It’s Friday, Florida State fans. To help you close out your work week, we’ll get you the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section will be updated throughout the day.
Lead Story
College football expert Phil Steele updated his predictions for the Preseason AP top 10 on Thursday and for Florida State, expectations are high.
Steele predicts that the Seminoles will begin the year ranked third in the AP Poll, behind only Alabama and Ohio State. Three of Steele’s top 10 teams will appear on FSU’s schedule. In addition to the top-ranked Crimson Tide, defending national champion Clemson came in at No. 6 and rival Florida rounded out the top 10.
If Steele’s preseason prediction came to fruition, it would be the second-highest preseason start for FSU under head coach Jimbo Fisher. After winning the 2013 national championship, the Seminoles topped the preseason poll in 2014.
Between the Lines
The FSU swimming and diving team continued competition at the NCAA Championships on Thursday.
On the Agenda
The swimming and diving team will continue to compete in Indianapolis. The FSU track and field team will partake in the FSU relays on Friday. Both FSU tennis teams visit Louisville in matches that air on ACC Network Extra. The women play at 1 p.m. EST while the men begin at 4:30 p.m. EST. FSU softball opens a 3-game series at Virginia. FSU baseball plays a doubleheader at Notre Dame on Friday, beginning at 6 p.m. EST. Both contests air on ACC Network Extra.
News and Notes
Florida State guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes announced Thursday that he would enter the NBA Draft.
FSU’s scheduled baseball game with Notre Dame on Friday has been changed to a doubleheader. The first game begins at 3 p.m. EST.
FSU’s Jonathan Isaac became the third Seminole in as many days to enter the NBA Draft. Isaac made the announcement on Friday.
FSU swept Notre Dame in a day-night doubleheader on Friday, 8-2 and 8-3.
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