Noles News: Transfer portal open 4 more days

Recruiting

With four days remaining in the transfer portal window, Florida State has picked up 14 players, with 34 having transferred or currently in the portal:

2026 FSU transfer portal commitments

• Quarterback Ashton Daniels (Auburn), 1 year of eligibility left
• Running back Tre Wisner (Texas), 1 year of eligibility left
• Tight end Desirrio Riles (East Carolina), 1 year of eligibility left
• Offensive lineman Nate Pabst (Bowling Green), 1 year of eligibility left
• Offensive lineman Bradyn Joiner(Purdue), 2 years of eligibility left
• Offensive lineman Paul Bowling (Troy), 3 years of eligibility left
• Offensive lineman Xavier Chaplin (Auburn), 1 year of eligibility remaining
• Offensive lineman Chimdia Nwaiwu (Stephen F. Austin), 2 years of eligibility left
• Edge rusher Rylan Kennedy (Texas A&M), 2 years of eligibility left
• Defensive back Nehemiah Chandler (South Alabama), 3 years of eligibility left
• Defensive back Karson Hobbs (Notre Dame), 2 years of eligibility left
• Defensive back CJ Richard (Illinois State), 3 years of eligibility left
• Punter Daniel Hughes (New Mexico), 3 years of eligibility left
• Long snapper Caleb Bowers (North Dakota State Bison), 1 year of eligibility left

FSU scholarship players who intend to enter the transfer portal

• Linebacker Jayden Parrish
• Defensive lineman L A Jesse Harrold
• Offensive lineman Mario Nash Jr. (committed to Mississippi State)
• Defensive lineman Tyeland Coleman
• Defensive lineman Jamorie Flagg
• Running back Jaylin Lucas (committed to Tulane)
• Defensive back Edwin Joseph (committed to Ole Miss)
• Wide receiver Camdon Frier
• Defensive back Cai Bates (committed to Wisconsin)
• Running back Kam Davis (committed to Liberty)
• Defensive end Jaden Jones (committed to Missouri)
• Tight end Randy Pittman Jr. (committed to SMU)
• Defensive lineman Jayson Jenkins (committed to Mississippi State)
• Wide receiver Elijah Moore (committed to Syracuse)
• Quarterback Brock Glenn (committed to Western Kentucky)
• Defensive lineman James Williams (Oklahoma State)
• Offensive lineman Manasse Itete (committed to Arkansas State)
• Running back Gavin Sawchuk
• Offensive lineman Lucas Simmons (committed to Wisconsin)
• Offensive lineman Tye Hylton
• Defensive lineman KJ Sampson (committed to Boston College)
• Punter Mac Chiumento (committed to Texas)
• Edge/tight end Amaree Williams (committed to Mississippi State)
• Defensive lineman Mandrell Desir
• Defensive lineman Darryll Desir
• Linebacker Justin “Juice” Cryer (committed to Texas)
• Kicker/punter Brunno Reus
• Defensive back Earl Little Jr. (committed to Ohio State)
• Offensive lineman Ja’Elyne Matthews (committed to Mississippi State)
• Wide receiver Lawayne McCoy (committed to Louisville)
• Defensive back Shamar Arnoux
• Offensive lineman Josh Raymond
• Kicker Jake Weinberg
• Defensive lineman Kevin Wynn

Football

Florida State has made an assistant linebackers coach hire — Jake Rothschiller, via Pete Thamel:

Basketball

Florida State men’s basketball had arguably its roughest showing yet under Luke Loucks, falling to the NC State Wolfpack 113-69 on Saturday:

Women’s basketball once again followed suit with a loss of its own, an 89-73 slip-up to the Miami Hurricanes:

All Sports

No. 22 Florida State men’s tennis swept Troy and Mercer in a season-opening double header:

The Seminoles claimed an early lead over Troy after a pair of doubles wins. No. 43 Luis Felipe Miguel and Erik Schiessl paired together in doubles and were first off the court with a 6-1 win over Steph Tavares Noale and Ausias Martin Melo. The No. 82 doubles pair of Azariah Rusher and Mohommad Alkotop teamed up to collect their first victory together this season with a 6-3 win over Yeray Andres Pastor and Henrique de Brito on court three. Justin Lyons and Jan Sebesta battled on court two before losing their match to Thiago Drozdowski and Luciano Alcocer, 3-6.

