Noles247 Podcast: FSU football, hoops and more

A special guest joins the Noles247 Podcast for this week’s episode...the one and only Josh Newberg. Newberg hops on the show to talk Florida State recruiting, quarterback play, fixing the offensive line and more with Chris Nee and Brendan Sonnone. With FSU coming off a bye week, the conversation in this episode largely focuses on building for the future.

Is it possible to be both pleased with the progress Florida State showed against Miami and frustrated with the team’s inability to to close out a 20-point lead? The Noles247 Podcast goes over the heartbreaker and how FSU responds as it enters the midway point of Year 1 under Willie Taggart.

FSU, somehow, found a way to beat Louisville. It wasn't a clean game by any stretch, but the Seminoles made enough big plays in key moments to come up with a 28-24 victory. The Noles247 Podcast recaps how FSU came away with the win, what is encouraging and what can be better moving forward

FSU football had its ups and downs, but beat NIU comfortably (37-19) on Saturday. The Noles247 Podcast takes a look at areas where FSU showed improvement, and where the Seminoles still have work to do moving forward.

FSU football is 'awful' right now, there's no way of spinning it. The Seminoles are coming off a 30-7 loss to Syracuse and the Noles247 Podcast takes a look at 1. What's going wrong and 2. If anything can be fixed to salvage this season.

Willie Taggart got his first win at Florida State. It wasn't pretty, as Taggart noted, but the Seminoles came back to beat Samford 36-26 on Saturday evening. FSU still has substantial flaws, some that appear fixable and others that seem helpless through two games. It's a tough team to figure out, which is what we try to accomplish during this episode of the Noles247 Podcast.

The Willie Taggart Era did not begin as planned. FSU well to Virginia Tech 24-3, looking hapless on offense. The Noles247 Podcast looks back at what went so very, very wrong. What areas can be fixed in-season? What issues are systemic? Did Willie Taggart misevaluate this roster? We take our best shot at giving some perspective to an awful loss in the latest episode.

Deondre Francois is FSU's starting quarterback. An official depth chart is out. And Virginia Tech is coming to Tallahassee. FSU's 2018 season begins on Monday. The Noles247 Podcast previews the season opener, goes over how Francois won the starting job, and gives you the scoop on what you need to know about FSU's depth chart. Plus, we give you a sample of one of the songs that commonly makes its way onto FSU's practice play list: Lethal Simplicity, by TaReef KnockOut. You can listen to the full song here: https://soundcloud.com/tareefknockout/lethal-simplicity

Florida State's commitment to recruiting elite players from the west coast will be evident in its season opener against Virginia Tech. California product Jaiden Woodbey could start at linebacker as a true freshman, while blue-chip recruit Kayvon Thibodeaux will watch on in-person while on an official visit. The Noles247 Podcast brings in 247 recruiting analyst Greg Biggins to lend some first-hand perspective on FSU's commitment to California area. Biggins, regarded as one of the most plugged-in recruiting reporters in California, shares his thoughts, insights and stories from closely covering some of FSU's top targets in recent years.

FSU's preseason camp is winding down. We take a last look at the main storylines and news to come out of the preseason, including one last breakdown on why we think Deondre Francois will be named the starting signal caller to open the 2018 season.

Recapping FSU's week at IMG Academy. And one last look at the drastic contrast from the beginning of Jimbo Fisher's tenure compared to the end, and how that applies to the Willie Taggart era.

FSU is a week into preseason camp. Noles247's Chris Nee and Brendan Sonnone share their observations on where each position stands so far and look ahead to what unknowns still remain this preseason.

FSU coordinators Walt Bell and Harlon Barnett met with the media on Sunday...and they were damn impressive. Both appeared polished, insightful and comfortable with their respective roles alongside coach Willie Taggart. The Noles247 Podcast -- joined by Safid Deen of the Orlando Sentinel -- reviews the messages from both Barnett and Bell, relays news on injuries from Taggart's press conference, and previews fall camp.

After a month-long hiatus, the Noles247 Podcast is back. And we bring you all the heat from an epic Saturday Night Live.

We continue to explore the inexplicable miscues that helped lead to the dysfunctional fall from grace at the end of Jimbo Fisher's tenure at FSU.