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March 30, 2023

BYU football: What’s being said about ‘freakishly athletic’ lineman

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On Friday, March 31, Kalani Sitake will welcome the public to an open scrimmage in LaVell Edwards Stadium at 3 p.m., followed by the alumni game comprised of former stars at 5 p.m. Because of the competitive nature of the alumni contest, last year’s last-second, game-winning TD pass by Max Hall and the fact it is on BYUtv has given the event an organic push. For Sitake, his squad will be on display beforehand in a controlled scrimmage. If history repeats, many first-team players will be used sparingly, if at all. Gates are set to open at 2 p.m.

Quick hits from spring football include the injury to RB Sol Jay Maiava-Peters and my piece on defensive coordinator Jay Hill’s installation of an aggressive philosophy.

Cougar Insider predictions

Question of the week: Aaron Roderick recently said BYU’s offensive line may be one of the most athletic the program has had in some time. How does this fit with the Cougars losing a tackle like Blake Freeland, who set an NFL combine record for vertical leap?

Jay Drew: According to Roderick and offensive line coach Darrell Funk, the Cougars will replace Freeland in the athleticism department with Kingsley Suamataia, who is also replacing Freeland at left tackle. Roderick told me that Suamataia is almost as “freakishly athletic” as Freeland is, just not as tall.

The coaches also said that some of the new guys, such as Brayden Keim, Utah transfer Paul Maile and Utah State transfer Weylin Lapuaho, are more athletic than the guys they are replacing such as Clark Barrington and Harris LaChance. They are also really excited about Missouri State transfer Ian Fitzgerald. Throw in Connor Pay and Keim, and the Cougars have enough pieces to seamlessly move into the Big 12, in my opinion.

Dick Harmon: If indeed this is an extraordinarily athletic group of offensive linemen, it will show in September where it failed last year in short-yardage run plays. Getting leverage, pushing the line, fighting for a yard or two for the running backs and converting near the goal line on power plays will prove to me just how athletic this group is. From there, you go to zone blocking effectiveness, how quickly they can pull and get to the second level and knock around linebackers.

I think this will be a very good pass-blocking crew. It is getting a first-class stress test from Jay Hill’s aggressive defense and pressure. Freeland was a master at left tackle and it is expected Suamataia will be as effective in protecting the QB. I believe Snow College transfer Lisala Tai (6-foot-7, 300) and freshman Trevin Ostler (6-5, 330), can give Darrell Funk plenty of choices to mix playing time with Lapuaho, Fitzgerald, Pay and Keim to provide impressive depth in case of injuries. If Lapuaho, who started every game for USU, and Fitzgerald can step in and perform better than the now Baylor Bear Barringtons, Funk will be in great shape.

Cougar tales

BYU softball is going through catchers at an alarming rate and you can read about the latest to take on that position in this Dave McCann piece.

Men’s volleyball upset No. 7 Pepperdine in a grueling match.

With BYU naming a new president, here is athletic director Tom Holmoe’s take on the new administrative leader.

Rudi Williams will represent BYU at the Final Four in Houston this week.

From the archives

From the Twitterverse

Isaiah Glasker on if he feels that Jay Hill’s defense needs linebackers to be rangy and if his skillset fits being rangy:

“I would say it does. He’s looking for linebackers that are tough, that can attack the ball, and that are not afraid to hit anyone. I feel like with the guys… pic.twitter.com/NOUeZ7n9JA

— Benjamin Criddle (@CriddleBenjamin) March 28, 2023

Extra points

Introducing BYU’s dream recruiting class (247Sports)

Three young linebackers emerging (Cougs Daily)

Kaleb Hayes steals BYU pro day attention (Deseret News)

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Comments from Deseret News readers:

After finishing 10-3 in 2010, their final season in the MWC, Utah had an overall Pac-12 record of 14-22 (39{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}) in their first four seasons in the Pac-12 and the Utes didn’t have a winning conference season until their fourth year in the conference.

2011 — 4-5.

2012 — 3-6.

2013 — 2-7.

2014 — 5-4.

Let’s see how BYU does in their first four seasons in the Big 12 before determining if BYU can be competitive in the Big 12.

