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-- Jacksonville Jaguars (@jaguars) April 23, 2013

Former Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel is set to appear on an episode of FOX Sports South's "The Panel," which is a 30-minute series of shows that features a prominent college football player on the verge of the NFL Draft.

Manuel recently completed taping of his episode with multiple air dates scheduled throughout the month of April. In the episode, Manuel goes in front of a panel of former NFL players Tim Couch, Takeo Spikes, Ovie Mughelli and Dorsey Levens.

Here are the dates and times that Manuel's episode of "The Panel" will air throughout the country:

FOX College Sports Atlantic Mon - 03/18/2013 10:00 PM Eastern Delay

FOX SPORTS MIDWEST Mon - 03/18/2013 09:00 PM Central Delay

FOX SPORTS MIDWEST Mon - 03/25/2013 08:30 AM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS MIDWEST Sun - 03/31/2013 12:30 PM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS MIDWEST Tue - 04/02/2013 04:00 PM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS MIDWEST Mon - 04/15/2013 08:00 AM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS MIDWEST Mon - 04/22/2013 08:00 AM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS NORTH Mon - 03/18/2013 10:30 PM Central Delay

FOX SPORTS NORTH Tue - 03/19/2013 08:00 AM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS NORTH Tue - 03/19/2013 05:30 PM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS NORTH Tue - 04/23/2013 08:00 AM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS NORTH Tue - 04/23/2013 04:00 PM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS NORTH Wed - 04/24/2013 03:00 PM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS SAN DIEGO Tue - 03/19/2013 05:30 PM Pacific Delay

FOX SPORTS SAN DIEGO Fri - 03/29/2013 06:00 AM Pacific Repeat

FOX SPORTS SOUTH Mon - 03/18/2013 12:00 AM Eastern Repeat

FOX SPORTS SOUTH Mon - 03/18/2013 10:00 PM Eastern Delay

FOX SPORTS SOUTH Wed - 03/20/2013 11:00 AM Eastern Repeat

FOX SPORTS SOUTH Sat - 03/23/2013 06:30 PM Eastern Repeat

FOX SPORTS SOUTH Tue - 03/26/2013 10:00 PM Eastern Repeat

FOX SPORTS SOUTH Fri - 03/29/2013 10:00 PM Eastern Repeat

FOX SPORTS SOUTH Sat - 03/30/2013 09:00 PM Eastern Repeat

FOX SPORTS SOUTH (Non-Predators 1) Mon - 03/25/2013 07:00 PM Eastern Repeat

FOX SPORTS WEST Tue - 03/26/2013 10:30 PM Pacific Delay

FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN Mon - 03/18/2013 12:00 AM Central Delay

FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN Wed - 03/20/2013 08:30 AM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN Thu - 03/21/2013 04:30 PM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN Mon - 03/25/2013 08:30 AM Central Repeat

FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN Tue - 04/23/2013 08:00 AM Central Repeat

SPORTSOUTH Tue - 03/19/2013 07:00 PM Eastern Delay

SPORTSOUTH Sun - 03/24/2013 08:30 PM Eastern Repeat

SPORTSOUTH Tue - 03/26/2013 11:30 AM Eastern Repeat

SPORTSOUTH Tue - 03/26/2013 06:30 PM Eastern Repeat

SPORTSOUTH Fri - 03/29/2013 11:00 AM Eastern Repeat

SUN SPORTS Mon - 04/01/2013 02:00 PM Eastern Repeat

SUN SPORTS Tue - 04/09/2013 06:00 PM Eastern Repeat

SPORTSOUTH Mon - 04/15/2013 10:30 PM Eastern Repeat

SPORTSOUTH Tue - 04/23/2013 10:00 AM Eastern Repeat

SPORTSOUTH Thur - 04/25/2013 9:30 AM Eastern Repeat

Courtesy of Kidz 1st Fund:

Tallahassee, FL - Florida State head football coach Jimbo Fisher and his wife Candi presented the second Kidz1^stFund check in only 19 months to Dr. John Wagner, M.D. and Dr. Margaret L. MacMillan, M.D. co-directors of the Fanconi Anemia Comprehensive Care Clinic at the University of Minnesota Monday evening at a reception at the TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Kidz1stFund's donations to date toward Fanconi anemia research total $1 million.

