The Daily Nole — Sept. 7, 2017: Francois Has Heartfelt Message Following Surgery

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Following successful season-ending knee surgery on Tuesday, Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois took to Instagram to deliver a heartfelt message.

Surgery today was a success! Thank you so much to everyone who sent their thoughts, prayers and support. The power of prayer is amazing and I appreciate it more than you know! It seems terrible right now but God is teaching me a valuable lesson about life and I know this is all apart of his plan. I love and miss my brothers and I know they'll play for me and give it all they got. From the bottom of my heart 1️⃣2️⃣ will be back better than before… God willingly 🙏🏾⏳ Jeremiah 29:11 Philippians 4:13 Psalms 27

A post shared by Deondre Francois (@_dirtie12) on Sep 5, 2017 at 5:43pm PDT

After being named ACC Rookie of the Year as a redshirt freshman in 2016, Francois was injured on a sack by Alabama safety Ronnie Harrison with FSU trailing 24-7 in the final quarter. FSU’s leading receiver on Saturday night, Keith Gavin, said the team was dedicating the remainder of the season to Francois.

FSU will play its first game of the season without their signal-caller on Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe. True freshman James Blackman will get the start.

Between the Lines

There were no FSU athletic events scheduled for Wednesday.

On the Agenda

There are no FSU athletic events scheduled for Thursday.

News and Notes

Olivia Nelson-Ododa, one of the nation’s top women’s hoops prospects, according to ESPN, announced her top 6 schools. FSU was included, along with Duke, South Carolina, Stanford, Connecticut and Georgia.

FSU’s athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony was moved from Friday night to Oct. 20.

FSU women’s golf is ranked 12th in the preseason Golfweek Poll.

FSU’s 2017-18 men’s basketball schedule was unveiled on Wednesday.

FSU’s home opener against Louisiana-Monroe set for Saturday has been cancelled and won’t be made up.

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Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson