Florida State Seminoles news roundup: Chris Carbin lands at Blinn, FSU on 2028 No. 3 recruit’s radar and more

With fall camp underway, it’s been a busy week in Florida State sports, and as we get closer to the start of the season, it’s only going to get busier. So, here are a few smaller pieces of news that may have fallen through the cracks at the end of the week. 

Former FSU EDGE Chris Carbin lands at Blinn

Florida State never provided any information as to why the program parted ways with 2026 3-star EDGE Chris Carbin from Powder Springs, Georgia. After signing with the program in December and arriving in the spring, Carbin was removed from the roster on July 24, when the program announced he was no longer with the team. 

On Friday, Chris Hummer of CBS Sports reported that Carbin has landed at Blinn College in Texas. Carbin is going the junior college route for now, and it remains to be seen whether the No. 731 overall recruit in the 2026 class will make his way back to Division I football. 

Florida State is on Bamba Touray’s radar

Bamba Touray is the No. 3 overall player in the 2028 class. While Florida State men’s basketball has yet to land a commit in 2027, it seems that at least some of Luck Loucks’ attention has turned to Touray in 2028. 

This summer, the seven-foot center transferred to Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, and so far, Florida State, Georgia, Marquette, and Ole Miss are factoring into his recruitment. Touray previously played for IMG Academy in Bradenton. He is originally from Senegal. 

Earlier in the summer, Touray told ESPN’s Paul Biancardi that Florida State was in the mix with Kentucky, Georgia, and Miami. The Seminoles appear to be a recurring team for Touray. It’s a long way from signing day for the 2027 class, let alone 2028, but winning a commitment from Touray would be massive for the profile of Loucks’s program and put him on the map as an elite recruiter. 

More: Chauncey Wiggins transfers to Gonzaga

Last week, a ruling in a U.S. District Court in Colorado granted a fifth year of eligibility to 2022 athletes who were not grandfathered into the NCAA’s new five-in-five eligibility structure. The ruling does not, however, allow those athletes to enter the transfer portal. 

In football, that has led former FSU quarterback Tommy Castellanos to sue the NCAA. If he wins, that would allow him and other football players to transfer, but also open it to basketball players and all athletes, too.

However, because many basketball players anticipated that five-in-five ruling, even some who had exhausted their eligibility entered the portal, such as former Florida State forward Chauncey Wiggins. 

If they were already in the portal and have been granted eligibility, then they are free to transfer, as Wiggins has to Gonzaga. During his lone season in Tallahassee after three at Clemson, Wiggins averaged 13.3 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 38.7% from three. 

More: Mike Norvell saw a completely new defense in Jacksonville

This week, Florida State made its annual fall camp trip to UNF in Jacksonville. Jordan Travis spoke to the team about the importance of those trips to his successful campaigns in 2022 and 2023, but that wasn’t the only piece of news to come out. There is also a bit of optimism for the FSU defense in Year 2 under Tony White. 

“"It's night and day from where we were a year ago at this time," Norvell said, "just understanding the confidence in what they're being asked to do, and the versatility."

Florida State has plenty of offensive skill talent around transfer QB Ashton Daniels, but to save his job and get back to a bowl game, Norvell will need the defense to be much-improved over a unit that finished No. 67 in the country in points per drive last season.

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