Football

On the evening of national signing day, Fisher and all of his assistant coaches will unveil the Seminoles' 2012 class complete with highlights of each signee. Become a part of this historic event by attending Jimbo Fisher's National Signing Day Party at the Tallahassee Antique Car Museum, 6800 Mahan Drive on February 1st. To purchase tickets click HERE.

Basketball

Men's Basketball

The Noles picked up a HUGE victory this past Saturday afternoon against #3 UNC.  The sold-out crowd saw Coach Hamilton's team absolutely dismantle the Tar Heels by a score of 90-57.  Deividas Dulkys simply could not miss, scoring 32 points in the route.  Dulkys would go on to win ACC player of the week for his performance.  The team is back in action TONIGHT at 9PM vs. Maryland.  This is a very important game as the Noles look to build off that impressive win.

Women's Basketball

Down by 19 points a minute into the second half, the Florida State women's basketball team could've folded against No. 13/11 Miami on Sunday at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Instead, led by sophomore forward Natasha Howard (22 points, career-best 17 rebounds), the Seminoles fought their way back to tie the game with 37 seconds left, before the Hurricanes ultimately escaped with a 60-57 victory. The Seminoles return to action at Boston College at 7pm on Thursday before returning home to host Georgia Tech at 2pm on Sunday 

Georgia Tech is Samaritan's Feet night as all Seminoles are encouraged to donate a new pair of shoes for underprivileged youth. Coach Sue and the Seminole coaching staff will coach "Barefoot for Bare Feet" in order to call attention to the 300 million children in the world who are at risk of disease, infection and death due to not owning a single pair of shoes. Those who want to help provide shoes to children in need can text the number 85944, keyword SHOES and a one-time $10 gift will be donated to Samaritan's Feet through their cell phone bill. As a thank you, all fans who bring a pair of new shoes on Sunday will be entered to win a signed basketball by the team, make sure you sign up at the marketing table.

For more information on the Florida State women's basketball team follow the Seminoles on Twitter at @FSU_WBasketball.

Softball

Head coach Lonni Alameda has announced the team's 2012 regular-season schedule, which includes several challenging opponents, five different tournaments, and two home games that will be aired on ESPNU! The season starts February 10^th as we host the Seminole Classic here at JoAnne Graf Field. For a completed schedule click HERE.

Follow the FSU Softball team on Twitter @fsu softball

Baseball

The Florida State baseball team will open the 2012 season ranked among the nation's best. The Seminoles are ranked No. 13 in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's pre-season top 40.

Florida State returns 19 players from last year's squad that advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals. The Seminoles welcome back all four starting infielders in Jayce Boyd, Devon Travis, Justin Gonzalez and Sherman Johnson. James Ramsey and Seth Miller return as starters in the outfield for the Garnet & Gold, while Ramsey will be slotted as the Noles starting centerfielder in 2012. Seniors Hunter Scantling and Brian Busch will pace the Seminoles on the mound.

There will be plenty of new faces to become familiar with this spring as the Seminoles welcome 17 newcomers in a class, which was ranked 16th-nationally by Collegiate Baseball.

Two Seminoles have earned pre-season honors. Senior James Ramsey and junior Devon Travis were honored by the NCBWA as second and third team honorees, respectively. Ramsey and Travis also earned second team accolades on the 2012 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-American team.  

The annual FSU Baseball Fan Day for the 2012 season is set for Sunday, February 12^th. Florida State opens the season with a three-game home stand against the Hofstra Pride beginning Friday, February 17^th at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium.

Log-on to the BASEBALL section of Seminoles.com or follow the 'Noles on Twitter @FSU_Baseball for updates and more information.

Swimming and Diving

The Florida State women's team picked up two victories this weekend over both Georgia Tech 185-106 and North Carolina State, 160-135. The men's team went 1-1 on the day, edging out the Yellow Jackets 162.5-137.5 and dropped one to the Wolfpack, 176-122. With those performances, the women's team finished the dual mean season with a perfect ACC record of 5-0 and 11-1 overall. The men posted a record of 6-3, 2-2 in the ACC.

