Noles News: FSU vs. Oklahoma one day away, Seminoles hoops players earn ACC honors

Recruiting

Florida State formally introduced the addition of switch portal defensive lineman Braden Fiske on Tuesday, the most recent switch expertise to affix the Seminoles (who maintain the No. 1 switch class, in line with 247Sports).

“I’m fired up to have Braden joining our program,” head coach Mike Norvell mentioned. “He has been an extremely productive playmaker with his relentless style of play and versatility along the defensive line. As we went through the evaluation and recruitment of Braden, it was obvious that he was the right fit for Florida State on and off the field. We are excited to have him as part of the Seminole Family.”

Stay up to date with all the pieces recruiting and switch portal associated with Tomahawk Nation’s FSU recruiting and transfer portal thread.

Football

We’re simply one day away from Florida State’s Cheez-It Bowl matchup vs. the Oklahoma Sooners — in line with DraftKings, FSU is at present a 9.5-point favourite over the Sooners with the over/beneath set at 66.

The Seminoles spent Tuesday at Fun Spot in Orlando after apply, getting the prospect to make lifelong memories for local kids from the West Lakes group:

(sorry not sorry for the self-promo)

FSU vs. Oklahoma is about for a 5:30 p.m. kickoff on December 29 from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, with the Cheez-It Bowl to be broadcast on ESPN.

Basketball

For the seventh straight week, Florida State ladies’s basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson has earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors after placing up 21 factors and 6 assists in opposition to the Miami Hurricanes to open ACC play.

From FSU Sports Info:

She is the one participant within the nation who ranks within the Top 3 in whole factors (third; 350), free throws made (second; 105) and area objectives made (third; 242).

Ranking within the Top 3 within the nation in all three classes raises the dialog that as only a freshman, Latson may be essentially the most versatile scorer within the nation. Despite her excessive quantity of pictures from the ground (242 whole makes an attempt), Latson is capturing 50.4 % total and 40.4 % from 3-point vary.

She continues to steer the ACC in scoring at 25.0 factors per sport whereas igniting the Seminoles to their greatest begin at 12-2 total because the 2019-20 season. Latson’s scoring has been a giant half in FSU exhibiting a close to +18.0 factors per sport enchancment in scoring (87.9 from 70.0) from its first 14 video games in 2021-22.

Men’s hoops additionally bought in on the Rookie of the Week motion, with Cam Corhen getting tabbed after logging a career-high 18 factors in addition to two assists and 7 rebounds in final week’s win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Soccer

Florida State soccer bought some main news Tuesday evening, with 2024 ahead Taylor Suarez flipping her dedication from North Carolina to Florida State:

Suaraz, a beginning ahead on the US Women’s U17 National Soccer Team, was named 2021 Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year as a sophomore.

From the Charlotte Post:

The brightest star at present within the Charlotte sports activities galaxy proper now’s so distant – 8,497 miles away to be precise – that it’s a protected guess most don’t even know her identify.

Taylor Suarez, a junior at Ardrey Kell High who additionally performs for the Charlotte Soccer Academy, was a beginning ahead for the U.S. Women’s U17 National Soccer Team in opposition to hosts India on the FIFA U17 World Cup of their first match on Tuesday.

She performed all 90 minutes at Kahlinga Stadium, a cricket floor in Bhubaneswar, a metropolis related in measurement to Charlotte on the northern a part of India’s east coast, and scored on a penalty kick within the USA’s 8-0 win.

Coming into the World Cup, Suarez had earned 9 nationwide group caps, beginning 4 matches, scoring twice and helping six instances.

Lightning fast with darting strikes, Suarez, who performed as a freshman at Charlotte Christian, scored 18 objectives and recorded 12 assists final season though she missed eight video games resulting from nationwide group duties. Still, she helped Ardrey Kell to a 25-2-1 document and a 4A state runner-up end to Cardinal Gibbons on penalty kicks. Suarez recorded 5 objectives and 6 assists in six playoff video games.