In singles play, Florida State continued the momentum as No. 69 Felipe Miguel claimed his first spring singles win as a Seminole, besting Luciano Alcocer 6-3, 6-0 on court one. Newcomer Alkotop earned his second victory of the day after defeating Louis Boilevin 6-3, 6-1. The match clincher came on court six with another rookie, Oren Ezerzer, taking down Drozdowski 6-3, 6-2.

Florida State struck first in doubles play as Lyons and Sebesta took down Howell Burns and Esteban Gasser with a 6-3 win on court two. The Seminoles took the decision on court three with Rusher and Alkotop to clinch the doubles point with a 6-2 victory against Alex Aldaz and Prince Gandonou.

Alkotop would pick up a 6-1, 6-0 win over Gandonou to begin singles play. Rusher earned his second singles win of the day with a 6-0, 6-2 win against Aldaz to give FSU a 3-0 lead. Miguel downed Isak Padio 6-2, 7-6 (7) on court one, before Sebesta held off Gasser 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on court six. Florida State answered again, this time on court five, with Lyons taking the victory over Shingo Masuda in a three-set battle. Corey Craig ended the nightcap with a three-set victory against Nemanja Stefanovic 6-4, 2-6, 6-6.

Florida State men’s golfer Tyler Weaver finished tied for fourth place at the 22nd Jones Cup Invitational on Sunday:

Due to a near five-hour delay in the first round on Friday due to heavy fog, the tournament was shortened to 36 holes. After completing seven holes on Friday, Weaver finished his first round even, 72 and tied for 18th place on Saturday.

Weaver made a push towards the leaders after a bogey-free front nine, making birdie on sixth hole. Weaver added birdies on the 10th and 15th, finishing the day shooting 2-under 70. He tied for fourth place at 2-under, 142.

Jack Bigham was also in the field and finished tied for 57th place at 9-over, 153 after carding 2-over, 74 on Sunday.

 No. 12/NR Florida State swimming and diving fell to No. 7/18 Georgia and Arkansas:

In the team’s second competition in five days to begin 2026, the Seminoles posted seven wins, including one relay. Sophomore Michel Arkhangelsky led the way with two individual victories. Sophomore Alice Velden also won two events, one individual and one relay.

The FSU men were bested by No. 7 Georgia 183.5-114.5, while the women lost to the 18th-ranked Bulldogs 170-116 and to Arkansas 195-101.

Arkhangelsky’s first win came in the 50 freestyle, touching the wall in 19.64, before he took first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 42.92. Arkhangelsky also added a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly (46.72).

Florida State opened the competition with a win in the women’s 200 medley relay, as the team of Velden, freshman Martina Fanunza and sophomores Maryn McDade and Mary Leigh Hardman combined for a first-place finish in 1:37.72. The men’s team of seniors Maz Wilson and Tommaso Baravelli, Arkhangelsky and senior Sam Bork finished second in 1:24.60.

Velden recorded an individual win in the 100 backstroke, winning in 53.76. McDade took second in the 50 freestyle in 22.23.

In the 100 breaststroke, Baravelli (53.63) and freshman Liam O’Connor (54.26) finished first and second while sophomore Mathias Christensen added a Seminole win in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:57.15.

Sophomore diver Hayden Schroeder led the team on springboard with a win on 1-meter thanks to a score of 335.25. Redshirt senior Kayleigh Clark (319.95) and sophomore Carlos Vargas (347.20) both were second on 3-meter, with Vargas recording a personal-best.