Youth Movement

The Florida State football team is going green for its game against the Fighting Irish, writes Brandon Mellor. FSU is expected to start four true freshmen on the offensive line in the Champs Sports Bowl.

12/21/2011

Instant Analysis: Glauser

Seminoles.com's Brandon Mellor breaks down what the signing of junior-college offensive lineman Daniel Glauser means for the Florida State football team.

12/21/2011

That's A Wrap!

'Noles close campus bowl prep, add touted junior college OL signee

12/04/2011

'Noles Honored

Football Seminoles Honored at Annual Awards Banquet

11/17/2011

2008 Class: 4 Seasons Later

Saturday marks the last time that many members of the 2008 signing class will play their final game in Tallahassee. Brandon Mellor looks back at that '08 class and breaks down each of the signees.

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2011 OUTLOOK
Mainstay on the offensive line heading into his fourth year as a starter at guard. Has demonstrated a tenacity by playing with a variety of injuries over his first three seasons. Improved in the spring at pass protection while continuing to be a tenacious get-after-it run-blocker. Experimented some at center during the spring and may see some time as a backup to starter Jacob Fahrenkrug.

2010
Junior guard and three-year starter who played the first seven games of the season before being sidelined with a concussion and minor hand injury...played 419 snaps and still recorded 25 knockdown blocks including a career-best eight twice in back-to-back weeks against Oklahoma and BYU...graded out at 77 percent on the season with a season-best grade of 85 percent against Miami...also graded out at 80 percent against Samford.

2009
Started all 13 games at right guard, extending a streak of consecutive starts to 20...posted winning grades in 12 of 13 games and carried a season average grade of 76.9...finished second on the team with 42 knockdown blocks...was especially dominant during the second half of the season with 32 knockdowns coming over the final seven games, including 24 in the final five...posted a top-two grade among starters in three games with a season-high mark of 88 logged against Maryland...one of five FSU linemen nominated by opposing coaches for All-ACC honors.

2008
Stepped into the starting lineup in the sixth game of his true freshman season due to injury and has not relinquished the job...one of three true freshmen starters on the youngest FBS line in the nation...played in all 13 games and registered 37 knockdown blocks...career-high grade of 89 came in home win over Clemson...allowed just one sack in 600 offensive snaps...improved over the course of the year and was charged with just four missed assignments over his final 516 snaps of participation.

PERSONAL
A three-star offensive lineman who was rated by Rivals.com as the eighth-best player in the state of Tennessee...starred at Riverdale High School...rebuffed seven offers from FBS programs to sign with FSU, including Louisville, Ole Miss, North Carolina, NC State, Tennessee, Colorado and hometown Middle Tennessee...born October 26, 1990.