Noles In Full Pads

The seminoles had their first practice in full pads Monday. If you are not already fired up for the season then now is the time to start, pads are on and some crunching is sure to follow. Jimbo is emphasizing safety and looking to minimize injuries in practices, but that won't keep the defense from laying out some hits. It's just natural for the young talent to try to show off and the veterans to put them in their place. The next two weeks of practice should start to show some evidence of how the offense and defense are shaping up. The Noles are coming off an ACC championshhip in baseball and are hoping to grab another this year in football depsit the hype around Miami and high ranked Virginia Tech.

Jarmon Forston Kicked Off Noles Football Team

Jarmon Forston was kicked off the Seminoles football team yesterday for yet unknown violations of team policy. Forston had 45 catches for 610 yards last year for the Noles, and he was listed as the number 1 "Y" receiver in preseason depth charts. This removal comes weeks after Nigel Carr was suspended for his potential actions in burglary.

Noles Ranked 20th In Preseason Poll

Here is the Pres-seaon rankings from USA Today as of Friday, August 6, 2010.

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (4/1 odds)

2. Ohio State Buckeyes (5/1)

3. Florida Gators (6/1)

4. Texas Longhorns (10/1)

5. Boise State Broncos (7/1)

6. Virginia Tech Hokies (18/1)

7. TCU Horned Frogs (18/1)

8. Oklahoma Sooners (5/1)

9. Nebraska Cornhuskers (15/1)

10. Iowa Hawkeyes (20/1)

11. Oregon Ducks (40/1)

12. Wisconsin Badgers (40/1)

13. Miami Hurricanes (16/1)

14. Penn State Nittany Lions (30/1)

15. Pittsburgh Panthers (60/1)

16. LSU Tigers (30/1)

17. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (60/1)

18. North Carolina Tar Heels (60/1)

19. Arkansas Razorbacks (32/1)

20. Florida State Seminoles (50/1)

21. Georgia Bulldogs (40/1)

22. Oregon State Beavers (50/1)

23. Auburn Tigers (40/1)

24. Utah Utes (125/1)

25. West Virginia Mountaineers (tied with Utah) (80/1)

Pass Rush Legend: Peter Boulware

A legend at FSU, Peter Boulware is now set be crowned such by the ACC. He along with 11 other ACC athletes will be inducted in the 2010 ACC Legends class. Boulware led the nation in 1996 with 19 sacks, and during his career he had 34 total sacks at FSU. Boulware was also the 1996 ACC defensive player of the year.

He played nine seasons in the NFL and was drafted 4th overall in 1997 by the Baltimore Ravens. Boulware retired in 2005 as the Ravens all time sack leader with 70 and was chosen in 1997 as the NFL's defensive rookie player of the year. He comes from a family who saw 3 of their sons play football, Raleigh Boulware at Georgia Tech and Michale Boulware at FSU as well.

Congratulations to Peter as he was a great, great player for the NOLES. Congrats Pete!