"FA is our opponent and we will do everything we can to fight this disease head on," said Jimbo Fisher. "Candi and I knew from the beginning we could make a difference by helping to raise awareness and fund research. Through the generous donors of Kidz1stFund, these million dollars will make a significant difference in the lives of FA patients."

The Fishers created Kidz1^stFund after their 7-year old son, Ethan, was diagnosed with the rare blood disorder in 2011. Fanconi anemia is a genetic disease which causes possible birth defects, bone marrow failure and eventually leads to cancer years earlier than the general population. Currently, there is no cure for FA, and yet the Fishers are tirelessly working to help find that cure.

"The world's first successful cord blood transplant was with an FA patient, and now there have been over 23,000 cord blood transplant performed for a variety of diseases to date," said Dr. MacMillan. "FA families like the Fishers continue to push for better treatments for this terrible disease, and we hope to one day be able to find that elusive cure for Ethan and the others with FA."

Kidz1^stFund, under the direction of chairwoman, Candi Fisher, made its first pledge of $500,000 in March of 2012 to the University of Minnesota's Amplatz Children's Hospital, doubling the university's research budget for Fanconi anemia.  

"We chose the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital because it treats more Fanconi anemia patients needing blood and marrow transplantation than all other hospitals in the country combined," said Candi Fisher.  "And because, most importantly, their team of doctors gave us hope that a cure would be found."

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Kidz1stFund:  Jimbo & Candi Fisher's Kidz1stFund is dedicated to raising awareness and research dollars for Fanconi anemia, the rare disease that affects their younger son, Ethan.  Dollars raised through generous donations, online contributions, merchandise, and during special events go toward finding better treatments and ultimately a cure for this life threatening disease.

To learn more about the fund and donate to the cause, please visit www.Kidz1stFund.com.

Xavier Rhodes: Back-to-back 4.41s in the 40-yard dash and 40 1/2 vertical jump. 1st-round lock? #NFLCombine #FSU #Noles

— Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 26, 2013

$$$ #FSU #Noles "@willbrinson: Xavier Rhodes first unofficial 40 time: 4.41. Coooooking."

— Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 26, 2013

#FSU #Noles RT @movethesticks: Xavier Rhodes just walked by our set on the field. That's what you'd like a CB to look like! #NFLCombine

— Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 26, 2013

More #FSU bench reps (225 pounds): Tank Carradine-28, Bjoern Werner-25, Everett Dawkins-23, Brandon Jenkins-18, Nick Moody-17 #NFLCombine

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 25, 2013

Xavier Rhodes did 14 reps on the 225-pound bench press. Greg Reid did 10. 40-yard dashes tomorrow. #NFLCombine #FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 25, 2013

Nick Moody's first 40-yard dash attempt is unofficially a 4.72. #NFLCombine #FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 25, 2013

4.81 40-yard dash for Bjoern Werner on his second attempt. (1.66 10-yard split) #NFLCombine #FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 25, 2013

Bjoern Werner's first 40-yard dash at the #NFLCombine: 4.79 unofficially with a 1.68 10-yard split. #FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 25, 2013

Second 40-yard dash attempt for Everett Dawkins: 5.05 unofficial with 1.73 10-yard split. #NFLCombine #FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 25, 2013

Everett Dawkins' first attempt at the 40-yard dash is unofficially a 5.00 w/ a 1.73 10-yard split. #NFLCombine #FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 25, 2013

Lonnie Pryor's first 40-yard dash is an unofficial 4.59 #NFLCombine # FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

Official 4.65 40-yard dash time for EJ Manuel, per the NFL. That's 2nd fastest among QBs behind Geno Smith. Good, stock-raising number. #FSU

