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Football Preview 2015 27 Ponte Vedra Recorder · August 27, 2015 Seminoles Continued from 26 Jimbo Fisher is in his sixth season as FSU head coach. In his first five seasons he was 10-4, 9-4, 12-2, 14-0 and 13-1, with three ACC titles, four bowl wins and one national championship. Smith. Junior cornerback Marquez White is looking to grab the starting job opposite Ramsey. The Mobile, Ala., native has appeared in 25 games and made 15 tackles. Senior linebacker Reggie Northrup appears to be on track in making a full recovery from an ACL injury he suffered at the Rose Bowl in January. Northrup led the Seminoles with 122 tackles in 2014. As a group, there is room for improvement, after ranking 51st in total defense last year through allowing 397 yards per game and 5.51 yards per play. The “Noles landed four players on the 2015 All-ACC Preseason Football Team. Aguayo, Johnson, and Smith and Ramsey were the top vote getters at their respective positions FSU’s four amounted to the second-most, just one behind Clemson. Florida State was picked by the media to finish second in the ACC Atlantic Division behind Clemson. The Seminoles also received the second-most votes to win the overall league title behind the Tigers. Photo by Nancy Beecher pleased with him. (And Mario Pender) Phenomenal — explosive, powerful… extremely pleased with him. He and Freddie [Stevenson] are playing great football,” Fisher said. Running back Dalvin Cook, who was the assumed starter after over 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman, remains indefinitely suspended. FSU will look to Mario Pender to fill the loss. Pender, who battled injuries all of last year, has returned to his explosive, shifty ways in 2015. In nine games during his redshirt-sophomore season in 2014, Pender tallied 206 yards on 41 carries with four touchdowns. On defense FSU will be anchored by All-American Jalen Ramsey, who moves from nickelback to cornerback and two-time All-ACC linebacker Terrance Ponte Vedra Square • A1A & Solana Rd. 273-ARTS 273-2787 www.bestframers.com 30% OFF YOUR CUSTOM FRAMING ORDER With this coupon. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Offer good for custom orders only. Not vaild on work in progress. Expires 9/30/15. Jack McCarthy THE TEAM Hardest Working, Results Driven Realtors VOTED BEST IN CLIENT SATISFACTION 2014 & 2015 904.280.0050 Go Gators! INSURANCE AS INDIVIDUAL AS YOU ARE... Frances King Agency A member of Shapiro Insurance Group Matt 586.8113 333 Villiage Main Street Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 Margarita 904.285.1800 612.2214 Jack 607.4196 GATORS FOOTBALLFLORIDA SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/28 New Mexico State East Carolina Kentucky Tennessee Ole Miss Missouri LSU Georgia Vanderbilt (Homecoming) South Carolina Florida Atlantic Florida State LOCATION KICKOFF H H A H H A A H H A H H 7:30p 7:00p 7:30p TBA TBA TBA TBA 3:30p TBA TBA TBA TBA Elizabeth Hudgins The Real Estate Professional who sells the best of the First Coast lifestyle. www.beacheshomes.com email: [email protected] Cell [phone] SPONSORED BY: 150 Professional, Suite 200 • Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 333 Villiage Main St., Ste. 670 • Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 [phone] [email protected] • www.shapiroinsurancegroup.com One of Florida Network Realty’s Top Sales Agents Fundamentals win the game. ©2015 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates. Equal Housing Opportunity.