Florida State news: Transfers impress, FSU softball starts, Hamilton speaks, more

FSU News Roundup

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Newcomers to the FSU football team have been meeting with the media since their arrival for spring classes. Several transfers have been impressive, displaying leadership abilities and a desire to win.

James Williams and Duce Robinson spoke about why they chose FSU and why they want to be great in the garnet and gold.

FSU softball will get its 2025 season underway on Thursday in Mexico. The Noles will play in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge against No. 4 Oklahoma State and Northern Colorado in a doubleheader.

They'll play Louisiana Tech on Friday before finishing up against Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma State again in a doubleheader. FSU returns a lot of firepower offensively and inside the circle. They also added talent from the transfer portal and one of the top recruiting classes nationally.

FSU basketball coach Leonard Hamilton announced his resignation at the end of the 2024-25 season. FSU basketball fans wondered how FSU would handle the situation, and now there's clarity.

Hamilton addressed the situation after a hard-fought win over Notre Dame, breaking a four-game losing streak. The early favorite to replace Coach Hamilton is former FSU player Luke Loucks. In honor of Hamilton's pending departure, we looked at the five best players of the Leonard Hamilton era.

Former FSU defensive coordinator Adam Fuller will take a job with the LA Chargers. Fuller will coach the safeties for the Chargers, joining former Noles Asante Samuel Jr. and Derwin James.

Joshua Farmer, AZ Thomas, and Ryan Fitzgerald had strong showings at the 2025 Senior Bowl. Farmer and Thomas look like they could be early draft picks.

FSU baseball will get its season underway next week. FSU ace pitcher Jamie Arnold was the only unanimous Preseason First Team All-American by Baseball America.

Pool play is gone and every team will get a chance to play. The top four seeds in the tournament will be based off their regular season performance and will receive a double-bye into the quarterfinal round.

Seeds five through eight will earn a bye into the second round. Seeds 9-16 will begin play with four first round games.

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