Former Florida State quarterback Marcus Outzen, who started in the first BCS national championship game against Tennessee in 1999, died on Tuesday in Tampa, according to Tallahassee Democrat and multiple media reports.

The News4JAX sports staff hands out grades for the second night of the NFL draft and how the Jaguars did.

The Jaguars wrapped up the second night of the draft on Friday with cornerback help and Florida State’s Jarrian Jones.

The NFL draft is just about one week away. The Jaguars hold the 17th pick in the draft and could use an infusion of talent at receiver, cornerback and along the defensive line. The News4JAX sports staff used Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator to make its selections for the Jaguars in all seven rounds.

Freshman Essence Cody had season bests with 20 points and 14 rebounds and No. 8 seed Alabama defeated No. 9 Florida State 82-74 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Tickets for next week’s Florida and Florida State baseball game in Jacksonville are sold out.

Mike Martin, Florida State’s longtime baseball coach and the winningest coach in college baseball history, died on Thursday. Martin was 79.

There will be plenty to miss when college football undergoes myriad changes next season.

Michael Alford, Florida State’s vice president and athletics director, spared no words by ripping the College Football Playoff committee’s decision to leave the Seminoles out of the national semifinals.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Trey Benson ran for a career-best 200 yards, with touchdown runs of 85 and 62 yards, and No. 5 Florida State beat Virginia Tech 39-17 on Saturday.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

The Florida State football team is preparing for the season with a two-day practice at the University of North Florida.

The Florida Gators baseball team is the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Gators will host Florida A&M, UConn, and Texas Tech in the NCAA Regional.

Matt Cleveland drove the baseline for a layup with 1:32 left to allow Florida State to fend off a late, 17-2 run by Louisville to escape with an 81-78 victory.

Jordan Travis and Treshaun Ward each had a pair of touchdown runs in the first half and Florida State ran for 251 yards, routing Louisiana 49-17 on Saturday.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Brian Kelly's much anticipated debut as LSU's head coach comes against Florida State at the Superdome this weekend.

The Seminoles announced that they hired Jeff Culhane to replace the legendary Gene Deckerhoff on Monday.

Florida State is on the search for a new baseball coach after parting ways with Mike Martin Jr., ending a lengthy run of a Martin leading the Seminoles.

The Jaguars' final selection in the draft is the kind of player you look for in the sixth round. One with impressive physical traits who wasn't utilized to his full potential in college. The Jaguars are hoping they found a diamond in the rough in Georgia Tech wide receiver Jalen Camp.

The Jaguars wrapped up their final day of NFL draft selections, taking receiver Jalen Camp in the sixth round on Saturday afternoon.

4 seed Florida State pulled away in the second half to beat Colorado 71-53 Monday night and advance to the Sweet 16 for the third straight NCAA Tournament. Florida State (18-6) advanced to face East region No. Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton — recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon — again wore a boot as he walked the sideline. Calhoun broke away for a fast-break dunk, then Scottie Barnes drained a contested runner to push Florida State's lead back to seven. Balsa Koprivica dunked, was fouled and made the free throw to put Florida State up nine.

4 seed Florida State began what it hopes will be another deep NCAA Tournament run under coach Leonard Hamilton, holding off 13th-seeded UNC Greensboro 64-54 in the East Region on Saturday. We didn’t want to settle for jump shots.”The Spartans closed within 51-50 with 4:52 remaining, but Florida State held them scoreless for nearly four minutes after that. Socially distanced Florida State fans saluted players with the tomahawk chop as they left the court. AdLangley's 3-pointer in the opening seconds of the second half tied the game at 29, but Florida State responded with a 12-0 run. STAT LINESGreensboro wasn’t much better than Florida State from 3-point range.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Mike Norvell has waited nine months to coach his first game at Florida State. After the coronavirus-disrupted offseason, Norvell believes the Seminoles are ready to play their first game Saturday when Georgia Tech visits Doak Campbell Stadium. He has some impressive performances as a true freshman in 2017, coach Jimbo Fisher’s final season with Florida State, and again last year. “The main thing that coach Norvell hit on every day was just responding,” Blackman said. “I’m super excited going into my final year at Florida State,” Wilson said.

(CNN) - The NCAA Board of Governors on Tuesday voted unanimously to allow student-athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness once its three divisions decide on rules for such opportunities. "We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes," said Michael Drake, chair of the board for the NCAA, which governs major college athletics. The board's action was based on recommendations from the NCAA Board of Governors Federal and State Legislation Working Group, which includes presidents, commissioners, athletics directors, administrators and student-athletes. The NCAA said new rules should continue to make compensation for play impermissible and that athletes are not employees of the universities. The NCAA has three divisions for athletics -- Division I, Division II and Division III.

(Photo byTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State and Syracuse are in similar spots: Both desperately need a victory. In what has been a disappointing season for both programs, Florida State and Syracuse look to keep their bowl hopes alive on the final week of October. "We're going to do whatever we've always done or we will change and do some things that we've never done to try to find a way to find that first (ACC) win,'' Babers said. "I think we're all trying to find a way to get back in the win column,'' Taggart said of the situation that Florida State and Syracuse are in. "We're just going to come out and try to play our best game of the season,'' Hofrichter said as he prepared for Florida State.

Tamorrion Terry #15 of the Florida State Seminoles is tackled by teammates Chad Smith #43 and A.J. (Photo by StreeterWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Coach Dave Clawson wants to see how Wake Forest bounces back from a loss. Florida State has had to do that all too often lately. "It's all about how fast you get up and how fast we can recover and face adversity and just keep pushing,'' Wake Forest defensive lineman Suilaman Kamara said. Quick OctoberThe Demon Deacons will need to beat Florida State to avoid going 0-for-October.