Recruiting
Florida State: 2026 Recruiting Class
Football
Florida State is set to take the stage today at the 2025 ACC Kickoff, with the annual event having begun yesterday in Charlotte:
FSU’s representatives — which includes head coach Mike Norvell, quarterback Tommy Castellanos, defensive lineman Darrell Jackson Jr., defensive back Earl Little Jr. and offensive lineman Richie Leonard IV — will take the mic starting at 10 a.m. today, with the availability to be broadcast on the ACC Network.
Miami, SMU, Stanford, Cal, Virginia and commissioner Jim Phillips spoke on Tuesday, with Louisville, Syracuse, Pitt, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest’s contigents to join Florida State at the podium today.
ACC also announces fines for field and court storming, starting at $50,000
— Andrea Adelson (@aadelsonESPN) July 22, 2025
Jim Phillips says he has had frequent conversations with other P4 commissioners on conference scheduling. “I like where we’re at with 8 games because of the type of caliber of nonconference games we’re playing, but we’ll adjust if we have to.”
— Andrea Adelson (@aadelsonESPN) July 22, 2025
Jim Phillips: “I haven’t had one student-athlete come up to me and say they want to be an employee.”
— Andrea Adelson (@aadelsonESPN) July 22, 2025
Asked Mario Cristobal if Miami has had any deals flagged by the Deloitte clearinghouse/CSC on the first few weeks of its existence:
“Not that I know of. Not that I’m aware of. Taking it day-by-day, brother.”
— Ben Portnoy (@bportnoy15) July 22, 2025
Rhett Lashlee doing some indirect defending of the perceived strength of the ACC:
“The SEC has had the same six schools win the championship since 1964. Not a single one has been different since 1964.
“That’s top-heavy to me. That’s not depth.”
— Ben Portnoy (@bportnoy15) July 22, 2025
Carson Beck on following Cam Ward: “What he was able to do is undeniable, the last school I was at I followed the two-time national champion and I really didn’t feel any pressure there.”
— Bill Bender (@BillBender92) July 22, 2025
The full schedule:
Wednesday, July 23
- 10-10:30 a.m. ET – Florida State
- 11-11:30 a.m. ET – Louisville
- 12-12:30 p.m. ET – Syracuse
- 1-1:30 p.m. ET – Pitt
- 2-2:30 p.m. ET – Georgia Tech
- 3-3:30 p.m. ET – Wake Forest
Thursday, July 24
Here’s some big news: ACCN’s “The Huddle” will be adding Jimbo Fisher to the desk this year. You will not find an analysis who squeezes more words into one show than Jimbo.
— ️♈️ (@ADavidHaleJoint) July 22, 2025
“I’m looking forward to joining ACC Network and the Huddle team this season. I’ve always had tremendous respect for this conference, and I’m looking forward to breaking down the action each week with such a talented group.”