This concludes dual meet competition for the season. The next meet for the Seminoles will be the ACC Championships, which are schedule for Feb.15-18 for the women and both men's and women's diving. The men's portion of the event will follow on Feb.22-25. Both championships will be held at Christiansburg, Va. 

For updates and stats follow @fsu_swimming and on Seminoles.com.

Tennis

Men's Tennis

For the first time since 1988, the No. 44 Florida State men's tennis team (3-0) has started the season shutting out its first three opponents. The Seminoles stopped Florida A&M 7-0 then shut down Troy 7-0 on Monday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. Florida State stormed the courts to take a quick lead winning all three of the doubles matches against Florida A&M. In the night bout against Troy, the Seminoles once again came out strong in doubles not showing and wear from the earlier match. Florida State hosts the Seminole Quad this weekend as they face South Alabama, UAB and Furman. All matches are played at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. 

Women's Tennis

Despite not having one senior or having any individuals ranked in singles and doubles, the Florida State Women's tennis team will begin their season ranked No.17. This ranking is the second highest ranking in school history, next to the No.15 spot the Seminoles received heading into the 2011 season. The next set of rankings for teams, doubles and singles will come out on Jan. 24. Returning to the court this season for the Noles is redshirt Junior Noemie Scharle, junior Amy Sargaent, junior Francesca Segarelli and sophomore Ruth Seaborne. They will be joined by newcomers in junior Carolina De los Santos, freshman Mia Vriens and freshman Leyla Erkan. Florida State's first match is set for this Saturday at 12pm at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center against Central Florida. Times and locations are subject to change. Check back to Seminoles.com and twitter for updates.

Follow the Noles all season long on Twitter - FSU Men's Tennis and FSU Women's Tennis and be sure to call (850) 645-GAME for weather updates.

Sand Volleyball

With the courts built and the team practices underway, the inaugural year for Florida State Sand Volleyball has begun! Make sure you check out the spring schedule here. Mark your calendars for the sand volleyball ribbon cutting ceremony this Friday, January 20^th. The ribbon cutting will begin at 12:00pm and will be followed with a team meet and greet and light hors d'oeuvres.

For more information on the Florida State Sand Volleyball team follow the Seminoles on Twitter at @FSU_SVB.

Tickets for the 2012 Senior Bowl are currently available for purchase at the Senior Bowl ticket office (151 Dauphin Street), all area Food For Less locations, select Regions Bank locations, online at www.seniorbowl.com or by calling (251) 432-4109.

About the Senior Bowl

The Senior Bowl is college football's premier senior showcase event, annually featuring the nation's best senior collegiate football stars and top NFL draft prospects on teams coached by NFL coaching staffs. Senior Bowl practices and game week festivities are attended by more than 800 general managers, head coaches, assistant coaches, scouts and other front office personnel from all 32 National Football League teams, making Mobile and the Senior Bowl the week-long host to a one-of-a-kind NFL Coaches Convention.  For more information on the 2012 Senior Bowl please visit the bowl's website at www.seniorbowl.com.  

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AKRON, Ohio - University of Akron head football coach Terry Bowdenhttp://www.seminoles.com/blog/2012/01/report-terrell-buckley-and-terry-bowden-headed-to-akron.html announced on Wednesday the addition of nine people to his staff, including seven assistant coaches, a director of operations and a strength and conditioning coach. Each hire is pending approval by the University's Board of Trustees.

The list of assistant coaches include Alan Arrington (offensive line), Jeff Bowden(special teams coordinator/outside receivers), Trent Boykin (running backs), A.J. Milwee(quarterbacks), John Pont (recruiting coordinator/inside receivers), Todd Stroud(defensive line) and Mike Woodford (safeties).

Added to the staff as director of operations was Ben Murphy, while John Grieco has come on as the program's strength and conditioning coach.