— BlueCoug

Three things will come into play for the Cougars as they enter the Big 12. Offensive line play. Defensive line play. And speed!!! This is going to be a whole new level of football, and not just because BYU will be playing better teams than usual, but because they will have them every week once the conference schedule begins. If the offensive and defensive lines do not match up week after week it will be a long haul. The Cougars will have to contend with faster players on a regular basis as well. Of course, it will be a transition, and it will be a big one. Hang in there Cougars!

— Stathis

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BYU players celebrate after a point during match against Pepperdine at the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo on Friday, March 24, 2023. BYU won in five sets, and did likewise the next night, too.

March 29, 2023

News Corp’s Australian chair claims ‘activist’ athletes hurt grassroots sport | Australia sport

Rupert Murdoch’s Australian chief executive has accused athletes of hurting sport when they become “activists” and reject sponsorships from mining or energy companies.

The executive chair Australasia of News Corp Australia, Michael Miller, told a sporting leadership conference that athletes who reject sponsors don’t lose any pay but the “grassroots” sporting organisations suffer as a result of their activism.

News Corp is the largest publisher in Australian with mastheads including the Australian, the Daily Telegraph, the Herald Sun and news.com.au, and the pay TV channel Sky News Australia.

Miller appeared to reference the withdrawal of Hancock Prospecting’s $15m sponsorship from Netball Australia last year after a player backlash.

The backlash was sparked by First Nations squad member Donnell Wallam who expressed an objection to wearing a uniform with the Hancock logo on it because the founder of Hancock Prospecting and father of Gina Rinehart, Lang Hancock, suggested Indigenous Australians should be sterilised.

Speaking on a panel at the SportNXT Shaping the Future of Sport conference in Melbourne, Miller said: “Stars are your biggest strength and your biggest liability.

Michael Miller: sports stars can have 'negative impact' when they become 'activists' – video — Michael Miller: sports stars can have ‘negative impact’ when they become ‘activists’ – video

“When sporting stars become activists, it has a negative impact on the growth of the game, in terms of athletes choosing who their sponsors are and who they will and won’t work with.

A panel of globally recognised leaders chime in on the state of sport both in Australia and globally.

Moderated by @TraceyLeeHolmes, the panel incl. ICC Chair Greg Barclay, NBA Asia MD Ramez Sheikh, News Corp Exec Chairman Michael Miller & Melbourne FC President Kate Roffey. pic.twitter.com/lT7cxwZflM

— SportNXT (@sportnxtau) March 28, 2023

“You employ people, you come to work accepting that the team, the company you work for, make decisions your behalf, and for athletes to take a fairly firm decision they don’t want to take a sponsorship from a mining company, from an energy company … their pay isn’t going to suffer, but ultimately it’s the grassroots and pathway programs that will.”

Questioned by the moderator, ABC journalist Tracey Holmes, Miller doubled down on his remarks.

“I find that athletes feel they have permission to make those statements, but other organisations wouldn’t accept it,” he said. “If you don’t want to work for that organisation, you leave and work elsewhere.”

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Another panellist, the president of the Melbourne Football Club, Kate Roffey, disagreed with Miller.

Roffey said she supported her players, which she called her greatest assets, and if they had issues with sponsors, they were well within their rights to speak up.

“It’s only courtesy, it’s not my responsibility to ask them what’s important to them as athletes,” Roffey said.

Miller was critical of sporting codes that made it difficult for the media to cover them by scheduling multiple matches at the same time and said it was important to give the media access to stories and personalities.

He also said Foxtel’s sports streaming service, Kayo, had figures that showed more men were watching women’s sport than women and it was a challenge getting women to watch women’s sports.

March 27, 2023

Sunday Seminoles Summary: Softball and Beach Volleyball rolling, Baseball imploding and other FSU sports news

Just in case you missed the last ‘TN Triple-S’ coverage of Florida State Seminoles athletics, here is the recap: Sunday Seminoles Summary: Softball and Baseball roll, Basketball done, Beach Volleyball hot, and other FSU sports news

This was another busy week in many of the Florida State Seminole sports that don’t start with the letter “Football,” and once again there was a mixed bag of results across the board.

