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🍢 Be honest — did the 500 free beers change your interest in the game?
🏹 Welcome to The Chief Brief! 🏹
Happy Tuesday, Seminole!
Here’s what’s driving today’s edition; momentum on multiple fronts, from spring sports dominance to basketball belief and recruiting traction:
🥍 Lacrosse Keeps Rolling 🥍
FSU stays unbeaten with a dominant 16–4 win, flashing early signs this inaugural season run could be very real.
⚾ Opening Day Adjustments & Buzz ⚾
Baseball’s opener gets a time change — and the weekend slate is packed with fan-friendly promos as the season finally arrives.
🥎 Softball Eyes 6–0 🥎
An unbeaten No. 7 FSU squad hosts Liberty with elite pitching, freshman production, and confidence surging.
🏀 Momentum + 500 Beers = Vibes 🏀
Men’s basketball has won four of five, belief is building under Luke Loucks, and Tuesday night vs. Virginia feels like a moment.
⚾ Baseball Roster Taking Shape ⚾
Final preseason scrimmage notes reveal real pitching depth, young bats pushing, and key decisions looming.
🏈 Football: Continuity + Recruiting Juice 🏈
A familiar coach returns to the offensive staff, FSU’s Super Bowl streak lives on, and the 2027 board is heating up fast.
Let’s dive in.
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🥍🔥 FSU Lacrosse Rolls to 2–0 With 16–4 Win Over Kennesaw State 🔥🥍
Florida State women’s lacrosse stayed perfect Monday afternoon, pulling away for a dominant 16–4 victory at the Seminole Lacrosse Complex.
🔥 Why It Was One-Sided
Took control after an early back-and-forth first quarter
Scored six unanswered goals across the second quarter to open a 10–3 halftime lead
Held Kennesaw State scoreless in the third quarter
⭐ Standouts
Lola Mancuso: 5 goals (7 goals through first two games)
Brynn Perkins: Hat trick
Meg Kenny: 2 goals
Charlise Cox: First career goal
📍 Up Next
FSU hits the road for its first ACC game, traveling west to face California on Friday at 6 p.m. ET.
⚾⏰ FSU Baseball Opening Day Time Change vs. James Madison ⏰⚾
First pitch for Florida State baseball’s season opener has been pushed back one hour.
Friday, Feb. 13: 6:00 p.m. ET (was 5:00) vs. James Madison Dukes baseball
Saturday, Feb. 14: 2:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 15: 1:00 p.m. ET
📍 Dick Howser Stadium
🎟️ Tickets & Entry Notes
Limited tickets remain at Seminoles.com/Tickets
Free admission for FSU students with FSUID (RF gate at Haggard Plaza)
Gates open 60 minutes prior to first pitch all season
🎉 Opening Weekend Extras
Friday: Schedule magnet giveaway (first 1,000 fans), Double Spear It Rewards
Saturday: Military Saturday (presented by VyStar)
Sunday: Sunday Funday — kids run the bases postgame; youth & Kids Club free; Mardi Gras beads while supplies last
🥎📍 No. 7 FSU Softball Hosts Liberty Tuesday Night 📍🥎
Florida State (5–0) is back at JoAnne Graf Field on Tuesday, welcoming Liberty Flames softball for a 6:00 p.m. first pitch.
📺 Watch: ACCNX (Shawn Davison, PBP | Alex Powers, Color)
🔍 Quick Context
Liberty enters 0–5 after a brutal opening slate (Tennessee, Clemson, Oregon, Missouri, Notre Dame)
Flames are coming off a postseason run that included an upset of No. 1 Texas A&M before falling to Oregon in Supers
🔥 Why This One’s Interesting
FSU is off to its best start since 2022 and has outscored opponents 36–7
Pitching staff: 1.58 ERA, 38 Ks, just 8 walks through five games
Isa Torres: .588 on the week, 6-for-6 in the final two games of the JoAnne Graf Classic
Jazzy Francik opened the season with a no-hitter; the staff has allowed 1 earned run in 20 starter innings
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🏀🔥 Momentum, Belief and 500 Beers Fuel FSU Ahead of Virginia 🔥🏀
Florida State men’s basketball is starting to find its edge under first-year head coach Luke Loucks and the vibes in Tallahassee are officially shifting.
Fresh off a gritty 82–79 road win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball, the Seminoles have now won four of their last five, building real momentum heading into a prime-time home test.
🔑 Why the Notre Dame Win Mattered
15 made threes (most in an ACC game this season; tied for 3rd-most in program ACC history)
Just 5 turnovers with a 3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio
Alier Maluk, scoreless since Jan. 10, calmly buried two game-sealing free throws
Martin Somerville stepped in as the primary ball-handler: 6 assists, 0 turnovers
Alex Steen went a perfect 6-for-6 from the line in crunch time
🔥 Wiggins Is Rolling
Chauncey Wiggins has back-to-back 20+ point games
Shooting 9-for-21 from three across the last two contests
🍻 Yes, About the Beers
Loucks announced he’s buying alcoholic beverages for the first 500 students Tuesday night; a move that instantly turned him into a student-section legend and ensured the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center will be loud, loose, and fully engaged.
📍 What’s Next
Florida State hosts the Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball (20–3, 9–2 ACC) on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
📺 TV: ESPNU
🧠 Big Picture
The record still isn’t where anyone wants it but the trajectory is undeniable. Wins are stacking, confidence is growing, the locker room is buying in… and Tuesday night feels like a moment. Momentum, a hot shooter, and 500 free beers might just be the spark for something bigger.
