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What a great finish for former Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel's collegiate career. Less than a month after helping lead his team to a Discover Orange Bowl win against Northern Illinois, Manuel was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Seni...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Memo to Florida State fans who want to jump in celebration of the 31-10 Discover Orange Bowl win against Northern Illinois: Don't jump too high, you might hit your head on Florida State's ceiling. Because this is it. This...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Florida State tailgating tents were lined in a row outside of Sun Life Stadium about four hours before kickoff, but the bright red T-shirts of the Northern Illinois fans have been impossible to miss. This is big for the Hus...

Florida State cornerback Xavier Rhodes talks about Northern Illinois' offense, and the team's preparations for the Orange Bowl....

Here are three keys for Florida State against Northern Illinois in the Discover Orange Bowl: 1. Don't forget Mark Stoops. Florida State's defensive coordinator left to become head coach at Kentucky, but the Seminoles can't forget everything he tau...

Northern Illinois (12-1, 8-0 MAC) vs. Florida State (11-2, 7-1 ACC) WHO TO WATCH: The quarterbacks. Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch leads the nation in total yards (4,733) and ranks third in total yards per game (364.08) behind Baylor's...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Day 3 of practice is in the books for Florida State, and coach Jimbo Fisher said he continues to be pleased with the Seminoles' progress and focus this week for the Discover Orange Bowl game against Northern Illinois. "The...

Florida State assistant coach D.J. Eliot talks about handling the defensive play calls and preparing for Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl....

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch and his eye-popping numbers have stolen the spotlight here, but don't sleep on the Huskies' defense -- Florida State certainly isn't. NIU is ranked No. 18 in the country in scoring...

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida State defensive ends coach Sal Sunseri had his first official practice on Thursday with the Noles in preparation for facing Northern Illinois in the Discover Orange Bowl, and he hasn't wasted anytime giving his input. ...

ESPN Insider Travis Haney has ranked the top 15 coaching hires in the country this offseason, and NC State's hire of Dave Doeren from Northern Illinois checked in at No. 10. Here's a snippet of what Haney wrote on Doeren: A Kansas native, what's...

If colleague Mark Schlabach is right, it will be another abysmal bowl season in the ACC. Schlabach recently released his bowl picks and wrote the ACC will go 1-5, with a lone win by Florida State over Northern Illinois in the Discover Orange Bowl: ...

NC State coach Dave Doeren, who was hired on Saturday from Northern Illinois, has been named one of nine finalists for the 2012 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. The winner will be revealed on Thursday, Dec. 13. Doeren joins Gary Andersen (Utah...

The ACC has officially announced its bowl lineup. ACC champion Florida State will face Northern Illinois on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in the 79th annual Discover Orange Bowl. The game will have an 8:30 p.m. kickoff (ET) and will be nationally televise...

A day after being named Illinois' defensive coordinator, NC State linebackers coach Jon Tenuta has decided to remain in Raleigh for family reasons, Illinois announced on Wednesday. "From the top, I want to say that Illinois is a great program and I ...

Illinois has hired NC State linebackers coach Jon Tenuta as defensive coordinator, according to an announcement from Illinois. Tenuta spent the past two seasons as linebackers coach at NC State, but it's no coincidence that the Pack's defense has sho...