The Softball team will be trying to win the rubber game of the weekend series against the Duke Blue Devils this afternoon.
The Beach Volleyball team is still undefeated at home and are looking good with a 18-2 season record so far.
The baseball team imploded this week, they’ve lost 5 games in a row, and will be trying to avoid being swept by the Virginia Cavaliers this afternoon. A loss today will put them at .500 for the season.
FSU Womens basketball star, Ta’Niya Latson, is looking for a carpenter to build her a bigger trophy case.
Other sports and cool stuff.

Tomahawk Nation is committed to keeping you up to date on all of the Florida State sports information that we are able to source, AND NEVER BEHIND A PAYWALL.

Feel free to include any other FSU related news of any kind that we may have missed in the comment section.

Most of the summaries below are courtesy of FSU SID, Tomahawk Nation, and the Twitters.

The rubber match will be Sunday March 26th at 12 pm EST on ACCNX.

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After taking game one yesterday against the Duke Blue Devils, Florida State softball continued their Durham road series against the ACC foe.

In the first inning, both Cassidy Curd for Duke and Allison Royalty for FSU, produced 1-2-3 innings. And after Curd kept the ‘Noles off the bases in the 2nd, Royalty struggled a bit more....continued

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For the first game of the series, and the first ever at Duke softball stadium, Florida State softball started off facing Jala Wright, while the Blue Devils faced Kathryn Sandercock.

The Seminoles left Devyn Flaherty on base in the top of the first, after she pushed her stolen bases to a perfect 19-19. Defensively, Sandercock started her day with a 1-2-3 inning to the Blue Devils offense.

In the top of the 2nd, the bottom half of the lineup continued to produce for FSU....continued

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FSU softball stands at No. 1 in the nation with 136 walks on the season.

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Ever wondered what it’s like for alumni to come back to watch a game?

Well, we decided to mic up Jessie Warren and Danielle Watson to find out #Team40 pic.twitter.com/yxYrjCxckP

— Florida State Softball (@FSU_Softball) March 21, 2023

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Florida State softball looked to complete the sweep of Syracuse on Sunday, after taking the first two games against the Orange.

Seminole starter Ali DuBois worked around a one out hit by pitch in her first outing. On the other side, Syracuse starter Lindsey Hendrix had a harder time, with the ‘Noles loading the bases, but worked out of the jam herself....continued

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The Noles receive their first spring season “Pair of the Week” after Makenna Wolfe and Alexis Durish take down two Top 10 opponents in their 5-0 run.

Our first CCSA Pair of the Week honor this season goes to Makenna Wolfe and Alexis Durish!!

The pair went 5-0 on court five in Gulf Shores last week with notable wins against No. 3 UCLA and No. 6 LSU! #OneTribe pic.twitter.com/2pjfHYpjVA

— FSU Beach Volleyball (@FSU_BeachVB) March 22, 2023

Florida State at Virginia How to watch, starting pitchers

Sunday 1:00 PM

Watch: ACC Network Extra

Listen: Seminoles Radio Network

FSU: TBA

UVA: RHP Jack O’Connor (1-1, 2.73 ERA)

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Saturday: Seminoles fall apart late in series loss

The Florida State Seminoles and Virginia Cavaliers battled back and forth throughout their Saturday afternoon matchup before FSU imploded late to drop the series. The Seminoles would give up six runs in the seventh inning on their way to a 12-4 loss.

For the second straight game, the Seminoles jumped out to the lead in the top of the first. A James Tibbs double followed by back-to-back singles from Jaime Ferrer and Treyton Rank gave FSU the early 1-0 lead. The Hoos struck back with a run of their own in the bottom frame after starter Ryan Denison walked back-to-back batters before allowing a single to tie the game....continued

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Friday: Seminoles squander multiple leads in loss to Virginia

The Florida State offense started with a solid first inning against the Hoos. DeAmez Ross led off with a walk and quickly moved to second on a Jaime Ferrer single. The inning took a scary turn as James Tibbs lined a ball up the middle and hit Virginia pitcher Nick Parker in the head, removing him from the game....continued

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Once again the Florida Gators (19-4, 2-1) topped the Florida State Seminoles (12-9, 3-3) 9-5. FSU had a late lead but couldn’t hold onto against the barrage of hitters that Florida brought. At the plate FSU looked good early but had no response for anybody but the Florida starter. The difference in talent was just too much....continued

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Florida State started the year and Link Jarrett era off very hot, finding themselves in the top 25 after an impressive series win over then-No. 8 TCU.

