On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network

Preseason camp begins for Florida State on Wednesday. On The Bench prepares you for the month ahead with a thorough breakdown of projections, expectations, concerns, and position battles in this episode.

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Nee raised his hand four times to ask commissioner Jim Phillips a question at ACC Kickoff, but to no avail.

That's our starting point as Nee and Sonnone go over the talking points from Phillips, Mike Norvell, and FSU players at the ACC's annual media day.

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Florida State recorded a major win on the recruiting trail this weekend with the addition of four-star WR Daylan McCutcheon. That’s our starting point for this episode On The Bench as Zach and Brendan dive into a position group that went from an unknown to a strength for FSU in this cycle.

We then venture into some team tidbits, strategies for CFB25, and play some spicy Buy or Sonnone with an attempt to contextualize the recent Big 12 rumors.

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Claims are staked as OTB battles over which first or second-year players on FSU's roster are the guys we most believe in. 

Dane, Zach, and Brendan bid on the underclassmen on FSU's roster to best build a nucleus of first-year and second-year players to build on for the coming years.

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We conclude the countdown of this year's 40 Most Important Players on Florida State's roster in this episode of On The Bench.

Trey, Kev, and Coach AB are joined by Brendan to sift the positional value of key players in the heart of FSU's defense, the expectations for DJU, and a declaration of who the most talented player on FSU's roster is heading into the 2024 campaign. 

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Florida State went 0-3 on its top linebacker targets this summer, with Tavion Wallace's shocking choice to pick Arkansas over FSU, Georgia, and UF highlighting what has become a recurring trend of subpar recruiting -- for FSU's standards -- at the position.

Zach, Chris, and Dane dive into this trend and search for clarity on why repeat missteps keep occurring at the position.

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Florida State's recruiting efforts are in full swing, with the Seminoles landing four blue-chip commitments within the last week and more likely on the way in the near future.

Oh, and Tramell Jones Jr. shut down his recruitment after quite the push from rival Florida.

There's a ton to get to in this episode of On The Bench.

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How many members from this giant OV weekend will end up committing to Florida State?

Who's the most likely visitor to end up in this class?

Is recruiting something to care about again?

Nee, Zach, and Sonnone are On The Bench as we recap a fun recruiting weekend that could end up leading to some fireworks (but how many?) to but a finale to a hectic slate of June visits.

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OTB is back and breaking down the next tier of players in the Top 40. This time we look at players 20-11 and Zach tries to explain why he hates guards.

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A massive recruiting weekend is about to kick off for Florida State, with the Seminoles hosting 19 official visitors among a list of three five-star offensive linemen.

This episode of On The Bench features a rundown of who’s expected in, a show Crystal Ball, the possibility of shutting down Tramel Jones’ recruitment, more QB news…there’s a lot to get to.

But baseball deserves a hat tip and we provide a quick update on the FSU vs. ACC legal cases in this episode to get things going.

Sonnone is by himself for this one and nearly burns the house down in the process of recording the show.

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