⚾🧠 Four Days Out: What We Learned From FSU Baseball’s Final Preseason Scrimmage 🧠⚾
With Opening Day approaching and Florida State ranked No. 16 nationally, Saturday’s 6.5-inning scrimmage offered one last data point as Link Jarrett finalizes early-season plans.
🔥 Pitching Takeaways
Bryson Moore looked the part of a weekend arm
Retired 9 of 13 after early traffic
Five straight strikeouts, fastball up to 94 mph
Showed a full five-pitch mix, with the heater generating most whiffs
Cole Stokes was better than the line
Velocity held 95–97 mph
Slider remains a true out pitch
Some command variance, but few true barrels allowed
Portal bullpen depth flashed
Brodie Purcell stranded a runner, leaned on slider
Cade O’Leary missed bats with a deceptive release and deep mix
Chris Knier showed four pitches, steady if unspectacular
Ben Barrett generated four whiffs in one inning
(FSU did not allow video of newcomers on the mound.)
🧱 Position Player Notes
Brayden Dowd stood out at the top
104 mph leadoff single, double off RF fence, stolen base
Kelvyn Paulino Jr. (Fr.) barreled both balls he put in play
Loud contact to right side, just missed extra bases
Carter McCulley had the best swing of the day
2-for-3, just missed a homer to RCF
Hunter Carns continues to stack good days
RBI double vs. Stokes, cut down a runner again
Solid contributions from Sheffield, Stuetzer, Estes, Fisher, Putnam, with multiple defensive assists in the outfield
🧭 Defensive Alignment Snapshot
Jarrett continued heavy rotation, especially in the infield:
SS: Estes / Fisher
2B: Fraser / Sheffield
3B: Putnam / Bavaro
Above-average play tally: Fisher, Putnam, Bavaro, Fraser, Williams, Carns
Errors: Bailey, Paulino, Fisher
🧠 Big Picture
Pitching depth looks real, the middle infield remains fluid, and several young bats continue to force conversations. The real evaluations start once non-conference play begins.
Opening Day is four days away and this roster looks like it has answers still coming.
🏈🧠 FSU Brings Back Gabe Fertitta to Offensive Staff 🧠🏈
A familiar face returns as Florida State continues shaping its offensive brain trust.
Florida State has hired Gabe Fertitta as Director of Football Strategy & Offensive Assistant Coach, a move first reported by Pete Thamel and confirmed by Noles247.
🔁 Why This Makes Sense
Fertitta reunites with Mike Norvell after spending last season as offensive coordinator and QBs coach at Nicholls State Colonels football
Previously spent three seasons at FSU as an offensive analyst working with the OL
Served as interim offensive line coach in 2024 during Alex Atkins’ suspension
🧠 Background Snapshot
2021: Quality control assistant at Louisville Cardinals football
Began coaching career as head coach at Catholic High School (Baton Rouge)
🧩 Big Picture
This is a continuity hire. Fertitta knows Norvell’s system, has already coached the room in-game, and adds schematic and operational support as FSU fine-tunes its offensive structure heading into the season.
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🏈🏆 FSU Streak Lives On as Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX 🏆🏈
Another championship Sunday, another Seminole in the mix.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots, 29–13, in Super Bowl LX on Sunday at Levi's Stadium.
🌟 Seminoles on the Biggest Stage
Cam Akers (Seahawks) was elevated from the practice squad and played four special teams snaps, earning his second Super Bowl ring (also won SB LVI with the Rams).
Joshua Farmer (Patriots) was on injured reserve.
📈 The Bigger Picture
Super Bowl LX marked 10 straight Super Bowl champions featuring at least one former Seminole, with 14 different FSU players combining for 17 rings over the past decade; a remarkable run of representation on the NFL’s biggest stage.
🏈🧲 FSU Locks In Key 2027 Visits at RB and LB 🧲🏈
Momentum continues to build on the 2027 trail as Florida State pulls priority skill talent to campus.
🏃♂️ Ty Keys — Four-Star RB (Poplarville, Miss.)
Ranked No. 154 overall / No. 7 RB nationally (247Sports)
Official visit set: June 5
Offered Jan. 10; returned for a Junior Day a week later (rated the visit an “11/10”)
Also set to OV at Mississippi State (June 19)
Other contenders include Alabama, Miami, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, and more
Intriguing note: has expressed interest in playing baseball at the collegiate level
🛡️ Tripp Keller — Rising 2027 Linebacker (Tampa Jesuit)
Spring visit set: April 13 (second trip to Tallahassee)
Recruitment surging with recent offers from UCLA, Florida State, NC State, UCF, and Louisville
Rivals Industry Ranking: Top-50 LB nationally
2025 production: 90 tackles, 14 TFL, 3 INTs (82 tackles as a sophomore)
Grew up an FSU fan; both parents attended Florida State Seminoles
🧠 Big Picture
FSU is stacking early visits with high-upside, multi-sport talent at RB and a fast-rising, instinctive linebacker. Getting both on campus before summer OVs is exactly how boards start to tilt in Tallahassee’s favor.
And that’s a wrap!
That’s all for today.
Wins are stacking, confidence is rising, and Tallahassee is starting to feel alive again.
See you tomorrow —
The Chief 🏹