Bowden, who was named as the Zips' 27th all-time coach on Dec. 22 following three seasons as head coach at North Alabama, named Chuck Amato as associate head coach and defensive coordinator on Jan. 3 and Terrell Buckley as cornerbacks coach on Jan. 6.

"I'm excited about the staff we've putting together," Bowden said. "There's a lot of experience in this group and many of them have worked with one another before, so there's a lot of familiarity as well, which is important."

Alan Arrington (Mississippi, 1994):
Arrington comes to Akron after six seasons at North Alabama, serving as the program's offensive coordinator for the last four seasons and working under Terry Bowden each of the last three years. He also worked with the Lions' offensive line and helped the squad to a 62-14 mark during that six-year span as well as an appearance in the Division II playoffs each season. Arrington joined the UNA staff following 12 seasons as an assistant coach at Northwest Mississippi Community College. He is a native of Oxford, Miss., and is married to the former Gail Perkins.

Jeff Bowden (Florida State, 1983):
The younger brother of Terry Bowden, Jeff boasts over 25 years of collegiate coaching experience and spent the previous three seasons as associate head coach at North Alabama with his brother. Prior to his time at UNA, Jeff spent 13 years (1994-2006) on the staff at Florida State, working under his father, legendary coach Bobby Bowden. Jeff was the Seminoles' offensive coordinator from 2001-06 and from 1994-2000 worked with the wide receivers. In his 13 seasons at FSU, the program competed in a bowl game each year, tallied nine conference titles and one national championship. Jeff played wide receiver at FSU from 1980-83. He and his wife, Cindy, have five children.

Trent Boykin (Youngstown State, 1995):
Boykin spent the 2011 season as running backs coach at Wayne State, helping the Warriors to a 12-win season and the program's first-ever appearance in the Division-II national championship game. Under Boykin's tutelage, Wayne State had two 1,000-yard rushers in the same season for the first time in school history. Boykin spent the 2010 campaign as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Lambuth University and was the head coach for two seasons (2008 and 2009) at Lane College. He began his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at Akron (1996-1997) and served one year at Boston College (1998) as an offensive graduate assistant before coaching the wide receivers at Tiffin for one season (1999). He has an undergraduate degree from Youngstown State and earned four varsity letters in football and played on three Division I-AA National Championship teams for the Penguins. He also played one year in the Arena Football League after originally signing with the Canadian Football League's Hamilton TigerCats.

A.J. Milwee (North Alabama, 2009):
Milwee, a record-setting signal caller at North Alabama, comes to Akron after one year on staff at East Mississippi Community College. He spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons on Terry Bowden's staff at UNA as a graduate assistant that worked with the quarterbacks. In that time on the Lions staff the program went a combined 20-6, made back-to-back playoff appearances and were 2009 Gulf South Conference champions. Having compiled a 33-5 mark as UNA's QB during the 2006-08 seasons, Milwee set all-time school records for career passing yards (8,436), pass completions (677), passing attempts (1,030), touchdown passes (73) and total offense yards (9,401). He earned honorable mention All-America honors as a senior and is a member of the program's all-decade team (1999-2008). Milwee spent his freshman year of eligibility as a member of the Alabama football team. He holds an undergraduate degree in finance from North Alabama.

John Pont (Miami [Ohio], 2007):
Pont spent last season on staff at fellow Mid-American Conference institution Miami (Ohio), serving as defensive intern. He began his coaching career at Florida State, where he was Bobby Bowden and Jimbo Fisher's offensive graduate student assistant from 2008-09, and completed a master's degree in sport administration during that time. Pont, who has an undergraduate degree from Miami, was wide receivers and tight ends coach at North Alabama for Terry Bowden in 2009, before a brief stop at North Texas and move to Colorado State in 2010 to be an offensive quality control coach. He returned to North Alabama for a short time in 2011, just prior to his post at Miami. Pont's grandfather, John, is a member of Miami's famed Cradle of Coaches and also served as head coach at Yale, Northwestern and Indiana. Pont is married to the former Tera Bowden, Terry's daughter.

