Seminole Wrap

What's there to be learned from the Florida State Seminoles spring game? Brian Pellerin, Juan Montalvo, Max Escarpio, and Jon Marchant jump on to discuss lessons learned and takeaways.

The new era of college football arrived last summer with open season for student-athletes to cash in on their name, image and likeness. Recruiting has added a new (or maybe old depending on how pure you believe the sport has been in the past) aspect that requires programs to have boosters willing and able to win bidding wars to land the nation's best players and compete at the highest level. So do the Florida State Seminoles have the pockets to keep up? Does their current run of missing bowl games hold them back? And how can they capitalize on this new NIL system and push themselves to the forefront? Brian Pellerin, Jon Marchant and Juan Montalvo answer those questions and look toward how the program fits into the future of college football as the sport's leadership eyes the next evolution as well.

Are you feeling the football lull? Don't worry, you're not alone in counting the 201 (yes, we did the math) days until the Florida State Seminoles are back on the field in a regular season game. Until then, we can talk roster construction and season expectations. This week, we got two headlines in both of those categories with a pretty quiet National Signing Day and the release of Florida State's schedule for this fall. Is there a takeaway from the quiet finish to the traditional recruiting season? And what is a reasonable expectation for Mike Norvell's team as he enters his third year at the helm? The Seminole Wrap crew — Brian Pellerin, Juan Montalvo and Jon Marchant — answer those questions and more in this week's episode as we await the start of spring football.

Thanks to a six-game winning streak earlier this month, the Florida State Seminoles basketball team found themselves at the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference. But after another blowout loss, are the Seminoles really contenders to claim conference crown and what do they need to do in the final weeks to make sure they're dancing come March? Host Brian Pellerin talks with Tomahawk Nation hoops-dedicated podcast host and basketball expert podcast host Matt Minnick to get you caught up on the ups and downs so far plus what could help Florida State find that consistency to make a run. Plus with Opening Day just three weeks away, baseball beat writer and host of Sunday Golds Brett Nevitt to get you ready for the year that has the potential for a run to Omaha.

Just over two weeks since our last episode, the Seminole Wrap crew is back to update the Florida State Seminoles' basketball season that is now in a much better spot. So what do their NCAA Tournament prospects look like now that they've upset the top-ten Duke Blue Devils and climbed to the top of the ACC? Brian Pellerin and Jon Marchant talk about the hoops turnaround and why we should always have faith in Leonard Hamilton to right the ship. Plus the guys check in on the latest with Mike Norvell's effort to overhaul the football roster as they add some new faces through the transfer portal and how FSU's ability to compete in the NIL recruiting market could impact their rebuild effort.

The Florida State Seminoles entered the offseason with plenty of holes to fill on their roster, but Mike Norvell and his coaching staff have moved quickly in the six or so weeks since their final snap to plug those gaps especially through the transfer portal. In the last month, the Noles have brought in seven transfers addressing some of their biggest needs (offensive line, wide receiver and linebacker) and have now struck another massive hole with the commitment of defensive end Jared Verse on Friday night. So what can we expect from Verse and the rest of the transfers and what moves are still left to be made for FSU as the offseason rolls on? Brian Pellerin and Juan Montalvo break it down on the first Seminole Wrap episode of 2022 — stick around to get angry at movies that Brian has never seen.

This week's episode will center around the last 48 hours for the Florida State football program and what a time it was. The sun rose on Early Signing Day with the news of offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham leaving his post to take the same role at Oregon. Then rumors of the nation's top recruit, Travis Hunter, potentially flipping his long-standing Florida State began swirling. Obviously, those turned out to be true as Hunter left the Seminoles at the altar to sign with one of school's all-time greats, Deion Sanders, and Jackson State. Then another miss — this time on pass rusher Marvin Jones, Jr. But the night did end on a positive as they landed an official commitment from legacy five-star offensive lineman Julian Armella to “#KeepCLIMBing” to borrow a line from Mike Norvell. This morning, another positive as FSU officially promoted offensive line coach Alex Atkins to take the reigns of the entire offense as the new OC. So what's next for the program? What's Norvell's future? How can this program compete in the NIL era? It's a lot to unpack, but the Seminole Wrap crew — Brian Pellerin, Juan Montalvo and Jon Marchant — does their best to help it all make sense.