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

EJ Manuel's 34.0 vertical is best among the #NFLCombine QBs. His 118.0 broad jump good enough to tie for second. #FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

After an impressive 4.44 on his 1st attempt, Rodney Smith's 2nd 40-yard dash is unofficially a 4.46. #NFLCombine #FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

Rodney Smith unofficially runs a 4.44 40-yard dash a w/ a 1.55 10-yard split in his first attempt. Nice time. #NFLCombine #Noles #FSU

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

EJ Manuel's second attempt in the 40-yard dash is a 4.63 w/ 1.63 10-yard split. Good performance w/ that 237-pound frame. #NFLCombine #FSU

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

EJ Manuel's first attempt at the 40-yard dash is unofficially a 4.62 (10-yard split: 1.65) #NFLCombine #FSU #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

#FSU #Noles RT @mockingthedraft: 2013 NFL Combine: Bjoern Werner's journey intrigues NFL teams sbn.to/15cJNsS

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

Xavier Rhodes' measurements at the #NFLCombine: 6'1 4/8" and 210 pounds. (via @bryanbroaddus) #Noles #FSU

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

QBs/RBs/WRs at #NFLCombine today. #FSU's Lonnie Pryor benched 225 17 times; Chris Thompson did 21 yesterday. Updates: noles.co/131e1Ri

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 24, 2013

#FSU #Noles RT @mockingthedraft: Werner says he thinks he can play OLB in a 3-4. "I think I'm athletic enough to do it in the NFL."

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 23, 2013

Injured #FSU DE started running Monday: RT @nfldraftscout: Tank Carradine says he expects to be healthy before April. Hello, Top 10 picks.

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 23, 2013

#FSU's Brandon Jenkins will not run the 40-yard dash at the #NFLCombine, per @mockingthedraft. #Noles

-- Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor) February 23, 2013

@brandonmellor @eancaafootball twitter.com/ZMart33/status...

-- Zach Martin (@ZMart33) February 18, 2013

Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel and kicker Dustin Hopkins are set to compete in the 2013 Quicken Loans All-Star Football Challenge. The event will air Feb. 2 at 10 p.m. on ESPN2 and will then re-air on ESPN2 Sunday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. and at noon Feb. 17. ESPN will also carry an encore at 4 p.m. on April 14.

Here is a list of all the competitors:

Manuel will compete in the accuracy competition.

Quicken Loans QB Accuracy

EJ Manuel - FSU
Ryan Nassib - Syracuse
Mike Glennon - NC State
Jordan Rodgers - Vanderbilt

Obstacle Course

Alec Ogletree - LB - Georgia
Giovani Bernard - RB - UNC
TJ McDonald - S - USC
Khaseem Greene - LB - Rutgers

Skechers GoRun Hands Competition

Matt Elam - S - Florida
Kenny Vaccaro - S - Texas
Cordarrelle Patterson - WR - Tennessee
Robert Woods - WR - USC

Mercedes-Benz Lineman Strength Challenge

Sylvester Williams - DT - UNC
Sam Montgomery - DT - LSU
Damontre Moore - DE - Texas A&M
Alex Okafor - DE - Texas

Speed Kick

Dustin Hopkins - FSU
Caleb Sturgis - Florida
Brett Maher - Nebraska
Brett Baer - Louisiana-Lafayette

Courtesy of the University of Miami:

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - James Coley, who served the last three seasons as offensive coordinator at Florida State, has been named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Miami, head coachAl Golden announced Thursday.

Coley spent the last five seasons in Tallahassee on Jimbo Fisher's staff - all five as tight ends coach and the last three as the offensive coordinator. As the recruiting coordinator at Florida State in 2008 and 2009, he was instrumental in the Seminoles landing back-to-back Top 10 signing classes and was also named the ACC's top recruiter in 2010 by ESPN.com.