Todd Stroud (Florida State, 1985):
Stroud spent the previous two seasons at Colorado State where he coached the defensive line in 2011 and served as tight ends/fullbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in 2010. He arrived at CSU after three seasons (2007-09) as head coach for strength and conditioning at his alma mater Florida State, and was assistant head coach/defensive line coach at North Carolina State from 2004-07, working under then Wolfpack head coach and current Akron associate head coach/defensive coordinator, Chuck Amato. Stroud served as strength and conditioning coach at Memphis (1997-99), Auburn (1993) and Samford (1987-93). He was head coach at West Alabama (1994-96) and coached the defensive line at Samford (1987-93) and at UCF (1986). Stroud has a undergraduate degree from Florida State and a graduate degree from Alabama-Birmingham. He played nose guard for the Seminoles from 1983-85 and was captain of the 1985 squad. Stroud and his wife, Marianne, have three daughters and one son.

Mike Woodford (Arizona, 1982):
Woodford joins the Akron staff after spending the 2011 season at New Mexico following a three-year stint at Illinois (2007-09). He coached the Lobos secondary, and was the Illini's special teams coordinator and worked closely with the defensive backs. After one year (2001) with the NFL's New Orleans Saints as a defensive assistant, he served as defensive backs and special teams coach at Florida (2002-03) and oversaw the defensive backs at Middle Tennessee from 1999-2000. Woodford, a native of Niles, Ohio, was the defensive ends coach at Akron from 1986-90 with coach Gerry Faust (Terry Bowden was on the UA staff in '86) and was defensive coordinator at nearby Walsh University from 1994-98. He has an undergraduate degree from Arizona and played safety for the Wildcats from 1978-81. Woodford has two daughters.

Ben Murphy (Florida State, 2007):
Murphy served as Terry Bowden's director of football operations each of the last three seasons at North Alabama, after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Florida State from 2007-09. While at FSU, he was heavily involved in the program's recruiting effort and helped achieve top-10 recruiting classes in 2008 and 2009. He also worked as an intern in the Florida State sports information department from 2005-07. He has an undergraduate degree in sports management and a graduate degree in sports administration, both from Florida State.

John Grieco (Florida, 1995):
Greico, named the 2009 strength and conditioning coach of the year by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society, comes to Akron after two seasons as head strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana-Monroe. A 1995 graduate of Florida, he worked at his alma mater from 1995-2003 as a strength and conditioning assistant, before stints on the strength and conditioning staff at East Carolina (2004-05) and UNLV (2006-09). In his time on staff at Florida, the Gators went to eight bowl games and claimed the 1996 national championship. He and his wife, Jaime, have one son and one daughter.

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Basketball

Men's Basketball

It's Carolina week.  The Noles will host #3 North Carolina this Saturday at 2PM inside the Tucker Center.  There are limited number of tickets remaining, so make sure to pick-up your staff tickets today if you want to guarantee a seat.  

ESPN College Gameday will kick off the 2012 campaign right here in Tallahassee on Saturday starting at 10a.m.  Rece Davis, Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas, and Hubert Davis will be LIVE inside the Tucker Center for the nationally televised program.  It is FREE admission with doors opening at 8:30a.m.  We hope to see some of you out there donning the Garnet and Gold.

Women's Basketball

Sophomore forward Natasha Howard scored a dozen points in the first 10 minutes, and the Seminoles jumped out to a 30-4 lead en route to a dominating 75-40 win over the Hokies Sunday afternoon. The Hokies burst onto the coliseum floor amidst some introductory smoke right before the game started, but came out flat. Virginia Tech came into the game riding its first-ever 2-0 start in the ACC and had held its first two conference opponents to 35 points or under. The win over the Hokies continued the Seminoles' outstanding recent success on the road in conference games. Florida State is now 19-3 in ACC away games since the 2008-09 season. The Garnet and Gold will look to continue their recent success on the road in the conference in Durham, N.C., on Friday night. The Seminoles face No. 7 Duke at 7pm. The game will air live on Fox Sports Carolinas and on ESPN3.

