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Is FSU getting ready to push QB Christian Ponder for Heisman?

Shaw will host four home football games this season and take on one NCAA Division I FCS opponent.

Carly Wynn earns the honor for the fourth consecutive year while Terese Gober becomes a three-time recipient for an FSU softball team that has five total players honored.

The University of Alabama couldn’t look more inviting to a football recruit. A national championship, Heisman trophy, and great coaches and players have come to the program. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban and company are looking to take advantage of this, going after many of the nation’s top recruits. These are some targets who have earned the coveted five stars of recruiting (Per Rivals and …

TAMPA If former University of South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt has stopped by a local newsstand lately, he may have uttered an “I-told-you-so.”

USA Todays college football preview guide has been published, and Virginia Tech is the preseason pick to represent the ACC in the Orange Bowl. Its the popular pick this summer, despite the logjam of potential Coastal Division winners. Is the Orange Bowl the ceiling for the Hokies this year, though, or can Virginia Tech return to the national title game for a second time under coach Frank …

The University of Florida football program gets its ninth verbal commitment for the 2011 class when athlete JaJuan Story chose the Gators over schools such as Georgia, Notre Dame and FSU . Story is a versatile player and that might be one of the big reasons the Gators offered the Brooksville Nature Coast Technical High School star. He has played receiver and defensive back in high school and …

Despite the scorching heat at Lake Ella on Monday, Austin Toro was all smiles as he discussed his excitement about attending a leadership camp in July. For Austin, a foster child for most of his life, the camp could have lifelong implications.

Even with the much-publicized change at the top, even with an aggressive marketing campaign early in the New Year, it looks as if the season ticket sales for the 2010 Florida State football season will be just about even with where they were in 2009.

Jake Locker and Christian Ponder are the top two senior quarterback prospects heading into the 2011 NFL Draft. Most scouts have Locker ranked higher, but Ponder is moving up, Rob Rang says. NFL Draft – NFL – Jake Locker – National Football League – Sports