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Meet 'The Power': Recruiting analyst on scouting a star QB, the Baylor offense at FSU (Episode 117) May 17, 2019

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247Sports national recruiting analyst Charles Power has been fascinated by the Briles' offense since he was a student at South Carolina, watching Houston spread it out vs. USC. Power joins On The Bench's Josh Newberg to go over why he loves what Kendal Briles does on offense, how it can work at FSU, his thoughts on quarterback recruiting, and more.

AD, APR and Gainesville is burning (Episode 116) May 13, 2019

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Florida State has a new(ish) athletic director and an academic mess to fix from the previous regime...and things are devolving quickly in Gainesville.

Noles247’s On The Bench goes over the latest happenings in the world of FSU athletics in the latest podcast.

Meet the molder of FSU's legendary linebackers (Episode 115) May 10, 2019

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Marvin Jones. Derrick Brooks. Paul McGowan.

These legendary Florida State linebackers -- at the heart of some of college football’s most dominant defenses in the 1980s and 1990s -- were molded by Wally Burnham. Burnham, joining Noles247’s On The Bench podcast, chats with Josh Newberg as he recalls the joys of coaching guys like Jones and Brooks, working with Bobby Bowden, defending Kendal Briles’ offense when he was at Baylor and more.

ANOTHER COMMIT, FSU gets its first skill player in Tribe20 May 06, 2019

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FSU secured its fifth commitment in about two weeks, adding a pledge from WR Malachi Wideman. The four-star receiver represents value at a position of need, which is encouraging news for a class that needs to keep adding talented skill players.

Wyatt Rector shares journey to FSU as a walk-on QB (Episode 113) May 05, 2019

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Quarterback Wyatt Rector suffered a major injury and rejection on the recruiting trail in the past two years. But through disappointment, Rector has remained resilient and is now ready to walk-on at FSU. Rector sits down with On The Bench to share his journey.

Another day, another commit (Episode 112) May 02, 2019

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Florida State's hot streak on the recruiting trail continued with a commitment from four-star linebacker Jayion McCluster. Noles247's On The Bench podcast takes a look at why McCluster was a good take for what could be a crowded linebacker room for the Seminoles. Where does McCluster project to play at the next level and why did he pick FSU?

Plus we go over FSU's need for skill players in this class, positions of needs and more.

Another DB added to Tribe20, Commit Watch and more (Episode 111) Apr 29, 2019

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FSU added another defensive back to its 2020 recruiting class in three-star corner Derek Bermudez. We take a look at how Bermudez fits in FSU's class and go over what we learned on the recruiting trail this week, plus we put a wide receiver on Commit Watch in the latest episode of Noles247's On The Bench.

We’re officially On The Bench; The NFL Draft was eye-opening for FSU (Episode 110) Apr 29, 2019

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FSU had two players selected in the 2019 NFL Draft, marking just the fourth time since 2000 that the Seminoles had two players or fewer drafted. The pre-draft process, and the actual draft, proved to be an eye-opening experience as it shined a light on a series of underdeveloped classes from the previous regime.

Noles247's On The Bench podcast explores the misses and how this unsettling trend culminated in a disastrous 2018 campaign.

One Weekend, Two Commits; Reexamining the Board at DE and DB (Episode 109) Apr 22, 2019

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Florida State's recruiting class got a boost with the addition of two commitments this weekend: DE Josh Griffis and DB Jalen Harrell.

The Noles247 Podcast goes in-depth on the potential impact of both commits before giving you an idea of FSU's updated recruiting board at each position. Plus we delve into the significance of an email regarding season tickets, Randy Clements' contract details and a big-picture look at FSU in the NFL Draft.

RPO and ROI...and the long offseason begins for FSU (Episode 108) Apr 17, 2019

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Spring football is wrapped up, meaning Florida State has entered the long portion of the offseason. With that begins an attempt to generate some positive buzz with Willie Taggart beginning the booster tour and FSU hitting the recruiting trail. We delve into these offseason topics on the latest episode of the Noles247 Podcast while also giving you some updates regarding incoming transfers (or prospective transfers).

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