It’s Tuesday, Florida State fans and though it looks to be a relatively quiet one, we’ll do our best to keep you up on the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section will be updated throughout the day.
Lead Story
Florida State will be bringing in two quarterbacks in 2017. 3-star Belle Glade prospect James Blackman announced on Monday that he was shutting down his recruitment and honoring his commitment to FSU.
A 6-5, 165-pound prospect, Blackman is currently the No. 19 pro-style quarterback and 422nd ranked overall prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. 247Sports reported that Blackman was set to visit Florida and South Florida later this month, but will not make those visits.
Blackman joins early enrollee Bailey Hockman as quarterbacks to commit to FSU in 2017. With Sean Maguire graduating and Malik Henry transferring, starter Deondre Francois and embattled J.J. Cosentino are the only two scholarship quarterbacks returning.
Between the Lines
FSU’s women’s tennis team defeated Columbia 5-2 to open the dual match season.
On the Agenda
There are no FSU athletic events scheduled for Tuesday.
News and Notes
Defensive tackle Cory Durden also announced that he was shutting down his recruitment and honoring his FSU commitment.
FSU center Alec Eberle will miss spring practice after undergoing hip surgery. Eberle started all 13 games for the Seminoles last season.
Florida State will begin ranked third in D1Baseball.com’s preseason poll.
Florida State junior Chad Mylin was named ACC Swimmer of the Week.
Clemson’s Iana Amsterdam and Florida State’s Jogaile Petrokaite earned Women’s Field Co-Performers of the Week accolades from the ACC.
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