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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Spring practice arrived with some significant questions, and it ended with at least a slightly clearer indication of some answers. This week, we'll take a look at five of the biggest question marks of the spring and decipher what...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- While Jimbo Fisher won't be etching anything into stone after Saturday's spring game, there were clearly a few players who took big leaps forward during the past month and a few more who saw significant opportunities slip away. ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No position on Florida State's roster spent so much of the 2012 season in flux, and yet as this spring draws to a close, Jimbo Fisher insists he's sufficiently comfortable with the status quo at punt returner -- at least for now....

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Mario Edwards Jr. might be the heir apparent to a trio of NFL-caliber defensive ends this season, but he's still got a ways to go to match the consistency of Bjoern Werner, Cornellius Carradine and Brandon Jenkins. Jimbo Fishe...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State is halfway through spring practice, and while the bulk of the big questions looming over the team still need answering, there's been some marked progress along the way. Here are a handful of the most noteworthy stor...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- With the departure of stalwart fullback Lonnie Pryor, Florida State's offense might rely a bit more on the tight ends in 2013, and that could be a boon for Kevin Haplea. The senior, who transferred from Penn State just days be...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tim Brewster is excited to be at Florida State, and he's not interested in tempering his enthusiasm -- particularly on the recruiting trail. Just days after taking over as FSU's new tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator,...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Sean Maguire is the fourth man in a three-man race. At least, that's the perception among most fans of the much-hyped quarterback competition at Florida State between veteran Clint Trickett, big-armed Jacob Coker and recruitin...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State's first practice of the spring Wednesday offered few similarities to the way the 2012 season concluded. A wealth of players have moved on, though Menelik Watson still mixed with his former teammates on the offens...

The group of early enrollees that stepped onto Florida State's campus in January consisted of just two players -- excluding the medically disqualified Richy Klepal. DeMarcus Walker and Freddie Stevenson got their lockers, staked out their freshman do...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- With spring practice less than a week away, the fervor surrounding some of the most-hyped storylines of 2013 has already been raging for months. The three-way battle at quarterback, the return of Bobby Hart to the limelight, Lama...

Editor's note: Each day until the start of spring practice, we'll pose a question facing Florida State's football team as it moves toward the 2013 season. Today's question: How will the defensive front look after a wave of departures from last year's...

Blake McClain's (Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood) physical transformation has come a long way in less than a year's time. He was always a bigger kid, of course. But not like he is now. Before this season, he showed his athletic prowess with finesse ...

ESPN Watch List linebacker Kain Daub (Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood) is zeroing in on two programs. A former commitment to LSU, the 6-foot-2, 243-pound linebacker is still looking at the SEC West, but also an ACC program. Daub has Alabama and F...

Freshmen haven't had much impact in Jimbo Fisher's tenure at FSU, but with depth thin at spots, certain members of the 2013 class have a chance to shine.

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When it comes to recruiting, coaches need to be thinking long-term. It's not just about which holes must be filled immediately, but rather where the needs might be in two or three more years. With that in mind, NoleNation writers David Hale and Co...