On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network

Florida State gets fall camp going on Saturday, setting the stage for Year 2 -- and coming off the first normal offseason -- of the Norvell Era.

The Seminoles capitalized on in-person visits opening back up, stringing together enough commitments from big-time recruits to enter camp with a Top 10 class. To keep that momentum going, however, FSU will have to produce on the field against one of the toughest schedules in the country.

Bud Elliott, a 247Sports national analyst and the co-host of the Nolecast, joins Chris Nee and Brendan Sonnone on this episode of On The Bench to explain why a 6-win season is crucial for FSU...and how the Seminoles can go about doubling their win total from a year ago.

Plus we get into some of the (now shot-down) conference expansion rumors and FSU’s response .

Florida State stays hot on the recruiting trail, landing four-star OL Jaylen Early out of Duncanville, Texas. We break down what the commitment means and what's next at offensive line for FSU in 2022.

This week we also host a panel of guests to wrap up the summer recruiting season. Chris Nee starts it off, then we're joined by 247Sports National Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong, CEO of Elite Scouting Services Charles Fishbein and InsideTheU publisher David Lake.

Get ready for another fun and informative episode of On The Bench.

It's been another busy weekend of recruiting as Florida State landed two trench commitments and they wrapped up their final camp of the summer. Seminole Showcase was a success. The Seminoles hosted about 30-40 of their top targets from the 2022, 2023 and 2024 classes.

We break down all the action, we'll tell you what these commitments mean for FSU's recruiting class and what's next. Sonnone and Newberg also talk a little conference realignment and their thoughts on all the rumors.

Tune in to the latest episode of On The Bench!

Today we sit down to preview FSU's big end of summer recruiting event. The staff has been working hard to get several top targets in town. We detail how the weekend will shape up and who will be on campus.

Also, get the latest on FSU's offensive line board, the No. 1 JUCO CB is set to visit, conference realignment news and more!

Nee and Sonnone were in Charlotte to cover the ACC Kickoff, so we decided to do an impromptu podcast on what we learned about Florida State from the media event.

There's some encouraging news about McKenzie Milton, cool anecdotes about Jordan Travis and Jermaine Johnson, plus we evaluate new QB commit Chris Parson.

The guys are back On The Bench and today we are taking questions from the members of Noles247.

It’s MAILBAG time!!!

Members submitted dozens of questions, ranging from roster talk to recruiting and everything in between. Another action packed podcast this week!

Florida State added a key transfer this week at the defensive end position in Marcus Cushnie. The guys discuss what his impact will mean for the program this season.

On today's show we also break down FSU's latest off-field hire of Kenyatta Watson and how he'll boost FSU recruiting. We also update a few of FSU's important 2022 prospects that may be close to making a decision.

Tune in for the latest FSU football & recruiting news.

The boys are back On The Bench this week to talk about some of the FSU players taking advantage of the new NIL rules. We discuss some of the business players are doing whether it's NFT's, merchandise or creating their own content.

There's also a lot going on in recruiting. Some of FSU's top targets are ready to make a decision. We discuss the newest commitment dates that have been set and what it means for FSU.

Finally, we spend some time talking about the FSU team as they are less than a month away from fall camp. Get your injury updates and inside scoop on what we're hearing this offseason.

Florida State enters the dead period as the No. 3 ranked team in the 2022 recruiting cycle.

Is this real, sustainable momentum? 

The gang at On The Bench goes over the hectic month, what we learned about this staff’s recruiting chops, and where FSU’s class can go from here in the latest episode. Plus, a little NIL talk, the correct pronunciation of Lafayette (Newberg was right?!?), and more.

Florida State ended a hectic month of June in style, landing four public commitments from the final weekend of official visitors in the final weekend before the Dead Period begins.

Are more pledges on the way?

What went right for FSU, which currently has a Top 5 recruiting class, this month?

Does Sonnone have a punchable face?