Since that 6-1 start to the season, injuries and in-game issues have begun to pile up, leaving the Seminoles at 12-8 (3-3 ACC) and looking for answers to newly arisen questions....continued

When one of the greatest players of all time takes time out of their day to shout you out then you’re probably doing something that’s exceptional:

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Ta’Niya Latson continues to bring in the hardware, currently named as a finalist for the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, seen with some of the top players in the country.

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Another major accolade for Ta’Niya Latson, who was named the 2022-23 Tamika Catchings Award as the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s National Freshman Player of the Year.

From FSU Sports Info:

Latson will receive the award at the USBWA College Basketball Awards Banquet in St. Louis on April 12, which is hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club.

The Miami, Fla., native recorded one of the best freshman seasons in collegiate basketball history, averaging 21.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, shooting 45.5 percent overall and 36.2 percent from 3-point range. Latson became the first freshman ever to lead the ACC in scoring and set the single-season scoring average record by a freshman in the conference with 659 total points.

Latson also shot 85.9 percent (171-of-199) from the free throw line, the second-most free throws made in a season at FSU and the most since Carla Williams’ record-setting 189 made free throws in the 1995-96 season.

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Alumni: Scottie Barnes was mic’d up:

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Robert Johnson went to the crossroads and sold his soul to the devil, but unless you know something I don’t, that’s probably not an option for FSU basketball. The ‘Noles will stay earthbound, and likely tie the record for most losses in program history...continued *FOR FREE

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This is the place we’ve set up for our members to discuss the Florida State Seminoles men’s basketball for any breaking news, recruiting, players eligible for the NBA Draft, and any other basketball related news you may want to bring up for discussion….Continued *FOR FREE

Frederik Kjettrup has been a countrywide superstar this spring, placing first at the Watersound Invitational and second in two other collegiate events.

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Heck of a save here from Hank Lebioda to avoid the bogey:

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From FSU Sports Info:

Florida State shot rounds of 1-under (287), 3-under (285), and 4-over (292) to win the annual tournament by 25 strokes, with Augusta falling in second place at 25-over par. This was Florida State’s fourth time winning the tournament in its 10 year history.

The Seminoles’ own, Lottie Woad, won her second tournament of the season with an individual title claim at the Match-Up after totaling 4-under par with rounds of 68-69-75 (212).

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It has been about two weeks since Florida State fell to North Carolina in the first national semifinal game. Therefore enough time has passed to allow us to evaluate the season a bit more dispassionately. We will also discuss the (very) early prospects for next season.

These are real questions posed by real people in the sense that they are actual questions (they end in a question mark) and I am a real person. I have written all of the questions….continued

Jeremiah Davis has received the honor of “Indoor Field Performer of the Year.

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Florida State distance runner Patrick Donnelly was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Track Performer of the Week after leading a 53-man field in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:15.81 at the River City Spring Break Classic hosted by North Florida.

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FLORIDA STATE DISTANCE GROUP FINISHES RALEIGH INVITATIONAL

While the annual FSU Relays were being held in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, a group of Seminole distance runners headed to North Carolina’s capital city to race in the Raleigh Relays.

The Seminoles had already made big news in Raleigh on Thursday when sophomore David Mullarkey ran the third fastest 5,000 meters in school history and the fastest in the NCAA this year with a personal best time of 13:37.88.

On Friday, a select group competed in the distance events led by Alyson Churchill’s ninth-place finish in the women’s 5,000 meters with a time of 15:46.30. Freshman Emmy Van Den Berg’s time of 16:22.13 placed her among the Top 25 finishers in the event.

Senior Yasmine Abbes was Florida State’s top finisher in the women’s 1,500 meters. She finished in 18th place with a time of 4:21.53. Bieke Schipperen’s time of 4:26.59 was good for a Top 45 finish in the highly competitive field.

The Seminole track and field teams will travel to Gainesville Friday and Saturday to participate in the Pepsi Relays at the University of Florida.

