What are Florida State's position of needs and how much room will the Seminoles have to make moves when the Transfer Portal window opens up on Tuesday? Noles247's On The Bench previews the spring Portal cycle in-depth this episode. Plus we go over our frontrunners for King of the Spring entering the final week of spring camp. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X's and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube n ..read more

The Nole247 crew does a mid-spring check-in as we stake our claim for some of our favorite players on Florida State's roster. Then we get to recruiting, some injury news, and a heated game of Buy or Sonnone. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X's and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channe ..read more

Chris Nee and Brendan Sonnone get into a good, old fashioned position-by-position breakdown of FSU's roster after four days of spring camp. We get into who stands out, what we need to see more of, and say "consistency" about two dozen times in this episode of On The Bench. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

Legacy Weekend featured a strong slate of visitors, making it the most important recruiting even of the spring for Florida State. Zach Blostein and Dane Draper detail the happenings from Legacy Weekend in this episode of On The Bench. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel. To le ..read more

Spring has sprung in Tallahassee as Florida State’s spring camp is underway.  When did we start calling spring practice “spring camp?” Well, we do now. Chris Nee and Brendan Sonnone sit down to give you their initial thoughts of this 2024 squad after the first day of spring practice, and why they’re excited to cover this version of FSU football. Zach Blostein then gives you the rundown of what to expect during FSU’s major Legacy Weekend recruiting event. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-s ..read more

Want more college hoops insight and bracket advice? Download and follow the Eye on College Basketball podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else you listen to podcasts.  The ONLY episode on the NCAA Tournament that you'll ever need is HERE! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will break down every game to give you the sleepers, cinderellas, bracket busters, and more! (01:00) - Kansas Kevin McCullar shut down for NCAA Tournament (09:50) - Virginia, we're not mad. We're just disappointed. (18:05) - We're picking brackets! (53:27) - Final Four Picks Eye on College Ba ..read more

Florida State will field a new-look defense when spring ball starts in a few days. It will lack experience, but could make up for it with athleticism and size. Figuring out how that potential unfolds is part of the intriguing puzzle FSU is piecing together this spring, and that’s what our Defensive Preview episode revolves around. Chris Nee, Brendan Sonnone, Dane Draper, and Clay Fink sit down to analyze the defense and the players who could emerge. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star review ..read more

Florida State's offense was good last season, but it fell short of great despite some top-tier personnel. The reasons for not maximizing the talent vary, but the approach FSU took to replacing the departing personnel probably paints a picture to give us a glimpse into what FSU wants to do better in 2024. And that's the jumping off point as the X's and Noles crew joins Brendan Sonnone in this episode of On The Bench to preview FSU's offense ahead of spring practice. How will the offense look under DJ Uiagalelei? Who needs to step up around him? How will new additions fa ..read more

FSU special teams coordinator John Papuchis joins OTB to discuss the development of several defensive ends, the significance of the edge defenders FSU landed and developed in the Transfer Portal over the last few years, and the confidence in FSU's special teams unit entering the spring. Then Zach Blostein, Dane Draper, and Clay Fink sit down for a recap of an active recruiting weekend for FSU. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, y ..read more

Florida State offensive coordinator Alex Atkins joins On The Bench to go over some elements of the offense ahead of spring practice.  From a veteran offensive line group hitting “that old man stride” to the timeline of expected contributions for third-year linemen, we get Atkins’ thoughts on trench development.  Plus insight into the additions of transfers Richie Leonard and Terrence Ferguson, the need for speed, how QB DJ Uiagalelei fits and the expected competition from Brock Glenn and Luke Kromenhoek. “Please don’t be mistaken, those young bulls, Brock and Luke won’t make it easy ..read more