The Daily Nole — Dec. 29, 2017: Deion Sanders Interested in Coaching at FSU

It’s Friday, Florida State fans. As the weekend nears, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section of this post will be updated throughout the day.

Lead Story

As reported by Josh Newberg of 247Sports on Wednesday, at least one Florida State legend has an interest in returning to coach.

Per the report, Deion Sanders is interested in joining new head coach Willie Taggart’s staff as defensive backs coach. Sanders was a Consensus All-American at FSU and finished his career with 14 interceptions and six touchdowns.

As a senior in 1988, Sanders became the first Florida State player to win the Jim Thorpe Award. The second Seminole to take home that honor, Terrell Buckley, also has interest in coming to Tallahassee. Buckley has coached at Mississippi State the last two seasons.

Between the Lines

FSU women’s basketball defeated Jacksonville on Thursday night, 82-50.

On the Agenda

There are no FSU athletic events scheduled for Friday.

News and Notes

Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard addressed rumors that he was headed to FSU.

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