From FSU Sports Info:

Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif gave FSU its first doubles win after their 6-1 win on court No. 2, and then Maks Silagy and Barnaby Smith’s 6-3 victory on court No. 3 clinched the doubles point for the Seminoles.

Youcef Rihane earned the first singles point for Florida State after he won eight straight games to clinch his first set 7-5, and to win the second set on court No. 3 6-0 to put the Noles up 2-0.

Despite being down 3-1 in the first set on court No. 6, Jaime Connel battled back, winning five straight games to win 6-3 in the first set. Connel’s 6-3, 6-2 straight-set victory gave Florida State its third point of the afternoon.

The match was clinched on court No. 5 by Andreja Petrovic, with his 6-2, 6-2 victory giving the Seminoles a 4-0 lead.

Dous-Karpenschif capped off his undefeated weekend with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 5.

Cornut-Chauvinc’s 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over No. 43 Sebastien Dominko was his eighth ranked win of the season and made the match score 6-0 in favor of Florida State.

The final point of the match was won by Loris Pourroy on court No. 2, with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 win giving the Seminoles the 7-0 sweep.

TALLAHASSEE– The Florida State women’s tennis team (10-6, 3-3 ACC) defeated Virginia Tech 5-2 on Friday.

“Winning matches in the ACC is tough and to start the weekend off with a 5-2 win is important,” head coach Jennifer Hyde said. “We found ways to fight through adversity and it was a battle.”

The match began with Anna Arkadianou and Ellie Schoppe winning 6-2 at No. 1 doubles. Kristyna Lavickova and Olympe Lancelot followed with a 7-5 win at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point, giving the Seminoles the early 1-0 lead. Vic Allen and Kianah Motosono finished their match at No. 2 and won 7-6 (4).

The Seminoles continued their hot start through singles when freshman Lavickova, a freshman from Prague, Czech Republic, won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 singles to extend the lead to 2-0. Arkadianou followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles to put Florida State one point away from victory.

The Hokies responded with a win at No. 3 singles to make the match 3-1.

Florida State’s Alice Amendola was able to clinch the match with a 6-2, 7-5 victory at No. 6 singles. Graduate student Mila Saric finished her match and was able to come back from dropping her first set and win in a tiebreaker 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

Florida State returns to action Sunday against ninth-ranked Virginia. Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com.

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Yanchev Smashes Career Best to Close NCAAs

Minneapolis, Minn. – The No.22 Florida State men’s swimming and diving closed out the 2023 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

Yordan Yanchev turned in the highlight of the day, clocking a new personal best by almost 12 seconds in the 1650 free at 14:56.18. Yanchev swam down Alex Zettle of Texas in the final 100 yards to claim the heat one win by just under two-tenths of a second. He finished 25th overall.

Yanchev secured the third-fastest time in FSU history, after swimming the eighth at the ACC Championships (15:08.13) this season.

“That was a big swim by Yordan,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “Nearly dropping 12 seconds after he swam his best mile just about a month ago was a big highlight of the meet. I am very proud of our guys. I thought we had a good meet overall.”

Arijus Pavlidi led off prelims by clocking 1:42.70 in the 200 back, finishing 33rd.

Peter Varjasi was just off his career best in the 100 free (42.32), touching with a time of 42.47 for 29th place, moving up in seed.

Tazman Abramowicz closed out his collegiate career by competing in the men’s 10-meter platform. Abramowicz performed four dives from the 10-meter platform despite being unable to train or compete at the distance since the start of the season.

Abramowicz received marks between 6.5-7.0 on two of those 10-meter dives, finishing 33rd with a total of 309.20.

“This is the part of this job, the end part, when you watch their last dive, I will never get used to,” FSU head diving coach John Proctor said. “It’s sad and beautiful at the same time. I am so proud of Taz for what he’s managed to pull through. There is a lot behind the scenes, but he’s a mountain climber. I’m blessed to have had the opportunity to get to know such an amazing young man,

“Fortunately, this isn’t goodbye since he’s been accepted to the sports psych master’s program,” Proctor added. “I’m truly grateful for everything he did this year for our team.”

E-Sports

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PLAYOFFS ARE HERE

Make sure to mark that calendar as playoffs will be held on a LAN and take place the weekend of April 1st!