A busy college football offseason is running ahead as we close in on Early Signing Day, but the big headline coming at the administration levels of Florida State. The Seminoles have finally landed their guy to lead the Athletic Department in Seminoles Boosters CEO Michael Alford. So what can we take from the hire and what happened with their pursuit of Louisville AD Vince Tyra? Plus, the Miami Hurricanes have made the long-rumored move of landing their homegrown head coach in Oregon's Mario Cristobal along with new athletic director Dan Radakovich from Clemson. Is the U finally on the verge of being back? Brian Pellerin, Jon Marchant and Juan Montalvo dive into it all plus look back at the 2021 season in Tallahassee. Who was the MVP? Which group saw the most improvement and which group needs some work this offseason?

Florida State Seminoles football wrapped up its season with a loss to rival Florida. Brian Pellerin, Jon Marchant, and Juan Montalvo talk their takeaways from the game, about their final rulings on FSU's season, what the coaching carousel will mean for the Seminoles, and more.

Florida and Florida State will renew their rivalry after a hiatus thanks to college football's pandemic rules a year ago and this year the rivalry carries some huge implications for the future of both programs. The Seminoles opened the year 0-4 and somehow find themselves one win away from bowl eligibility. They had their struggles but have found a rhythm to carry them to the brink of 6-6 and their first bowl berth since the Sun Bowl loss in 2019. They appear to be peaking at the right time and find their rival heading the other way. The Gators are now led by interim coach Greg Knox after Dan Mullen's firing earlier this week. Less than 365 days ago, Florida was No. 6 in the College Football Playoff rankings but have got 5-9 since with wins against mostly Group of 5 programs. Could this be the time to sweep the Gators and Canes in the same year and reclaim the state title? Brian Pellerin and Jon Marchat take you through that plus the candidates for Florida's opening, recap the Boston College victory and give Brian's best bets for the upcoming Thanksgiving college football weekend.

