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Everything Noles: For Florida State Seminoles Fans

Everything Noles: For Florida State Seminoles Fans

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  • Mike Norvell Post-Practice Interview: August 12, 2026

    Mike Norvell Post-Practice Interview: August 12, 2026
    Aug 13 2026
    Florida State head coach Mike Norvell met with the media Wednesday morning following a shortened practice built around situational football — roughly 18 periods with a heavy two-minute and end-of-game emphasis. Norvell opened by announcing that defensive back Karson Hobbs went down with an injury Tuesday and will miss the season. He also offered updates across the roster: quarterback Ashton Daniels turning in what Norvell called one of his best days of camp, Malachi Marshall taking live reps in Sunday's scrimmage, Micahi Danzy's growth as a route runner, and Jayvan Boggs returning to practice this week. Also covered: secondary depth behind the top four, with Ricky Knight III emerging at corner; Kevin Wynn's offseason weight loss and its effect on his pass rush; a tight end room Norvell said could put two or three players on the field at once; the running back rotation; an offensive line working through limited bodies as the staff narrows its group; and the physicality Rylan Kennedy has shown against the run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • FSU football: Head coach Mike Norvell, Ashlynd Barker, Micahi Danzy talk first day of Seminoles fall camp

    FSU football: Head coach Mike Norvell, Ashlynd Barker, Micahi Danzy talk first day of Seminoles fall camp
    Jul 30 2026
    Football is back. Sort of. On Wednesday, Florida State football began fall camp with its first practice. Head coach Mike Norvell told the local Tallahassee media that his team was basically in “pajamas,” as the Noles will not put the pads on before the weekend. But the head man said his team was able to work in a variety of different groups, including seven-on-seven, team periods, and special teams. Even without pads on, no practice can be wasted with FSU’s Week Zero game just one month from today. “Going into today, I wanted to see communication. I wanted to see alignment. Guys getting in position based off the call with urgency…I thought our guys had a great urgency in their communication. I thought they did a good job getting aligned with tempo.” Later in his press conference, Norvell touched on the day of the top three quarterbacks on the depth chart, and seemed especially pleased with his QB1, Ashton Daniels. “You felt his comfort. There were a couple of plays, and maybe in the spring he might try to force something into a situation, (but) today was really clean for him in that regard…I really liked his presence and how he went through the process today.” On Kevin Sperry: “I thought Kevin had some good and moments through the day. He had a couple of throws that he missed. But, he understands what to do and how to do.” On Malachi Marshall: “Today was Malachi’s first day here, and he had a couple of moments that he gets to grow through as well. But for his first practice, I was pleased with what I saw.” Off the field, former Florida State WR Anquan Boldin talked to the team yesterday ahead of fall camp. Norvell touched on why he brought in the 14-year NFL veteran to inspire his group as the season begins. “He’s one of the great all-time Seminoles and is a guy that is about all the right things…Everything about his journey (made me) excited for our team to hear and guys got to ask some great questions” Ashlynd Barker, who broke the rock for Florida State at the end of summer workouts, took the stand next and discussed what he likes about the secondary. “This is one of my favorite groups that we have had so far because we added a couple of new people and we bonded so quickly. I think that was a special thing…There’s no ego or talk back.” Micahi Danzy rounded out the day by telling the media what he wants to work on in the offseason and how he thinks he can improve in year two. “As you know, I struggled on intermediate routes last year, so I wanted to get on the JUGS, work on my catching, and work on getting out of my breaks. So, I have been focusing on that and pushing myself.” The Seminoles will take the field for practice on Thursday and Friday, before receiving an off day on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • “Proud of the work put in, ready to get started:” Norvell reviews offseason, previews FSU fall camp

    “Proud of the work put in, ready to get started:” Norvell reviews offseason, previews FSU fall camp
    Jul 27 2026
    Florida State football is set to open fall camp this week, kicking off the just-over-a-month journey to the Seminoles' season opener against New Mexico State. Coach Mike Norvell met with the media Monday, addressing everything from the health of the team to what he's seen from starting quarterback Ashton Daniels to the looming five-for-five eligibility changes to freshman receivers Jasen Lopez and Devin Carter. He opened the news conference by sharing the impressions he's had from his squad since spring camp wrapped up, saying he's impressed by the work put in to prep for the start of the season. "It's been, it's been really an enjoyable process for us seeing the guys that have been here, the guys that have grown, developed, guys that have poured years of service into this program," Norvell said. "As they have matured through it and the work that they've poured in, as well as the newcomers, whether it was the over 20 freshmen that joined in January, to the same with the transfers that have come in, I think we really have added a great group of young men, the right mindset, the right approach, you put in an incredible amount of work to put ourselves in position to get started here in fall camp." Norvell said his vision for this year's squad is for it to be player-led and coach-inspired, something star wide receiver Duce Robinson has seen in action already. "That's my job is to be here to provide them with structure, to provide them with a standard and inspire them to go be the best that they can be. But at the end of the day, they got to be the ones that are willing to take that, are willing to lead that, are willing to challenge each other. But I mean, that's what I want. I want a coach-inspired football team that's player-led. "It takes everything around the program, on the field, off the field, and we all have our journey and there's different challenges for a freshman than there is for a fifth-year senior. There's different challenges for guys that are battling wherever they are in their collegiate career, but being able to have guys who will help them along that are going to be side by side with them as they step on the field. That's what I think can help define a great team and something that's necessary." Daniels drew praise for his approach to the offseason work, carrying a chip on his shoulder after a career that's seen plenty of ups and downs. "I've been really pleased with just his mindset and seeing his confidence of what we're asking him to do," Norvell said of the Auburn transfer. "Seeing his confidence in what he knows he can do and how that's really spread throughout just our football team. You can talk about an individual, you can say, 'Hey, I think he's going to be this, I think he's going to be that' to a team, to guys in a locker room, but when he shows up and he goes and he does it. That's where it becomes his. He is a tremendous leader in pouring in and building those relationships and then his performance throughout what he was able to do through spring, through the winter workouts building up to it, and then obviously what he's done throughout the summer. He definitely has the right edge and the things that I want to see from him, and really all players on our team, just to go prove and show all of who they are. He doesn't need to come and work to be anything different, but I truly believe if he'll just continue to grow, he's going to put himself in a position to have a tremendous year." The head coach spoke on the trenches on both sides of the ball, first talking about the difference in the cohesiveness of the offensive line in contrast to last season. "Going into this, this fall camp, I feel a lot better now than where maybe I felt a year ago just within the cohesiveness of a group because of the reps," Norvell said. "I think going into last year, Luke might have been one of the few guys that actually had a full spring of work and we had all those guys that came in as well as the guys that were returning. You've seen the 15 practices, how they were able to really just merge together in the communication, understanding the techniques and some of the finer details of what Coach Hand and what this offense is going to ask of them. I thought they did a really nice job in that, and then you carry that into the summer where even though you're not getting to go against somebody, you're still, it's the technique, the fundamentals, making sure that the efficiency of how we operate, what we do, probably a greater grasp of understanding what the play calls and the different options, but now we got a month of just continuing to clean that up. The execution when you're facing a variety of different looks when you whenever you have to make those snap decisions, and that's what fall camp's going to continue to build upon." On the defensive line, he said he's excited about the "fast, explosive, powerful" talent in the room. "This would be a group that we want to attack," he said. "We want to be...
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    32 mins
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