"We're excited about adding James Coley's leadership, expertise and passion to our staff and Miami Hurricane Football," Golden said. "I've been an admirer of his offenses output and execution, his commitment to student-athlete development as well as his relentless approach to recruiting Dade and Broward counties.

"Coach Coley will be a great asset to the University of Miami and we welcome him, his wife Kenia and their two children back to South Florida," Golden said.

Prior to Florida State, Coley spent one season in his hometown of Miami as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at FIU. He completed overhauled the Golden Panthers offense and established new standards for rushing yardage, as the unit doubled its production over the second half of the season.

He spent two seasons as an offensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins under Nick Saban. While with the Dolphins, Coley worked with running backs Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown when the duo boasted the NFL's seventh-best rushing attack. In 2006, he worked with the Dolphins' receivers, including All-Pro Chris Chambers and Wes Welker, and was responsible for breaking down opposing defenses and self-scouting as the quality control coach.

Coley's college coaching career began as a graduate assistant at LSU on then-offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher's staff in 2003 and 2004. The Tigers won the 2003 SEC and National Championships and played in the 2004 Capital One Bowl.

Coley spent six years as a high school football coach in Miami from 1997-2002, first as quarterbacks coach from 1997-99 at Miami Senior HS, where he worked with former Hurricanes stars and current NFL standouts Andre Johnson and Roscoe Parrish. He then spent 2000-02 as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator at Miami Norland HS, where he coached future college stars Dwayne Bowe (LSU), Kareem Brown (Miami), Alexander Bostic III (FIU) and Antwan Barnes (FIU). Coley's high school coaching career concluded with Miami Norland winning the 6A state title in 2002.

He earned his bachelor's degree from Florida State in 1997 and his master's degree from LSU in 2004. Coley and his wife Kenia have two children - Madison and Brady. The Coleys own a home in Coconut Grove and both of their extended families reside in South Florida.

From the Florida State Athletic Training Staff on the status of Mike Compton:

Sophomore right hander Mike Compton is out indefinitely as he is receiving treatment for a right elbow sprain .  He will be reevaluated in two weeks at which time we hope to have more information on his status.

Florida State will host numerous military families and personnel this Thursday night for the Florida State vs. Clemson men's basketball game at the Donald L. Tucker Center.  Below is a list of the groups and individuals that will be recognized during the game.

Wounded Warrior:

Staff Sergeant Cody Chism, who served in the Army as a Combat Medic for 10 years in Germany and in Operation Iraqi Freedom 07/09, and was medically retired from the army do to combat related injuries.

Student Veterans:

A large group of student veterans will also be recognized.

Leon and Gadsden Country Troops, who recently returned home:

Florida Army National Guard troops from the 869th Engineer Company returned home from Afghanistan earlier this month. The 56 guardsmen, coming mainly from Gadsden and Leon counties,  returned home to the National Guard Armory in Quincy after being away since February 2012. The company performed engineering operations for the United States Central Command's Material Recovery Effort.

 *FSU Joint Air Force ROTC will present the colors.

Tiffany McCarty became the highest draft selection in Florida State women's soccer history Friday morning when she was taken second overall by the Washington Spirit in the first round of the National Women's Soccer League Draft.

But that's not the only history the former FSU star made.

According to FSU baseball/soccer sports information director Jason Leturmy, McCarty becomes just the third Seminoles student-athlete from any varsity sport to be selected by a professional team in the first two picks of that squad's league draft. She's the second player to ever go No. 2 overall, joining former baseball star J.D. Drew who was taken second in the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.

The only other 'Noles player to go higher was Paul Wilson when the former standout baseball player was taken first overall by the New York Mets in 1994. Wilson is the highest drafted Florida State student-athlete in school history.

The highest football selection in FSU history is Andre Wadsworth, who was taken No. 3 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 NFL Draft. Former 'Noles defensive end Bjoern Werner could match or top that in this April's draft as he is widely viewed as a consensus top-10 pick.

