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Once again, FSU ranks the near top in high school recruiting

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At this point, the names are not written in ink. Still, it’s easy to see why Jimbo Fisher chose to remain at Florida State.

Once again, FSU is near the top of the rankings for high school recruits.

According to the recruiting website 247sports.com, FSU is second in America (to Alabama) when it comes to this season’s recruits. The Seminoles have one five-star recruing and 17 four-stars.

Other recruiting classes included Florida, who is 13th, and Miami, who is 21st. UCF is 61st and USF is 64th. Also in the state is Florida Atlantic (99th) and FIU (100th). The website included Bethune-Cookman (142nd) and FAMU (146th).

Last year, FSU was second and Florida 14th.

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