Florida State lost a member of its 2027 recruiting class as three-star edge Meshi Dobson reopened his recruitment and decided to remain in his original graduating class of 2028. Dobson originally committed to FSU on July 22 after reclassifying:
Interim head coach Rick Stockstill met with reporters Wednesday ahead of Saturday's noon kickoff at Boston College, confirming Duce Robinson will have surgery and miss the rest of the season. On the Eagles, he said:
"You go on the road, you got to pack your toughness. They pride themselves on physicality, that lunchbox mentality. They're big, they're physical. It's going to be a street fight."
FBSchedules.com reported on Wednesday that FSU will open the 2027 season vs. the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks, who the Seminoles are 3-0 against and last faced in 2019 — a 45-44 overtime win that came from a missed extra point.
FSU will face off against ETSU on November 20 and Florida on November 27 to round out its nonconference schedule, while facing off against nine ACC opponents for the first time as part of the conference's "9+1" model.
Florida State will host Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami and Stanford and hit the road to take on Cal, Clemson, North Carolina and Syracuse.
Seminole Boosters announced a trio of new members to the Seminole Boosters Board of Directors on Wednesday — one of which is a familiar face for most:
Florida State women's basketball hosts North Florida on Thursday at 11 a.m. for Education Day at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center:
The Seminoles (1-0) will meet the Ospreys (0-0) for the 13th time in program history. FSU owns a 12-0-winning streak over UNF after a victory in November of 2024, where the Noles set the program scoring record at 119 points.
On Monday, FSU opened the regular season with an 81-51 victory over Merrimack College. Five Seminoles finished in double figures, with freshman guard Morgan Stewart leading all scorers with 13 points. Stewart also recorded four steals and three assists, as well as three rebounds.
Junior guard Tatum Greene and senior guard Sole Williams each recorded 11 points, each recording five field goals and a three. Greene tied her career best in steals with four and added five rebounds, an assist and a block. Freshman forward Missy Odom and fifth year guard Timaya Lewis-Eutsey notched 10 points apiece.
Odom, who got the start against the Warriors, became the first true freshman forward to join the starting five in a season opener since Valencia Myers got the nod against Troy on Nov. 6, 2018. Other rookie notables include Natasha Howard's start against Alabama State on Nov. 12, 2010, and Ivery Slaughter's start in the opener against UNC-Greensboro on Nov. 8, 2013.
As a team, Florida State finished shooting 43 percent from the field (34-of-79) and added nine threes. Seven different players earned a triple, with Emma Risch recording three herself. Florida State generated 34 turnovers from the Warriors, converting them into 45 points. Defensively, 10 different Seminoles combined to swipe 18 steals from the Warriors, with both Greene and Stewart grabbing four.
No. 10 Florida State soccer (9-2-3, 5-1-2 ACC) closes the regular season Thursday at 6:30 p.m. against Virginia Tech on Senior Night, after climbing from No. 22 to No. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches rankings following wins over Duke and Miami:
Florida State women's tennis heads to Knoxville, Tennessee, for the ITA Sectional Championships, running Nov. 5-8:
The 2026 ITA Sectional Championships will have a draw size of the following: (Singles: 32 Main Draw) (Doubles: 16 Main Draw). From this, 24 singles players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship. Meanwhile, 12 doubles teams will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship.
Freshmen Ariana Gilbert and Nicole Okhtenberg will serve as one of two duos for Florida State this weekend. The pair are coming off a strong performance at the ITA Regional Championships, in which they made a run to the semifinals. They will begin doubles action on Thursday at 9:00 a.m.
Gilbert and Okhtenberg became the first duo since the 2019-2020 season to make the semifinal round at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships.
Senior Laura Putz teams up with JoAnna Kennedy to make up the other Florida State tandem. Putz and Kennedy earned two victories in the ITA Regional Championships. Putz and Kennedy took their first match 8-0 over Mercer's Manan Rosa-Dubreuil and Kayleigh Didderiens and finished strong with an 8-7 (7) win over Bella Payne and Patricija Paukstye of Georgia.
The duo of Putz and Kennedy will also take the court at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
No. 94-ranked Kennedy and junior Mary Boyce Deatherage will be competing in singles action for the Seminoles.
Both Kennedy and Deatherage picked up singles victories in the consolation bracket of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships in Coral Gables last month.
Kennedy cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory against FGCU's Maria Vargas, and Deatherage defeated Malika Amirgalieva from Florida Atlantic 6-2, 6-2.
Kennedy is also coming off a strong performance at the UTR Knoxville. After going 3-0 and finishing first in her group during the round robin stage of the tournament, Kennedy took third place overall.
Deatherage begins singles action at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday and is followed by Kennedy at noon.
Florida State men's tennis hosts the ITA South Sectional Championships at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center, Thursday through Sunday:
The event, entering its third iteration, will serve as the final qualification opportunity for the 2026 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. Six singles players, made up of the four semifinalists and two quarterfinal playoff winners, and three doubles teams, the two finalists and a third-place playoff winner, will earn bids to the individual championships.
32 singles players and 16 doubles teams are entered into the event, set to begin on Thursday, November 5. Play is set to begin at 9 a.m. ET each day. After opening rounds on Thursday, singles round of 16 matches and doubles quarterfinals will be held on Friday. The first NCAA bids will be handed out on Saturday with the playing of the singles quarterfinals and doubles semifinals. Sunday's final day of play will see the losers from Saturday contest each other for the final available slots.
Azariah Rusher, Gabor Hornung, Seydina Andre, Justin Lyons and Mikail Alimli will represent Florida State in the singles main draw. In doubles, three Seminole pairings will compete: Oren Ezerzer and Hornung, Justin Lyons and Rusher, and Alimli and Andre.
In FSU last outing, Florida State recorded 11 victories, with three Seminoles advancing to the quarterfinals of the ITA Regional Championship in Atlanta, hosted by Georgia Tech. Andre highlighted the Seminoles' performance.
The true freshmen led Florida State in singles play, advancing to the quarterfinals after securing a spot in the singles main draw. Andre opened with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Georgia Tech's Jonathan Irwanto before defeating Florida's Andreas Timini 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 32. He followed with a 6-4, 7-5 win over UCF's Wissam Abderrahman to secure his quarterfinal berth and extend his winning streak to three matches. Andre's run came to an end in the quarterfinals with a loss to Georgia's Noah Johnston.
