ESPN.com presents FSU Seminoles http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/ 60 en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 18:45:36 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- ESPN 150 outside linebacker Jacob Pugh (Tallahassee, Fla./Godby) has aspirations to play in the NFL, just like many players his age. Regardless of where his football career takes him, this 6-foot-4, 220-pound athlete has another dream that he plans to fulfill. "I want to own my own trucking company," Pugh said. "For one, my uncle had a trucking business for a long time. A couple people that go to my church are truck drivers.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post?id=8144 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:22 EDT 8144 The plans for Indianapolis Pike receiver Dominique Booth are changing again. The four-star Booth announced this past weekend he would commit Friday, but that is no longer the case. The No. 24 receiver in the country will not make a commitment this week. “We just got out of a conversation, and my plan was to drill him with questions this week,” Booth’s father, Mark, said, “and if I didn’t get the answers I felt were the right answers, then I thought we should wait and make sure.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post?id=8171 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:21:02 EDT 8171 Each season brings with it new expectations, and a handful of Seminoles will bear the brunt of the pressure to perform in 2013. We're counting down the top 10 FSU players being counted on the most to help the Seminoles live up to expectations. No. 2: DE Mario Edwards Jr. 2012 performance: The past year was a roller coaster for Edwards. He arrived at Florida State as the most touted recruit in the country, a 300-pound behemoth expecting to make an instant impact at defensive end.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post/_/id/8081/under-pressure-de-mario-edwards-jr Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:39 EDT 8081 Florida State might not have known the whole story on defensive end Harold Landry (Fayetteville, N.C./Pine Forest) when they visited his school recently. But Jay Graham, the Seminoles running backs coach, did a little more research and dug up some film. And the staff, as a whole, made a choice to go ahead and offer a scholarship to the 6-foot-3, 230-pound prospect. "I was pretty excited," Landry said. "I was just in the weight room and my coach called me up to tell me it was Florida State and then I talked to Coach Graham.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post?id=8112 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:04 EDT 8112 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When the 2012 season ended, Mario Edwards Jr. was exactly where he'd expected to be, starting in the Orange Bowl with an eye toward the future, where he'd be anchoring Florida State's defensive line. The path to get there though, never went quite according to plan. "It was a bit of a roller coaster," Edwards said. His first season at FSU hardly followed the script Edwards had envisioned when he left high school as the nation's No.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post/_/id/8156/hard-lessons-prepare-edwards-for-13 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:32 EDT 8156 With his announcement set for Friday, four-star wide receiver Dominique Booth (Indianpolis/Pike) trimmed his list one more time this week. Four schools remain -- Alabama, Florida State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Booth will make his choice Friday at 4 p.m. ET during a ceremony at his high school. He says he already has a good idea of where he’s headed. He’s just ready to make it public. “I’m real excited,” Booth said.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post?id=8167 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:19:20 EDT 8167 In this episode of the Official Visit, receiver Markell Pack signs on with Florida State, ESPN 150 linebacker Jacob Pugh names a top three, and more.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post/_/id/8155/official-visit-fsu-signs-markell-pack Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:41 EDT 8155 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Jimbo Fisher is worried about his quarterback. Actually, that's not entirely right. Jameis Winston has inspired nothing but confidence -- from teammates, from fans and from his coach. And that's the problem. Winston has yet to take a snap in a college game, but that's little more than a footnote to a mythology that has fans dreaming of Heisman trophies and national championships. The standards by which Winston is already being judged are immeasurably high, and that's where Fisher sees a need to intervene.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post/_/id/8139/winston-confident-hell-live-up-to-the-hype Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:32 EDT 8139 Each week, Tales From The Road will provide news updates about where FSU coaches are visiting and what prospects are standing out. This week's targets: Wide receivers coach Lawrence Dawsey is expected to make an extended stop in the Tampa area this week. Prospects like Artavis Scott (Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake), Ryan Davis (St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast) and George Campbell (Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake) will likely get visits. Running back Jacques Patrick, a 2015 target, said Florida State has visited already.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post?id=8108 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:45 EDT 8108 LSU and Ohio State were the top two for ESPN 150 wide receiver Saeed Blacknall. Now the two are bookends for the Manalapan (N.J.) High School star's top five. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Blacknall released a top five Tuesday night. LSU remains at the top, but the Tigers are now followed by -- in order -- Alabama, Notre Dame, Florida State and Ohio State. Blacknall, who is No. 108 in the ESPN 150 and the No. 13 WR in the nation, made LSU his early leader in March after an unofficial visit to Baton Rouge.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/fsu/post?id=8153 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:08:12 EDT 8153