Mark your calendars for the next home game, this Sunday, January 15^th at 3:30pm. Join Coach Sue and the Seminoles at the Donald L. Tucker Center to create the best home court advantage as your Seminoles take on the Miami Hurricanes in ACC Day! Purchase your tickets today at Seminoles.com.

For more information on the Florida State women's basketball team follow the Seminoles on Twitter at @FSU_WBasketball.

Softball

Head coach Lonni Alameda has announced the team's 2012 regular-season schedule, which includes several challenging opponents, five different tournaments, and two home games that will be aired on ESPNU! The season starts February 10^th as we host the Seminole Classic here at JoAnne Graf Field. For a completed schedule click HERE.

Follow the FSU Softball team on Twitter @fsu softball

Baseball

The annual FSU Baseball Fan Day for the 2012 season has been set for Sunday, February 12th and opening day is Friday, February 17th. Log-on to the BASEBALL section of Seminoles.com or follow the 'Noles on Twitter @FSU_Baseball for updates and more information.

Swimming and Diving

Don't miss your last chance to see you swimmers and divers in action at home this Friday, January 13^th at 3:00pm in the Leach Center as they host Florida Atlantic University. Come out and support your Noles!

For updates and stats follow @fsu_swimming and on Seminoles.com.

Tennis

The Florida State Tennis teams might be finishing out Fall play but they are geared up for the 2012 season. Check out the full 2012 women's schedule here and the men's schedule here.

Sand Volleyball

With the courts built and the team practices underway, the inaugural year for Florida State Sand Volleyball has begun! Make sure you check out the spring schedule here. Mark your calendars for the sand volleyball ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, January 20^th. The ribbon cutting will begin at 12:00pm and will be followed with a team meet and greet and light hors d'oeuvres. 

For more information on the Florida State Sand Volleyball team follow the Seminoles on Twitter at @FSU_SVB.

Yesterday, reports surfaced that former Florida State cornerback/volunteer assistant coach Terrell Buckley was going to be hired by Terry Bowden at Akron.

Friday, it became official.

Courtesy of the Akron Athletics Department:

Jan. 6, 2012

AKRON, Ohio - Terrell Buckley, a 14-year veteran of the NFL and Florida State standout, has been named The University of Akron football program's cornerbacks coach, head coach Terry Bowden announced on Friday. Buckley's hire is pending approval by the University's Board of Trustees.

"In this era of passing and the spread offense the cornerback position has become critical to the success of a defense, and outstanding play at that position will be extremely important to our program," said Bowden, who was named coach of the Zips on Dec. 22. "Terrell was an All-American at Florida State and is one of the greatest all-time NFL corners, and I'm excited to have him join my staff. I know he will make an impact on the lives of our student-athletes."

A two-year starter and three-year letterwinner as a cornerback at Florida State (1989-91), Buckley was inducted into the school's sports hall of fame in 2003. He left FSU as the program's all-time leader in interceptions (21) and interception return yards (501). That INT return yardage was an NCAA record, and he tied school records for touchdowns off interceptions (4) and punt returns (3). He earned consensus All-America honors as a junior in 1991 as well as the Jim Thorpe Award that same season, given annually to the nation's top defensive back.

Buckley, 40, was picked fifth in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers and spent 14 seasons in the league (1992-2005). He played for Green Bay (1992-94), Miami (1995-99, 2003), Denver (2000), New England (2001-02), the New York Jets (2004) and New York Giants (2005). During his career he amassed 109 tackles, 50 interceptions, two sacks and two forced fumbles.

"I'm looking forward to working alongside Coach Bowden and Coach (Chuck) Amato (defensive coordinator)," Buckley said. "The facilities at Akron are impressive as is the University's dedication to athletics. I can't wait for the players to get back on campus next week and to continue recruiting."