Be sure to listen out for more details in the coming week! pic.twitter.com/Or8X5gvIWQ

— Southeastern Esports League (@EsportsSEL) March 22, 2023

Other Cool Stuff

The recent announcement that Florida State will open the 2024 season vs Georgia Tech in Ireland has garnered some intense reactions from FSU fans; ranging from excitement at a once in a lifetime opportunity for fans and the program to frustration that a game originally scheduled to be played in FSU’s largest alumni base outside of Florida is now getting moved half a world away. On the surface this feels like yet another early season neutral site game that has clogged FSU’s schedules for the last decade. Rather, this is a part of a strategy FSU has employed since the earliest days of the Bobby Bowden era and…continued

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“You’re talking about a Top 20 public institution in America and now we’re going to showcase everything — not only the city but what this institution and program have to offer the whole world.

“I can’t tell you how excited we are to get to Dublin.”

Joined by head coach Mike Norvell, Aer Lingus College Football Classic officials, FSU athletes and others, Florida State athletic director Michael Alford helped officially kick off the countdown to FSU football’s international debut in 2024 on Tuesday….continued

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Booths lined the first three levels of the Capitol Rotunda, showcasing FSU’s world-class colleges and programs and the university’s high-achieving students and faculty.

Jeff Culhane, the voice for Florida State football and men’s basketball, hosted an outdoor pep rally featuring music by the FSU pep band Seminole Sound and performances from the FSU Cheerleaders and Flying High Circus.

Members of the Florida Legislature’s Seminole Caucus joined FSU officials, Head Women’s Basketball Coach Brooke Wyckoff and members of the Board of Trustees for the festivities.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, an FSU alumnus, spoke about the rising demand for a Florida State University education, noting the university’s more than 70,000 applications for fall admission.

President Richard McCullough built on Patronis’ remarks, highlighting the university’s advancements throughout his tenure, including an increase of research and fundraising totals along with student success and graduation rates.

McCullough lauded the university’s record 99{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} of first-year undergraduates who started at FSU last fall and returned for the spring semester, one of the best rates in the country and another indicator of FSU’s national leadership in student success.

“We are competing on and off the field at the highest levels for a Top 20 university,” McCullough said. “Our retention rate for freshmen this semester so far is 99{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} — that’s incredible and off the charts. Florida State University has the ingredients to continue to drive forward and be one of the greatest universities in this nation.”

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From FSU:

Yuan Li, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering who is leading the project, and her team are developing lightweight, compact inverters for solar power plants. The inverters, which convert direct current to alternating current, help regulate the flow of electricity from power plants to the electric grid. They are small enough that a team of two people can set them up without heavy equipment, allowing solar power plants to quickly restore electricity in the wake of disruptions, such as the hurricanes that batter Florida during the summer. This inverter will have identical modules that handle different sections of a solar power plant. If severe weather damages part of the inverter, the remaining modules will continue functioning. The technology also allows workers to replace the failed part while the rest of the inverter system is generating power.

The Tomahawk Nation podcast channel, presented by SB Nation, features insider Seminoles recruiting, football, basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer analysis and commentary, featuring shows hosted by staff writers Tim Alumbaugh, Matt Minnick, Michael Rogner, Brian Pellerin, and Ben Meyerson, featuring contributions by Joshua Pick, David Stout, Jon Marchant, Max Escarpio and the entire Tomahawk Nation staff, produced by managing editor Perry Kostidakis.…continued

March 26, 2023

The fastest-growing sport in Pennsylvania? Girls flag football

Final time, Reimel led area powerhouse Lansdale Catholic to the league’s first championship, but in an effort and hard work to develop the sport, he produced the final decision to aid develop Wissahickon’s application from the ground up, accepting a new role coaching the school’s first team.

“I in fact train at the center faculty, and I went to the higher school’s athletic director at the stop of the time, and reported ‘Hey, you need to do this.’ Generally, he gave me an option. He stated, ‘We’ll do it. But you have to mentor.'”

Reimel has been an influential supporter in the flag soccer neighborhood for extra than a ten years, witnessing its swift evolution just about every move of the way. But nevertheless, when droves of high schoolers arrived to test out to be founding gamers for Wissahickon’s applications – he was in awe. He counted an astounding 52 interested athletes.

