Bowden, Seminoles Agree to 1-Year Deal

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jimbo Fisher will succeed Bobby Bowden as Florida State's next football coach — someday. President T.K. Wetherell designated offensive coordinator Fisher as "head coach-in waiting," but skipped out of a somewhat unusual news conference Monday without answering questions about the contracts that are not yet finalized. [Continue reading…]

FSU student robbed on campus

Tallahassee Democrat
12/09/2007

Tallahassee, FL -- A Florida State University student was robbed by three men at about 7 p.m. Friday night at the pedestrian tunnel near DeGraff Hall on campus, according to the FSU police. The student was knocked down and the men searched his belongings. The men then ran away. Anyone with information is asked to call the FSU police at 850-644-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 850-891-HELP.

Five female student athletes from Broward County charter school sign with Division I teams

Posted on Sun, Dec. 09, 2007
Miami Herald

Five female Pembroke Pines Charter High School student-athletes signed letters of intent with Division I schools. [More]

FSU coaches pay increase criticized

Originally published December 8, 2007

FSU shows its priorities in coaches' salaries

By Jack Fiorito MY VIEW

The news of a potential $2.5 million contract for Bobby Bowden and a $200,000 raise for Jimbo Fisher, right on the heels of news that T.K. Wetherell is among the highest-paid public university presidents in the country, is another slap in the face to FSU students, faculty, and staff. [Continue reading…]