Hello everyone, happy Wednesday -- this is Noles News Now, the latest in Florida State Seminoles sports, presented by Tomahawk Nation. I’m Perry Kostidakis -- let’s jump in.
It’s been a jam-packed last few days for FSU on the recruiting trail -
After snagging a pair of 2023 commitments over the weekend, the Seminoles added newly-classified 2022 defensive lineman Ayobami Tifas. The 6-foot-4 300 pound prospect chose the Seminoles over Arkansas -- as mentioned, he reclassified to 2022, but is planning on taking an academic redshirt year to prepare himself for the college level academically and athletically. Following his planned redshirt season, Tifase hopes to immediately earn snaps in the rotation. His impressive build will aid him in that quest and he’ll still be able to practice with the team throughout 2022, accumulating valuable reps without any pressure of having to progress quickly.
It’s been impressive to see how both offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Alex Atkins and defensive line coach Odell Haggins have restructured the Florida State trenches.
Even considering the fact that these recent additions aren’t going to be contributing in 2022, the pair have reestablished depth on the line along both sides, creating functional depth. The key there is that now, if a player goes down, chaos doesn’t erupt. While there are plenty of areas to address with the current roster and in the 2023 class, these developments are a step in the right direction.
While there isn’t any actual sports action going on, now that we’re in the depths of the offseason, we are diving deep into various aspects of FSU athletics.
In addition to coverage of all those commits, we have a 10 question, 10 answers piece on FSU basketball, talking new faces on the team and staff and the ACC at large, along with a dive into the progress of FSU’s defense from 2020 to 2021 and what that means for 2022. Also new on the pod channel is a breakdown of FSU vs LSU, where Brian Pellerin chats with Brody Miller of the Athletic -- it’s a great listen, giving a big picture view of LSU as a program and what that means for the major matchup.
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