Florida State Seminoles news roundup: NCAA chaos continues, Non-conference win streak, and more

Florida State football fall camp has come to an end, and game-week preparations are beginning for the Week 0 opener against New Mexico State, so this is a good chance to take a look at a few other happenings around Seminoles athletics. 

And we have to hit the big news around the NCAA because lawsuits are the gift that keeps on giving in college sports. All here on Renegade's roundup.

Women’s soccer extends its non-conference win streak

On Thursday night, playing at home for the first time this year, No. 3 Florida State women’s soccer rolled to a 3-0 win over FAU. The victory improved the Seminoles to 3-0 overall after wins over Stetson and FIU and extended the program’s non-conference win streak to 36 straight games. 

The Noles are off to a hot start this season, outscoring opponents 9-0, but for the first time this year, they started off fast on Thursday night, scoring their first first-half goal at the 10:05 mark. 

Florida State will have its first power conference matchup of the year on Sunday, traveling to Gainesville to play Florida at 2:00 p.m. ET on the SEC Network. Then, next Thursday, FSU will travel to Athens, Georgia, to play the Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU. 

Women’s Volleyball’s Garnet and Gold scrimmage

Florida State women’s volleyball officially tips off its season next Friday at the FGCU Invitational with a matchup against BYU, but the final preparations are set to take place on Friday, August 21, at 6:00 p.m. ET inside Tully Gymnasium for the Garnet and Gold scrimmage. 

The Seminoles went 16-13 last season and 10-10 in ACC play. They enter 2026 outside the AVCA Top 25, but did receive three voting points in the preseason poll. Pittsburgh, Stanford, and Louisville are the three favorites in the ACC. 

More: More NCAA lawsuit chaos

On Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted the NCAA’s stay request in Wisne v. NCAA. The ruling removed federal fifth-season protection for Class of 2022 athletes, which was granted by Judge Sweeney in Colorado this year. 

Athletes named as plaintiffs in state and local courts who have been granted temporary restraining orders do still have eligibility, including the group of 16 football players who were granted a TRO to return from the NFL and enter the transfer portal. However, those who did not file their own separate lawsuit are now ineligible. 

Mike Norvell has previously stated that he’s been in contact with former Seminoles about the possibility of a return, but he has yet to make a move. Former FSU quarterback Tommy Castellanos has filed a lawsuit for an additional year of eligibility and to enter the transfer portal after his request for an NCAA waiver was denied. That case is still pending, but the outcome could ensure his eligibility for the 2026 season, regardless of this stay.

Former FSU forward Alex Steen sued the NCAA for a fifth year of eligibility on August 14. His case is yet to be decided, but the stay against the federal injunction will have no impact on his individual case. He would have been eligible under the injunction before this stay, so he was smart to file an individual lawsuit, as many of the athletes who returned and were just ruled ineligible will now have to do.

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