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TGIF, Seminole!

Here’s what’s on deck for you today, including a mega-update on recruiting momentum in football:

🏊‍♂️ Records & Podiums in Atlanta 🏊‍♀️
Swimming and diving stacks silver medals, NCAA cuts, and school records as ACC Championship momentum builds into the final stretch.

🏀 Fourth-Quarter Lessons 🏀
Women’s hoops battle through three strong quarters before Cal pulls away late at the Tucker Center.

⚾ Omaha-Type Measuring Stick ⚾
Baseball heads to Globe Life Field for a ranked three-game gauntlet that Link Jarrett says feels like a bracket in Omaha.

🎾 Road Tests to Open ACC Play 🎾
Women’s tennis begins conference action with back-to-back ranked matchups at Louisville and Notre Dame.

🏈 Spring Positioning Season 🏈
Recruiting boards heat up ahead of Legacy Weekend as elite EDGE, DB, and 2028 cornerstone prospects line up visits.

🧠 Nole Tree Growing 🧠
Clint Trickett’s rise to a Power Four offensive coordinator role adds another branch to the expanding FSU coaching lineage.

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The No. 13 Florida State Seminoles swimming and diving delivered one of their strongest nights of the meet on Day 5 of the ACC Championships, securing a silver medal, a fourth-place finish, and three school records at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

🧠 What Stood Out

🔥 Logan Robinson nearly wins it all

📈 Ioana Stirbu keeps rewriting history

💨 Arkhangelsky + Christensen deliver NCAA cuts

📊 Where Things Stand

Why It Matters:
Records falling, NCAA cuts stacking, and podium finishes signal that FSU is building momentum into the final stretch.

👉 Read more for full event splits and what’s ahead Friday.

The Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team dropped a 75–62 decision to the California Golden Bears at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center after a tight three-quarter battle.

🧠 What Stood Out

🔥 Sydney Bowles caught fire early

💨 Solè Williams fueled the third-quarter surge

🛡️ Defensive Activity

📊 The Turning Point
FSU led entering the fourth, but Cal seized momentum late to pull away 75–62.

⏭️ What’s Next

Why It Matters:
The Seminoles showed fight, especially through three quarters, but closing games remains the separator in ACC play as the regular season winds down.

👉 Read more for full box score and Senior Day details.

The No. 16 Florida State Seminoles baseball team travels to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas for the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series — a three-day gauntlet that Link Jarrett says has an “Omaha-type feel.”

🧠 The Weekend Slate

All three opponents enter 3–1, and Michigan already owns wins over No. 12 Oregon State, Stanford, and No. 24 Arizona.

🔥 What Jarrett Is Watching

🧩 Tournament Feel, Tournament Adjustments
Jarrett emphasized the value of early neutral-site competition: unfamiliar routines, morning prep, MLB stadium dimensions; all evaluation tools for staff and players alike.

🛡️ Defense Under the Microscope
Globe Life Field suppresses home runs, meaning more balls in play. Jarrett expects athleticism and range to be tested in a park where “outfielders have to go get it.”

🎯 Pitching Rotation Update

🧪 Lineup Still Fluid
Despite two run-rule wins to start 3–0, Jarrett says he’s not locked into a batting order. Expect experimentation as he evaluates depth and versatility.

💭 The Bigger Picture

Playing inside the home of the Texas Rangers isn’t just about the weekend — it’s about vision.

Jarrett framed it simply: how quickly can you come back here as a major-league player?

Why It Matters:
These three games are a great measuring stick against ranked-caliber competition, in a postseason-style environment, inside a big-league park. Early data, real stakes, real growth.

👉 Read more for opponent breakdowns and rotation developments heading into first pitch.

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The Florida State Seminoles women's tennis team (2–5) begins conference play this weekend with back-to-back road tests at No. 62 Louisville (Friday, 4 p.m.) and No. 36 Notre Dame (Sunday, noon).

🧠 What to Know

📊 Series History Edge

🔥 Ranked Courts Experience
Last season, Eva Shaw secured ranked wins over Louisville’s No. 115 Alice Otis and Notre Dame’s No. 64 Akari Matsuno at Court 1.

📈 The Challenge
Notre Dame already defeated Louisville 4–1 to open league play, and both opponents enter the weekend with strong records (Louisville 6–1, Notre Dame 11–1).

👉 Read more for lineup notes and match coverage details.

Spring visit season is about to crank up and Florida State is positioning itself across multiple classes with Legacy Weekend (March 28) shaping up as a pivotal recruiting moment.

Here’s your full board update:

The No. 35 overall prospect nationally (Rivals) and top-10 EDGE Abraham Sesay out of Pennsylvania will visit FSU on March 28.

This would be a true national pull at a position of need and FSU doesn’t traditionally recruit heavily in Pennsylvania. Getting him on campus for Legacy Weekend is step one.

Ceiling play. Real shot? We’ll know more after March 28.

He says development > NIL. That aligns well with FSU’s pitch. A decision could come this spring or summer.

No flip predictions yet but FSU is pushing.

The staff is clearly prioritizing length and positional versatility in this cycle.

This one will be a battle. FSU gets its shot late in the visit tour.

Interior OL depth is a priority in this cycle.

Top-20 national prospect (Rivals) at 6'4", 260 pounds.

Early momentum matters in 2028 and FSU is setting the pace here.

Legacy Weekend (March 28) is shaping up as the anchor date:

Nick Williams’ Northeast ties are being activated. Evan Cooper and Blue Adams are working the DB board aggressively. Herb Hand is building early trenches relationships in 2028.

This is a wide-net cycle; Florida and Georgia remain core, but the staff is clearly expanding its footprint.

Why It Matters:
Spring is about positioning. And FSU has positioned itself well across EDGE, DB, OL, and 2028 foundational pieces heading into its biggest recruiting weekend of the spring.

It feels like yesterday that Clint Trickett fired a touchdown strike to Rashad Greene against Oklahoma in 2010; one of the loudest moments in Doak history. Now, he’s climbing the coaching ladder in a major way.

🧠 The Journey

At 35 years old, this marks his first true Power Four offensive coordinator opportunity.

📈 Why It Matters

Trickett has quietly paid his dues across JUCO and Group of Five programs, building a reputation as a sharp offensive mind. With deep Florida State ties (his father Rick Trickett was a longtime FSU assistant), he’s part of that growing tree of former Noles from the Jimbo Fisher era now rising in the coaching ranks.

For a former Seminole quarterback, this is a significant step and likely not the last.

👉 Congrats to a former Nole making moves on the national stage.

From silver medals in Atlanta…
To late-game lessons on the hardwood…
To a big-league ballpark measuring stick in Texas…
To recruiting boards heating up ahead of Legacy Weekend…

Momentum isn’t always loud, sometimes it’s layered.

February is evaluation month.
March is positioning month.
And Tallahassee is building toward both.

See you tomorrow, Chief. 🏹
— The Chief Brief