“Flag is a activity for absolutely everyone. It will not subject your dimensions, your color, your peak, or your age. It can be for all people,” mentioned Reimel.

“When I went to the to start with follow, and all these ladies basically showed up, some not knowing everything about football or flag football, it showed the need to try anything new, but also attempt something that the boys currently do. It just presents them an opportunity to do a thing that they have been informed all their daily life they cannot do.”

Wissahickon is one particular of 22 teams becoming a member of the league for the 2022 period – a full of 38 groups throughout the spot have fully commited to competing this spring. A further 14 teams have done so in New Jersey. In order for ladies flag soccer to turn into a condition-sanctioned higher faculty sport, there must be 100 collaborating universities across Pennsylvania.

“I was a minor shocked at 1st, just to see how it turned out,” mentioned Lansdale Catholic quarterback Bridget Keyser, reflecting on the initial 12 months of the league.

“I didn’t know how several girls were being going to clearly show up, and not only just exhibit up, but be in a position to truly be fantastic at it, catch on, and adore it. It is not like a ton of people today can get this prospect, so when we do get the option, it just opens so lots of doorways.”

Keyser is a single of the hundreds of athletes who have benefited from the league’s generation. Her to start with working experience actively playing football was just 5 decades ago – and she explained it finest, given that then, doors have flown open.

Soon after submitting a emphasize reel on her Instagram showcasing her flag football abilities, she garnered fascination from higher education applications across the country, kickstarting her higher education recruitment approach. Soon after speaking with several coaches and visiting campuses, she acquired the chance to participate in at the following level on scholarship at Milligan University in Tennessee.

“At first, I was really nervous, I couldn’t even toss a soccer,” Keyser mentioned. “But the entire flag soccer community is just like, a single major network of assistance.

“I hope that 1 working day flag is in pretty much each high college in Pennsylvania, just about every significant faculty in The usa, simply because it provides ladies an prospect for so a lot of distinct points – they could enjoy in college or university, they could want to make a profession out of it – it opens up so numerous doors and connections.”

Flag soccer is altering the life of girls like Keyser throughout the state, and the Eagles are dedicated to aiding aid its growth just about every step of the way.

“I assume each significant school desires to decide on it up simply because there’s certainly a female out there who is ready for an prospect,” Keyser explained.

March 24, 2023

World Athletics to exclude transgender female athletes from women’s competitions

Planet Athletics on Thursday announced its choice to exclude transgender female athletes who have been by way of male puberty from world rankings competitions.

The worldwide governing system for track and area and other operating-similar athletic occasions claimed its decision would have no consequences for athletes appropriate now mainly because there are no transgender athletes competing internationally.

“Globe Athletics conducted a consultation interval with many stakeholders in the to start with two months of this yr, like Member Federations, the World-wide Athletics Coaches Academy and Athletes’ Fee, the IOC as well as representative transgender and human rights groups,” the group stated.

“It became apparent that there was small help inside the activity for the selection that was very first introduced to stakeholders, which needed transgender athletes to manage their testosterone amounts down below 2.5nmol/L for 24 months to be qualified to contend internationally in the feminine classification.

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World Athletics president Sebastian Coe makes a keynote speech during the European Athletics Young Leaders Forum in Munich on Aug. 18, 2022.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe makes a keynote speech for the duration of the European Athletics Youthful Leaders Forum in Munich on Aug. 18, 2022. (Simon Hofmann/Getty Photos for European Athletics)

“In phrases of DSD [Differences of Sexual Development] polices, Environment Athletics has extra than 10 years of analysis and proof of the actual physical pros that these athletes carry to the female classification.

“Nevertheless, there are at this time no transgender athletes competing internationally in athletics and for that reason no athletics-particular evidence of the impact these athletes would have on the fairness of feminine opposition in athletics.

“In these situations, the Council made a decision to prioritize fairness and the integrity of the feminine competition before inclusion.”

Earth Athletics president Sebastian Coe claimed the rules wouldn’t last permanently.

“We’re not indicating no for good,” he claimed, by means of BBC.

Planet Athletics said there would be further more scientific studies accomplished to think about transgender athletes’ inclusion in athletics.

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Sebastian Coe attends the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, on Aug. 5, 2022.