McCarty was joined Friday by teammates Casey Short and Taylor Vancil, who were both taken fifth and 17th overall in the NWSL Draft, respectively.

Well it looks like ima be gettin number 4 #nolenation

— freddie stevenson (@yung_stevo_4) January 16, 2013

Courtesy of the ACC:

Greensboro, N.C.--The Atlantic Coast Conference Friday announced the football conference opponents and sites for the 2013 season incorporating new members Pittsburgh and Syracuse into the 14-team league. As the conference did in its previous expansion in 2005, this year's schedule of league football opponents is entirely a new scheduling model that is not based off the previous schedule.

The complete 2013 ACC Football Schedule, including specific dates, is expected to be announced in early February.

Each ACC team will play eight conference games in football (four home and four away), six games within their division (three home, three away) and two games (one home, one away) with crossover opponents from the opposite division. In 2013, all Atlantic Division members will host their primary crossover opponent while Coastal Division members will host a rotating crossover opponent.

Each school's primary crossover opponent does not change, while its rotating crossover opponent will change each year. With the exception of Pittsburgh and Syracuse, all schools will be playing their rotating crossover opponent for the first time since 2009. Pittsburgh joins the Coastal Division while Syracuse will compete in the Atlantic Division and the two schools will play each other annually as primary crossovers. The other primary crossovers will stay consistent. The primary crossovers are:

      Atlantic Division.................. Coastal Division

      Boston College.....................  Virginia Tech

      Clemson.............................  Georgia Tech

      Florida State........................  Miami

      Maryland............................ Virginia           

      NC State............................. North Carolina

      Syracuse.............................  Pittsburgh

      Wake Forest........................  Duke

Also, as in 2005, the new model of conference opponents will result in repeat site games in order to balance home and away schedules. This year, taking into account the existing schedule, there will be a total of just six repeat site games, all limited to the 2013 football season.

The games with opponents traveling to the same site as in 2012 are: Duke at Wake Forest; Duke at Virginia Tech; Miami at Duke; Georgia Tech at Clemson; Virginia Tech at Boston College; and Virginia Tech at Miami.

Though the conference is releasing just the 2013 ACC opponents at this time, this schedule model may be used as the basis for a full, multi-year schedule in the future.

Below are the 2013 conference football opponents for each ACC school. The games are listed with divisional games first in alphabetical order, followed by primary crossover (pc) and then rotating crossover (rc) games:

Atlantic Division

Boston College         Clemson                    Florida State             Maryland                  

at Clemson                  Boston College            at Boston College        Boston College

Florida State                Florida State                at Clemson                  Clemson

at Maryland                at Maryland                Maryland                    at Florida State

NC State                     at NC State                 NC State                     at NC State                

at Syracuse                  at Syracuse                  Syracuse                      Syracuse

Wake Forest                Wake Forest                at Wake Forest            at Wake Forest

Virginia Tech (pc)       Georgia Tech (pc)       Miami (pc)                 Virginia (pc)

at North Carolina (rc) at Virginia (rc)             at Pittsburgh (rc)         at Virginia Tech (rc)

NC State                    Syracuse                    Wake Forest

at Boston College        Boston College            at Boston College

Clemson                      Clemson                      at Clemson     

at Florida State            at Florida State            Florida State

Maryland                    at Maryland                Maryland

Syracuse                      at NC State                 NC State

at Wake Forest            Wake Forest                at Syracuse

North Carolina (pc)    Pittsburgh (pc)                        Duke (pc)

at Duke (rc)                 at Georgia Tech (rc)    at Miami (rc)

Coastal Division

Duke                          Georgia Tech                        Miami               North Carolina

Georgia Tech               at Duke                       at Duke                       Duke  

Miami                         at Miami                     Georgia Tech               at Georgia Tech

at North Carolina        North Carolina            at North Carolina        Miami