Most recently, Buckley has served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at FSU, where he completed his undergraduate degree in 2007.

A source close to the University of Akron has confirmed that former NFL defensive back, Terrell Buckley will join newly hired coach Terry Bowden's Zips staff.

It will be the second member of Bowden's coaching staff with direct ties to his father, Bobby Bowden. Buckley, before a 13-year career in the NFL as a cornerback, played for Florida State, where the elder Bowden served as head coach.

Buckley will leave his alma mater, where he serves as a volunteer assistant, to coach cornerbacks for the Zips.

During his professional career, Buckley grabbed 50 interceptions and won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.

Mike Woodford, a former special teams coordinator with Illinois, will coach the safeties. Woodford, a Niles native, was the secondary coach for the Zips from 1986-91 and defensive coordinator for Walsh University from 1994-98.

Jeff Bowden, Terry's brother, will join him from North Alabama to coach the wide receivers.

Rounding out the first round of coaching additions is A.J. Milwee, who was a graduate assistant at North Alabama. He will coach the quarterbacks.

The quartet join a staff that already includes former North Carolina State head coach Chuck Amato, who will be the defensive coordinator.

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Basketball

Men's Basketball

The Men's Basketball team opens up the 2012 year by hosting SEC opponent Auburn Wednesday night at 6PM inside the Tucker Center!  The Noles began their late season run last year starting off early in the year and will look to do the same this year. 

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ESPN College Gameday comes to Tallahassee on Saturday January 14^th when the Noles host #5 North Carolina.  The show kicks off at 10a.m. and doors will open at 8:30a.m.  Admission is FREE! Breakfast will be served to those who are in line early.  Seating will be on a first come- first serve basis.

Women's Basketball

Junior guard Alexa Deluzio's career-best-matching 23 points weren't enough for the Florida State women's basketball team on Monday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center versus No. 5 Maryland. The Seminoles fell to the Terrapins, 91-70, in the ACC opener for both teams. Maryland (14-0), who leads the country in rebounding margin, held a commanding 53-40 edge on the boards and had three players score at least 20 points.

Now with the ACC portion of the schedule underway, the 'Noles are set to host the Clemson Tigers this Thursday night at 7:00pm. It's the Student Welcome Back game and all students can register at the Spear-it-Rewards table to win an iPod Touch! Join Coach Sue and the Seminoles at the Donald Tucker Center to create the best home court advantage!

For more information on the Florida State women's basketball team follow the Seminoles on Twitter at @FSU_WBasketball.

Softball

Head coach Lonni Alameda has announced the team's 2012 regular-season schedule, which includes several challenging opponents, five different tournaments, and two home games that will be aired on ESPNU! The season starts February 10^th as we host the Seminole Classic here at JoAnne Graf Field. For a completed schedule click HERE.

Follow the FSU Softball team on Twitter @fsu softball

Baseball

The annual FSU Baseball Fan Day for the 2012 season has been set for Sunday, February 12th and opening day is Friday, February 17th. Log-on to the BASEBALL section of Seminoles.com or follow the 'Noles on Twitter @FSU_Baseball for updates and more information.

Swimming and Diving

The Seminoles saved their best diving for last at the 2012 Winter Diving National Championships as they came to a close today in Knoxville, Tenn.  After qualifying sixth into the semifinal round of the platform event, senior Mike Neubacher moved on to finals and dove to a six place finish with a total 1214.40 over the course of three rounds.

Five athletes have qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Federal Way, Wash. on June 17-24, 2012. Junior Ariel Rittenhouse, freshman Ford McLiney, Tom Neubacher, Mike Neubacher and junior Nick Klein will all be representing FSU at the event.

For updates and stats follow @fsu_swimming and on Seminoles.com. Our Noles will be competing back at home on January 13^th against FAU at 3:00pm in the Leach Center. Come out and support your Noles!

Tennis

The Florida State Tennis teams might be finishing out Fall play but they are geared up for the 2012 season. Check out the full 2012 women's schedule here and the men's schedule here.