Sebastian Coe attends the Commonwealth Online games in Birmingham, England, on Aug. 5, 2022. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Photographs)

“Nonetheless, the Council agreed to set up a Doing work Group for 12 months to further consider the issue of transgender inclusion,” the group reported.

“This Operating Team will consist of an independent chair, up to three Council Customers, two athletes from the Athletes’ Fee, a transgender athlete, 3 associates of the Member Federations and representatives of the World Athletics Health and Science Department.

“Its remit will be to consult especially with transgender athletes to seek their sights on competing in athletics to review and/or fee added study the place there is at this time limited investigation and to set ahead tips to Council.”

Coe added in the Planet Athletics’ release that the final decision would be guided by science.

“Decisions are normally complicated when they entail conflicting requirements and legal rights involving different groups, but we go on to acquire the look at that we will have to maintain fairness for feminine athletes higher than all other criteria,” he said. “We will be guided in this by the science all around actual physical functionality and male benefit which will inevitably create over the coming yrs. As far more evidence gets offered, we will evaluation our placement, but we feel the integrity of the woman group in athletics is paramount.”

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The European Championships take place at Olympiapark in Munich on Aug. 21, 2022.

The European Championships take position at Olympiapark in Munich on Aug. 21, 2022. (Matthias Hangst/Getty Illustrations or photos)

For athletes regarded as to be DSD, World Athletics also issued rules.

The body reported they had extra than 10 decades of studies to make their final decision involving DSD athletes.

“For DSD athletes, the new polices will need any related athletes to minimize their testosterone stages underneath a limit of 2.5 nmol/L for a minimum amount of 24 months to contend internationally in the female class in any party, not just the situations that were being limited (400m to a single mile) below the former regulations,” the organization stated.

“The principle of limited gatherings has been removed from the polices.

“Interim provisions will be released for those people suitable athletes who are by now competing in what were being the unrestricted functions (distances underneath 400m and earlier mentioned one mile, moreover discipline situations). These provisions include things like a prerequisite to suppress their testosterone stages below 2.5nmol/L for a minimum amount of 6 months, prior to they are eligible to compete all over again.

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“The six months period is regular with the prior rules, which needed 6 months of testosterone suppression (beneath 5nmol/L) for DSD athletes to compete in the limited events. The interim provisions do not utilize to the beforehand limited events (400m to just one mile) exactly where two years of testosterone suppression will be needed in advance of the pertinent athlete is qualified to contend.”

Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox Information Digital.

March 23, 2023

NFL Mock Draft 2023: Lions trade back, get Quentin Johnston, Bijan Robinson; Commanders move up for Will Levis

• Jr

• 5’11”

/ 215 lbs

Projected Team

Detroit

PROSPECT RNK

5th

POSITION RNK

1st

The Lions are the club that snags Robinson in Round 1, and they can accentuate his early prime years with the awesome blocking unit they have in Detroit.

Tennessee

• Sr

• 6’5″

/ 333 lbs

Projected Team

Tampa Bay

PROSPECT RNK

30th

POSITION RNK

4th

With this selection, the Buccaneers can flip Tristan Wirfs to left tackle and stay very good at the right tackle spot with the strong and advanced Wright.

Boston College

• Sr

• 5’9″

/ 182 lbs

Projected Team

Seattle

PROSPECT RNK

52nd

POSITION RNK

3rd

How about a Tyler Lockett-type wideout to learn from … Tyler Lockett in Seattle?

Maryland

14th

POSITION RNK

2nd

Gibbs has Alvin Kamara-like explosiveness and receiving capabilities, and while maybe not the best allocation of a first-round draft pick from a long-term perspective, it helps the Saints offense right now.

Alabama

• Jr

• 6’0″

/ 190 lbs

Projected Team

Philadelphia

PROSPECT RNK

89th

POSITION RNK

15th

Branch is a do-everything slot defender/safety with awesome tackling reliability. He would be an instant star in Philadelphia.

Iowa State

• Sr

• 6’4″

/ 239 lbs

Projected Team

Kansas City

PROSPECT RNK

15th

POSITION RNK

2nd

The Chiefs have to get better at edge rusher, even after picking George Karlaftis in Round 1 a year ago. McDonald has serious juice around the corner.