Pittsburgh                   Pittsburgh                   at Pittsburgh               at Pittsburgh

at Virginia                    at Virginia                    Virginia                        Virginia                       

at Virginia Tech           Virginia Tech               Virginia Tech               at Virginia Tech

at Wake Forest (pc)    at Clemson (pc)          at Florida State (pc)    at NC State (pc)

NC State (rc)               Syracuse (rc)               Wake Forest (rc)         Boston College (rc)

Pittsburgh                  Virginia                     Virginia Tech

at Duke                       Duke                           Duke

at Georgia Tech           Georgia Tech               at Georgia Tech

Miami                         at Miami                     at Miami

North Carolina            at North Carolina        North Carolina

Virginia                        at Pittsburgh               Pittsburgh

at Virginia Tech           Virginia Tech               at Virginia

at Syracuse (pc)          at Maryland (pc)        at Boston College (pc)

Florida State (rc)         Clemson (rc)               Maryland (rc)

Courtesy of ESPN:

ESPN's Discover Orange Bowl telecast, No. 12 Florida State defeating No. 15 Northern Illinois 31-10, was the most-viewed program of the night - broadcast or cable - with an average of 10,562,000 viewers and a 7.1 coverage rating (6.1 US rating). The 2013 game showed viewership and ratings increases of 47 percent (vs. 7,174,000 ) and 34 percent (5.3 coverage rating) over the 2012 Orange Bowl, a 70-33 victory of No. 23 West Virginia over No. 15 Clemson.

Florida State junior Bjoern Werner has added another piece of post-season hardware. Werner was named Friday to the FWAA All-American Team making him a consensus All-American for 2012.

Here is the official release, courtesy of the FWAA:

DALLAS (FWAA) - The powerful Southeastern Conference, which has claimed the last six national football championships and has a chance for a seventh next month, has placed 11 of the 26 players on the 69th Football Writers Association of America All-America Team.

Among the star-studded lineup of players on the team was Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner Manti Te'o of Notre Dame, Outland Trophy winner Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M.

The FWAA All-America Team, the second-longest continuously-published team in major college football, was announced on SiriusXM Radio's College Sports Nation this morning. Since 1944, the FWAA has named an All-America team, and this season an extra returner was added to increase the number of players on the team to 26.

Besides the SEC, the other conferences to place multiple players on the team were the Big 12 (three), Pac-12 (three), Atlantic Coast (two) and Mid-American (two). Nine of the 11 NCAA Bowl Subdivision conferences, however, were represented on the team. It is the first time the MAC has had more than a single player on the team.

Texas A&M and Alabama, two of the SEC's powerhouse teams, placed four and three players on the FWAA team, respectively. Alabama had center Barrett Jones, offensive tackle Chance Warmack and defensive back Dee Milliner. Texas A&M placed offensive tackles Joeckel and Jake Matthews, Manziel, and defensive end Damontre Moore on the squad. SEC teams LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Georgia also had one player each on the team.

Manziel, who is the first freshman quarterback in the 69-year history of the FWAA team, is the only freshman (redshirt) on the 2012 team. And there were only two sophomores, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney of South Carolina and wide receiver Marqise Lee of USC. Jones of Alabama and linebacker Jarvis Jones of Georgia were the only two repeaters from 2011.

The FWAA All-America Committee selected three wide receivers on the team because of the depth of talent at the position and dropped the tight end. Another oddity was the team included two Outland Trophy winners. Jones was the 2011 Outland winner as a junior when he played tackle.

Courtesy of Cincinnati athletics:

CINCINNATI - Former University of Cincinnati assistant coach Eddie Gran will return to Clifton as the Bearcats offensive coordinator, head coach Tommy Tuberville announced Thursday.

He served as UC's wide receivers coach from 1992-93.

Gran is wrapping up his 26th season of collegiate coaching and his third season at Florida State, where he serves as associate head coach, tutoring the running backs and coordinating special teams.

In 2012, Gran's coaching and position group responsibilities helped lead the Seminoles to their first ACC Championship since 2005, first 11-win season since 2000 and ninth Orange Bowl appearance. Gran will coach the Seminoles in the Orange Bowl against Northern Illinois before joining the Bearcats.

