Forwarded this email from a friend? Subscribe at the button below
🏹 Welcome to The Chief Brief! 🏹
🏆 This Week at a Glance
⚾ Baseball: 3‑0 start in the Tallahassee Regional; Monday night shot to clinch a Super.
⛳ Men’s Golf: Finish T‑5 at NCAAs; Luke Clanton bags the Ben Hogan Award and lands on the five‑man Nicklaus shortlist.
🏃♂️ Track: Program‑record 12 athletes qualify for Eugene; Micahi Danzy cruises 44.55 in prelims.
🏈 Football: ESPN locks five kickoff windows—including the neutral‑site opener vs Alabama—and summer workouts ramp.
🔁 Recruiting: June 1 OV weekend brings 10 blue‑chips and yields the first 2026 commit, safety Kentrell Murphy.
🏆👕 Florida State Seminoles Shirt of the Month Club 👕🏆
The perfect gift for your favorite Florida State Seminole Fan. Get officially licensed Tees, long-sleeves or Hoodies monthly.
The Premium plan is T-shirts, (Mar-Sept) long sleeves, (Oct, Nov & Feb) & Hoodies (Dec & Jan)
You receive the welcome shirt within one business day.
Keep as long as you enjoy it. No commitment you can cancel anytime.
⚾ Regional Roll – One Win From Supers (Actually we did it)
Game | Result | Daily‑Edition Highlights |
|---|---|---|
vs Bethune‑Cookman | 6‑2 W | Jamie Arnold 9 K, Drew Faurot 2‑run HR (May 30). |
vs Mississippi State | 10‑3 W | Arnold 13 K, Myles Bailey grand slam (May 31). |
Regional Final Preview | Sunday 6 p.m. | Wes Mendes tabbed starter; Bailey HR streak at five games (June 1). |
Tot‑Board: 98 team home runs—FSU needs two more to become the first Noles squad to crack triple‑digits since BBCOR bats arrived.
⛳ Clanton’s Trophy & Top‑5 Finish
Team: Climbed from T‑11 to T‑5 (-6) on championship Monday (May 29 edition).
Individual:
Luke Clanton – 10‑under week → Ben Hogan Award winner; one of 5 Jack Nicklaus finalists.
Tyler Weaver – closing 67 jumped him to solo 18th.
Quarter‑final match play: 3‑2 loss to eventual champ Texas Tech (May 30).
🏈 Kickoff Times & Summer Phase One
Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
Aug 30 | Alabama (Orlando) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
Sep 6 | East Texas A&M | 12 p.m. | ACC N |
Sep 26 (Fri) | at Virginia | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
Oct 18 | Stanford | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Nov 21 (Fri) | at NC State | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
(All kickoff windows were listed in the May 30 daily.)
Roster note: The dailies mentioned only conditioning groups—no depth chart was released. The QB room (Tate Rodemaker, Trey Tolbert, Luke Kromenhoek) starts player‑led work this week.
🏃♂️ Twelve Tickets to TrackTown
Micahi Danzy – 44.55 400 m (No. 2 seed) + anchors 38.82 4×100.
Shenese Walker – 11.05/22.70 sprint double.
Kyvon Tatham – unbeaten 110 H season lives on (13.25).
Field standouts: Jazmyn Jackson (long jump) & Ave Martin (shot) top‑5 national marks.
All punched in Jacksonville across the May 30–31 dailies.
🔁 Recruiting – OV Weekend No. 1
Prospect | Stars | Position | Status after June 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Kentrell Murphy ’26 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | S | COMMITTED Sunday morning |
Zavion Griffin‑Haynes ’26 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | EDGE | Calls FSU “top of list,” sets July decision |
Da’Ron Parks ’25 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | IOL | Says it’s FSU vs Bama, announces 7/4 |
Ezavier Crowell ’25 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | RB | OV ongoing, returns home Mon. |
Darryon Williams ’26 | ⭐⭐⭐ | WR | De‑commits from UF? “Not yet—still open.” |
Next visitor tsunami: June 20.
⚡ Quick Hits (All from week’s dailies)
Softball: Isa Torres, Ashtyn Danley earn NFCA First‑Team All‑America (May 28).
Volleyball: TV slate drops—season opener at Texas lands on ESPN2 (May 29).
Golden Spikes: Jamie Arnold, Alex Lodise on 25‑man semifinal list (May 31).
Women’s Soccer: Five Noles called into U‑20 camps (May 27).
NIL: Micahi Danzy x Adidas “Dual‑Threat” cleat collab teased for July 1 (June 1).
🌟 Player of the Week – Myles Bailey (Baseball)
Regional line: 6‑for‑9, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 1.778 SLG
Signature swing: 440‑ft grand slam vs MSU (May 31 daily).
Freshman HR total: 18—ties the program record with Buster Posey (2005).
📅 On‑Deck (June 2 – 9)
Date | Event | Why Watch | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
Mon | Regional Final | Win = Tallahassee Super | ESPN+ |
Wed | ACC Spring Mtgs | Revenue‑share vote | ACC N |
Thu‑Sat | NCAA Track Champs | Danzy’s 400 m final Sat 9 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Fri‑Sun | (If clinched) Super Regional G1‑3 | Omaha ticket on the line | ESPN family |
Sat | Football Elite Camp #1 | 150 prospects on campus | Seminoles Live |
🗳️ Fan Poll
Who owned the week?
✍️ Sign‑Off
That’s the wrap, Chief: Howser’s rocking, Clanton’s collecting, Danzy’s dialing in, and the June recruiting fuse is lit. Supers (maybe) await, TrackTown beckons, and Norvell’s board fills fast. Pace yourself—this summer surge is just warming up.
Stay locked, stay loud, and—as always—Go Noles!
— The Chief
