The Daily Nole — Feb. 8, 2018: FSU Finishes 11th for Football Recruiting

It’s Thursday, Florida State fans. As the weekend nears, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics. We’ll update the news and notes section of this post throughout the day.

Lead Story

A big National Signing for Florida State and head coach Willie Taggart culminated in a No. 11 ranking for 2018, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

With five additions on Wednesday, FSU finished with 21 total commitments — all of which signed. The Seminoles finished third in the ACC behind No. 6 Clemson and No. 8 Miami. Georgia took home the top overall class.

The No. 11 finish is the lowest for FSU since 2013, but still impressive considering that it was ranked 64th on Dec. 20 and had just eight commitments. In less than 50 days, Taggart was able to move FSU up 53 spots and add 13 commitments — an increase of 163 percent.

Between the Lines

FSU women’s tennis competed in the National Team Indoors on Wednesday. FSU basketball was defeated by Virginia at home, 59-55.

On the Agenda

FSU women’s tennis continues the National Team Indoors on Thursday. FSU women’s basketball will host Virginia at 7 p.m. EST on ACC Network Extra.

News and Notes

FSU baseball’s Tyler Holton will be the Opening Day starter for next Friday’s contest against Xavier.

FSU hoops added 4-star forward Zimife Nwokeji on Thursday.

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