Florida State Seminoles football got back on track in a huge way this past weekend, outlasting the Miami Hurricanes in a back-and-forth battle that broke UM's win streak in the series and kept FSU's hopes of bowling alive.It was a legacy defining win for many individuals — namely head coach Mike Norvell, quarterback Jordan Travis and defensive end Jermaine Johnson. Each left their mark on the historic rivalry in their own way — Norvell with gutsy play calling, Travis with a clutch performance and Johnson by being the best player on the field.On the latest Seminole Wrap, Brian Pellerin and Juan Montalvo are joined by Tommy Mire to talk FSU's win and how important rivalry performances will be to Norvell's tenure. The trio also discuss the upcoming Boston College game, as well as UM and UF's coaching situations as the 2021 season approaches a close.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Coming off a loss to NC State — thanks in large part to the flu floating around, the Seminoles are on their heels heading into this rivalry week against Miami.The Hurricanes have revived their season and potentially saved head coach Manny Diaz's job with a three-game winning streak that now has them in a position to potentially win the Coastal. Brian Pellerin, Juan Montalvo, and Jon Marchant take a look at the quarterback responsible for that turnaround, Tyler Van Dyke, and how Florida State stacks up against them.A big key will be the health of quarterback Jordan Travis who is still battling the flu after it sidelined him for last week's game, especially with a now shrinking QB room after Chubba Purdy's recent transfer announcement. Will his absence impact the team this season and the program going forward?Plus what on Earth is going on in Gainesville? Welcome to Dan Mullen is a clown Vol. 2.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Florida State Seminoles football, winners of three straight games, hit a roadblock last week vs. Clemson in what could have easily been a win and giant step forward for the program.While the effort vs. the Tigers is to be commended, the Seminoles still sit at three wins this season with just four games remaining, needing to go on a strong run at the end of the year for hope at achieving bowl eligibility. Up next is a home matchup vs. the NC State Wolfpack, who are coming off a win vs. Louisville.Brian Pellerin, Juan Montalvo and Jon Marchant break down storylines from the Clemson loss, preview this week's matchup vs. NC State by talking about what'll be needed to take down the Wolfpack, and, of course, talk about Dan Mullen being an absolute clown.You can listen, subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After their strongest showing since 2017, the Florida State Seminoles are riding the high of a three-game winning streak as they head to South Carolina to face the Clemson Tigers this Saturday.But this isn't the Clemson of recent years.The Tigers are unranked, coming off a loss to Pitt and sitting on the outside looking in on the race to win the Atlantic Division. The biggest struggle has been the offense that has failed to sustain much of anything this year.Despite those struggles, the Tigers enter the contest as a 10-point favorite over the Seminoles. But are they just waiting to be upset?Brian Pellerin, Juan Montalvo and Jon Marchant breakdown the biggest positives from the UMass victory, the keys to knocking off Clemson this weekend, what's gone wrong this year for the Tigers and what it all could mean in the big picture of Florida State's rebuilding efforts in this week's episode of the Seminole Wrap.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“I really believe this is a new team, and this is a team that's investing the work in all areas. The way that they're working on the field, off the field, in the weight room, in every aspect. They're trying to push and improve in who they are, what they're about and they do believe.“They believe in what we're doing, how we're trying to do it because they know it's hard. It's challenging, there's nothing that comes easy that's ever worth having.”After beating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels 35-25 this past Saturday despite entering into the weekend as 17.5-point underdogs, head coach Mike Norvell called this a new team, one that's fully accepted the work behind the program he's trying to instill.The question is — Is the change for Florida State Seminoles football real?To break down the win and all the other storylines from the weekend are Brian Pellerin, Jon Marchant and Juan Montalvo on the latest Seminole WrapSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Can Florida State football build off the momentum of its first win of the season?That's the question now looming over FSU, as the Seminoles prep to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels as a massive underdog this upcoming Saturday. “We needed to see a game-ending on the last play where we were able to find success. The thing, looking back at it, that I really appreciated is it took all three phases,” head coach Mike Norvell said on Monday. “There's not been a lot of moments where we've been able to finish a game in that fashion, and that's what we needed to be able to do.”On this week's Seminole Wrap, Brian Pellerin, Jon Marchant and Juan Montalvo dive into some takeaways from the first win of the season, Norvell sharing some strong words in support of quarterback Jordan Travis, UNC head coach Mack Brown's recent comments on FSU and overall expectations for the matchup vs. the Tar Heels. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Three games into what was supposed to be the beginning of the climb for Florida State football, the Seminoles seem to be finding new ways to actually dig themselves into a deeper hole.The program is off to an 0-3 start for the first time since Bobby Bowden's first year in Tallahassee. You may be able to soften the blow of the opening loss to Notre Dame in overtime, but there's no sugarcoating a home loss to Jacksonville State and blowout defeat at Wake Forest.On this week's Seminole Wrap, Brian Pellerin, Jon Marchant and Juan Montalvo dive into what they think is behind this year's nosedive, what reasonable expectations for the rest of the 2021 season should be and what Mike Norvell's future with the program could look like.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is Wake Forest a must-win game for FSU and Mike Norvell? Perry Kostidakis and Brian Pellerin discuss the state of the FSU program, what the path forward is and break down Wake Foret vs. Florida State before offering predictionsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian Pellerin, Perry Kostidakis and Juan Montalvo break down FSU's historic loss to Jacksonville StateSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Florida State Seminoles football held its second scrimmage of the fall this past Saturday. Perry Kostidakis breaks down some of the news and notes of the last week, offers some thoughts on the quarterback battle and more. In addition, hear from coaches after Saturday's scrimmage.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“We're going to go back and watch the film, grade it, lay out the critical things we have to get corrected, and lay out a plan to correct those things.” Florida State Seminoles football held its first scrimmage on Saturday, relocating from Doak Campbell Stadium to the Indoor Practice Facility to face off against itself.Head coach Mike Norvell said after that the FSU defense had the upper hand early, quickly forcing turnovers and dictating the physical play.“I thought the defense started really fast early… forced some fumbles, had a couple interceptions, really physical plays.” Norvell was also pleased with the offense's response after some early mental mistakes. He said the offense had some explosive plays late, including a couple big plays from Malik McClain and Keyshawn Helton.“Malik McClain had a couple big plays. Keyshawn Helton had a big play. Offensive line held in pass protection.”On quarterback play, Norvell was pleased with his two veteran quarterbacks, McKenzie Milton and Jordan Travis. He said both ‘played to a level we would want to see them play at.' He added that both helped the offense moved the ball down the field. Chubba Purdy and Tate Rodemaker both had some ‘young guy mistakes.'See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Coach Bowden was one of the greatest coaches ever, but more than that he was an incredible man. He was a special human being who earned an enduring legacy because of his wonderful heart, faith and values he lived. It was the honor of my lifetime to know him and beyond anything I could dream to have a relationship with him. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been impacted by Coach Bowden and particularly with his wife Ann, their children, grandchildren, former players and coaches. The entire Florida State family is hurting right now at the loss of our program's patriarch.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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