB Dalvin Cook Found Not Guilty Of Misdemeanor Battery
Florida State RB Dalvin Cook, who was accused of punching a woman at a Tallahassee bar in June, has been found not guilty of misdemeanor battery by a Florida jury. Cook is currently suspended from the 10th-ranked Seminoles, but presumably will be reinstated to the team. ...
Deadspin 25: Florida State Is Still Pretty Good, Unfortunately
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Florida State Takes Team Photos With, Without Dalvin Cook
Florida State football held their media day this morning, which included a pair of team photographs, one with and one without sophomore running back Dalvin Cook. Cook was suspended indefinitely on July 10 when he was charged with battery after allegedly punching a woman in the face several times. Hi...
Report: Bars Now Off Limits For Florida State Football Players
After a meeting with head coach Jimbo Fisher on Saturday morning, Florida State football players have been told bars are off limits, according to Jim Henry of The Tallahassee Democrat. The school will also bring in “professionals” to meet with players, per Henry....
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FSU's Dalvin Cook Will Be Charged With Battery [UPDATE]
A second Florida State player has been accused of hitting a woman at a Tallahassee bar. This time, it’s running back Dalvin Cook, who just a few days ago was named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award for the nation’s top player. According to police records, this incident happened on June 23, one...
De'Andre Johnson's Lawyer: Woman Who Was Punched Used Racial Slur
Florida State dismissed quarterback De’Andre Johnson yesterday after video from a Tallahassee bar showed why he was arrested in June for battery. Johnson’s lawyer Jose Baez is now attempting to do damage control, calling the punch an “experience” and also claiming that the woman used a racial slur t...