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Jameis Winston has definitely donated to Florida State\u2019s NIL efforts but he also believes it\u2019s a good thing because it gives college players earlier access to financial advisors, lawyers, and resources that they would usually have to wait until they made it (if they made it) to the NFL for:<\/p>\n
Earlier this week<\/a> Michael Alford sent an email stating that anything less than competing at the highest level is unacceptable; FSU\u2019s vision and moves so far in 2026 seems to suggest that it is perfectly acceptable for 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s been such a bewildering approach that you start to think of hypotheticals to explain it. Maybe the administration\u2019s plan is to force Norvell to coach with one hand behind his back to justify letting him go halfway through the year?<\/p>\n The issue here is that, even if there was some sort of rational to punting on a season, there is no benefit to tanking in a sport where there is no draft capital to gain.<\/p>\n Ashton Daniels doesn\u2019t want FSU fans to be too hard on him for rocking an Auburn backpack during his official visit; at the time it was the only backpack that he had but he\u2019s a got a few new ones now:<\/p>\n Every day college athletics moves closer and closer towards a professional model<\/a>; which is why it needs a Collective Bargaining Agreement.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Recruiting:<\/p>\n With National Signing Day (the forgotten one) officially behind us ESPN released its final 2026 class rankings; FSU is 15th.<\/a><\/p>\n Mike Norvell cranked up the heat on Florida State\u2019s 2026 recruiting class this summer. Coming off a 2-10 season that led to a staff overhaul, Norvell\u2019s program is still enduring struggles and working to add pieces to get them back to the success they had in 2023. A key in-state win was landing rangy top-five CB\u00a0Chauncey Kennon<\/a>\u00a0out of Booker High School in Sarasota. LB\u00a0Izayia Williams<\/a>\u00a0has bounced around with multiple commitments, including a previous commitment to the Seminoles, but if they can keep him in the mix, their defense will add a player with excellent speed and range.<\/p>\n All Sports:<\/p>\n How do you follow-up 2025 as a freshman All-American season? By throwing a no-hitter on Opening Night \u2014 what a dominant effort Jazzy Francik:<\/p>\n