This season, Florida State’s rivalry with Miami sees the Seminoles host the Hurricanes in Doak Campbell Stadium. Florida State’s roster improves from 2024, but where do the Noles still lag behind Miami?

In a crossover edition of Locked On Seminoles and Locked On Canes, Alex Donno joins the show to add tremendous insight into Miami’s roster, including some holes Mario Cristobal must fill. Now, does Mike Norvell take advantage?

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Florida State’s official recruiting list already reached an impressive capacity and more top-notch prospects are likely to make trips to Tallahassee.

What recruiting trends are evident, and which recruits does Mike Norvell and his staff need to land?

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Florida State received roughly 45 million dollars for being an ACC member last season. The Noles were still cheated by comparison to what SEC and Big 10 members received. It’s going to show with the results on the gridiron.

The good news stems from the Seminoles’ recruiting efforts. The Noles are bringing in top talent, especially along the offensive line. Time to break down how the recruiting tide is slowly beginning to break FSU’s way.

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Florida State and Florida have come up short along the recruiting trail, so far, for the 2026 recruiting class. In this crossover edition of Locked On Seminoles and Locked On Gators, it’s time to dig into why the Seminoles and Gators are fighting uphill and where they’ve made progress.

A key question: How much have the coaching hot seats for Mike Norvell and Billy Napier contributed to the FSU and UF recruiting problems?

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Did Florida State head coach Mike Norvell make the right move to bring in Gus Malzahn and Thomas Castellanos? If he’s right, the Seminoles likely surpass their FanDuel 7.5 win total.

If Norvell is wrong about Malzahn and Castellanos, the FSU fanbase will be livid, and it could be a disaster.

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Former Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell made a bold prediction about the Miami Hurricanes’ 2025 record. I dive into what Kanell was really up to.

Is Florida State gaining or losing the talent-gap battle with rivals and upcoming opponents such as Miami, Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, Alabama, and Georgia?

The ACC failed again, and I have to discuss it. Jim Phillips tried to play the political card and avoid questions at a press conference. Bad move.

Finally, there’s zero chance anyone is reigning in the NIL contracts. I went off on the subject.

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Florida State’s 7.5 win total seems manageable, but is it really? Do you trust Mike Norvell after last season’s 2-10 disaster? To figure it out, I went through the schedule and broke it down. I’d love to hear FSU fans discuss their thoughts on the Locked On Seminoles YouTube page, too.

I give my take on the 10 players that will impact this season’s win total the most, and provide a backdrop of why Mike Norvell isn’t going anywhere even with another bad season.

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Florida State’s offensive line recruiting trended upward with the 2024 and 2025 cycles, plus there are two young transfers as well. Several players from this group need to be in the 2-deep offensive line depth chart by the end of this season to get away from relying on the Transfer Portal for future offensive line starters.

Finally, FSU football fans can personally impact the Noles football program. I’ll explain how via the House Settlement case.

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