FSU Recruiting Rules Sunshine State

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State might have beaten state rivals Florida and Miami on both the field and recruiting trail, but Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher isn't one to gloat -- at least publicly. In fact, it's not even certain if Fisher, who can spin yarns at a mile-a-minute pace, exhaled during Wednesday's National Signing Day.

The ink was barely dry on Fisher's nationally acclaimed class and it appeared his focus had already shifted.

"I hope that we evaluated well," Fisher said Wednesday afternoon, explaining his three-tier approach to success.

"It's recruiting, player development and coaching. We got the ones we wanted. Now, we have to develop players, and then we have to get them on the field and put them in position to make plays and coach them so they can perform between those white lines and in that stadium. These are the guys we wanted, and we feel very good. Now we go into player development. Then we will go into coaching when they get here."

Fisher proved in his first season that his formula works. The Seminoles won 10 games for the first time since 2003, clinched the ACC Atlantic Division title and put a bow on the package with a Chick-fil-A Bowl win over South Carolina.

 

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