"I'm pleased and excited Eddie has agreed to join us here in Cincinnati," Tuberville said. "We have a lot of history together and have won a lot of football games at Auburn and Mississippi. He's has proven himself to be a great coach and outstanding recruiter. He knows this area well from his previous coaching stop here so it was a natural fit."

Gran's 26 seasons in the college ranks includes stops from coast-to-coast. It began at his alma mater Cal Lutheran, where he played four seasons as a wide receiver. He spent 15 seasons as a running backs coach and special teams coordinator in the SEC, including 10 years at Auburn, followed by a stop at Tennessee before coming to Florida State in 2010.

He has also established himself as one of the nation's top recruiters. He has spent the better part of two decades recruiting Miami and greater South Florida as his primary territory. He helped the Seminoles attract the nation's No. 1 recruiting class in 2011 and was named one of ESPN.com's Top 25 Recruiters of the Year in 2011.

This past season was one of the best ever for Gran's special teams' pupils. FSU kicker Dustin Hopkins set the NCAA career record for scoring by a kicker (459 points) and was a finalist the Lou Groza Award for the second-straight year in addition to numerous All-America honors and First Team All-ACC accolades. 

The Noles' punt return and kickoff return units were arguably the most dynamic in the country, as each ranked second in the ACC and No. 7 and No. 17 in nation, respectively. Rashad Greene scored two touchdowns on punt returns and ranked second in the country with a 15.35 punt return average, while Tyler Hunter also had a punt return score. On kickoff returns, Lamarcus Joyner and Karlos Wiliams combined to average 24.6 yards per return.

Under Gran's direction, FSU's stable of running backs also had one of the most prolific seasons in the country and in school history, averaging 203 rushing yards per game and tallying 2,639 yards and an FSU-record 37 touchdowns on the ground in 2012.

The Seminoles rushed for over 200 yards seven times, including a 385-yard performance versus Wake Forest, and had three different running backs rush for over 500 yards in Chris Thompson (687 yards, five touchdowns), Devonta Freeman (630 yards, eight touchdowns) and James Wilder, Jr. (583 yards, 13 touchdowns). Thompson, who played in eight games before suffering a season-ending knee injury, was named Second Team All-ACC and captured the ACC's Brian Piccolo Award given to the conference's "most courageous" player.

Gran has a strong record for developing backfield talent. During his 14 seasons as the assistant to Coach Tuberville at Ole Miss and Auburn, he sent eight running backs to the NFL, including former Tigers Carnell Williams, Ronnie Brown, Rudi Johnson, Brandon Jacobs, Heath Evans and Kenny Irons. They were preceded by former Rebels Deuce McCallister and John Avery.

Tennessee's Mario Hardesty (1,345 yards) added his name to the lengthy list of 1,000-yard rushers Gran has worked with over the course of his career in `09. Hardesty, who did not fumble on 282 carries from scrimmage in 2009, was a second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2010. He was selected one slot after Auburn's Ben Tate (Houston Texans), whom Gran coached in 2008.

Gran's tenure as a special teams coach included oversight of Auburn kicker John Vaughn, who was the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006. With his hands-on approach in all facets of special teams play, Gran is widely regarded as one of the most meticulous in tutoring the game's critical "third phase."

The Escondido, Calif. native earned his bachelor's degree from Cal Lutheran in 1987.

Gran and his wife, Rosemary, have four daughters, Bently, Dillan, Sydney and Lucy Grace.

They are deeply involved in the community for a cause that has changed their lives and continues to impact others. The Sydney Gran Foundation is a charity designed to support children's hospitals and other families whose children are facing serious illness. Sydney, the third of the Gran's four daughters, was born with the rare disease called Holoprosnecephaly. She passed away just shy of her sixth birthday in 2005. Additional information is available at www.sydneygranfoundation.org.

ESPN.com All-American Team