© 2024 WLRN
MIAMI | SOUTH FLORIDA
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

FSU Scores Big On National Signing Day

Jason Getz
/
USA TODAY Sports
Florida State University coach Jimbo Fisher

Florida State University is no stranger to collegiate athletic success. The school's football program took advantage of its past success to recruit some of the best high school players of 2016, based on commitments announced on Wednesday, National Signing Day.

 

FSU had a busy day to say the least, rounding up a total of 25 players: one 1 5-star player, 17 4-star players and seven 3-star players.

 

 

Credit @TomahawkNation / Twitter
/
Twitter
No.1 nation-ranked conerback Levonta Taylor, who committed to Florida State University.

FSU coach Jimbo Fisher told theTallahassee Democrat he “had a good feeling on most of the guys and felt [Wednesday] went how I thought it would go.

Before the start of  National Signing Day, FSU was ranked No. 4 in the country. After signing day, the Seminoles moved up to the No.1 spot.

 

According toESPN, FSU topped LSU, Ole Miss and current national champion Alabama.

 

Another ranking, by247Sports,listed FSU No. 2 and Alabama No.1. Alabama has been ranked No. 1 by one media outlet or another for six consecutive years.

 

“We know where we’re at, but it doesn’t matter. I want to rank the classes after they leave,” Fisher toldthe Tallahassee Democrat.

 

Fisher has secured a top 5 recruiting class position in the last six seasons. “When you do know that and it works out that way, it’s a great deal.”

 

Here's how other Florida teams are ranked by 247Sports:

 

No. 13: University of Florida

No. 21: University of Miami

No. 61: University of South Florida

No. 66: University of Central Florida

No. 97: Florida Atlantic University

No.120: Florida International University.

More On This Topic