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NCAA tables talk of extending football signing period

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The more the NCAA thought about it, the less likely they were convinced to sign on to a new football signing period. The NCAA has tabled consideration about adding a three-day signing period in December in addition to national signing day for those players who are ready to sign and who want to skip the whole furor over signing. FSU coach Jimbo Fisher has favored an early signing period, but he is on record as wanting it to be in…

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FSU quarterback De’Andre Johnson suspended for hitting woman

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Another year, another troubled FSU quarterback. Recruit De’Andre Johnson has been suspended indefinitely from the Seminoles team after reports that he punched a woman in a bar in Tallahassee on Wednesday night. According to ESPN, Johnson and the woman got into an argument after he said she cut in front of him and an argument ensued. He ended up punching her in the face. The woman declined comment when reached by ESPN. She was treated by police and security officials…

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Experts say FSU will be among the best teams in the nation

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At FSU, they would like to think that preseason prognostications mean a great deal. At Florida, not so much. It is the summer, and of course that means that everyone with a typewriter is prepared to tell you how your team will do. If that’s true, then it appears that FSU will be favored in every game it plays. The Florida Gators, in their first season under coach Jim McElwain, will be an underdog five times against a tougher schedule.…

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Report says Florida, FSU athletes skirt trouble too often

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They are known for their elusiveness, but a report by ESPN’s Outside the Lines shows that the Univesity of Florida and FSU are among the schools where athletes are prosecuted among the least. Outside the Lines examined several schools – Florida, FSU, Auburn, Michigan State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Texas A&M and Wisconsin. There was no explanation as to why these schools and not, say, Clemson or Mississippi State or Oklahoma or Southern California. The raw numbers concerning…

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FSU football coach Jimbo Fisher, wife are divorcing

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FSU football coach Jimbo Fisher and his wife Candi are divorcing. The Fishers have separated and are working with attorneys to mediate terms of their divorce, the Tallahassee Democrat has confirmed. Fisher, 49, led the Seminoles to a national title in 2013. He and Candi have two sons, Trey and Ethan. In 2011, Ethan was diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia, a rare life-threatening blood disorder. The Fishers created the Kidz 1st Fund.

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Seminole Boosters won’t pick up option on Bobby Bowden’s contract

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His is the most recognizable face in the history of FSU football, but Bobby Bowden is now no longer affiliated with the program. Seminole Boosters, Inc. has decided not to pick up the option on Bowden’s three-year contract, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. “They decided not to renew it,” Bowden said. “I wasn’t surprised at all. I didn’t feel like I was earning my money, to be honest with you. I didn’t feel like I was doing enough.” Bowden, 85,…

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FSU’s Jimbo Fisher: Jameis Winston’s free-food caper isolated incident

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Florida State athletic director Stan Wilcox says the school will investigate Jameis Winston‘s comments that the ex-Seminoles quarterback believed he had an understanding with an unidentified grocery store employee that led to last year’s much-publicized crab legs shoplifting incident. In a statement Wednesday, Wilcox says Winston’s comments were new details to the school, which will work with the NCAA to determine if a violation occurred. Speaking earlier during an Atlantic Coast Conference coaches teleconference, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher says Winston’s…

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