Who spends the most on College Softball 2025

 

Torres Earns Gold Glove; Four Noles Named NFCA All-Americans

 

Torres and Danley Earn D1Softball All-America Honors

Florida State softball players Isa Torres and Ashtyn Danley were named D1Softball All-Americans on Tuesday morning. Torres earned first team honors while Danley earned second team honors. 

Torres put together one of the greatest seasons in NCAA history this season. The junior shortstop hit .530 which was a new FSU record and will be top 15 mark in NCAA history. Torres broke the school record for slugging percentage (.978) and on-base percentage (.591) and recorded the second-most hits in school history with 98. The Georgetown, Texas, native also slammed 16 home runs and drove in 56 RBI. Torres broke the NCAA record with 16-consecutive hits and reached base in 23-consecutive plate appearances which was the third-longest streak in NCAA history. Defensively, Torres was nails at shortstop as she did not record an error in her first 164 chances this season. Torres ended the year with just two errors in 184 chances. 

Danley continued her success in the circle but added a breakout season offensively to her resume. In the circle, Danley finished the season with a 13-1 record and a 2.09 ERA in 100.1 innings. Danley added five saves in the circle and had 89 strikeouts compared to just 46 walks. Offensively, Danley had a career season as the junior hit .353 with 12 home runs and 57 RBI, both career highs. 

Torres Earns Gold Glove; Four Noles Named NFCA All-Americans

Isa Torres added another award to her resume on Wednesday afternoon as the shortstop became the third Seminole to win a Rawlings Gold Glove. She joins Jessi Warren (2019) and Sydney Sherrill (2022) as the only Seminoles to capture a Rawlings Gold Glove. Torres also led the charge as she was named a NFCA First Team All-American for the second-consecutive season. The Noles tied a school record with four All-Americans and their four All-Americans was tied for the most in the country. Ashtyn Danley earned Second Team All-America honors while Jaysoni Beachum and Jazzy Francik earned Third Team All-America honors. Beachum and Torres are repeat All-Americans while Danley and Francik earned their first NFCA All-America honors. FSU now has 63 All-America honors from 41 different players. 

Along with her record-breaking season in the batter's box, Torres was just as impressive defensively. Along with making the jaw-dropping plays, Torres did not commit an error in her first 164 chances at shortstop and ended the year with just two errors. Torres is the first middle infielder at FSU to have two or fewer errors in 180+ chances since Lisa Davidson in 1993. Torres holds a .969 career fielding percentage and has committed just 18 errors in 564 chances in her three years. Offensively, Torres put together arguably the greatest season in FSU history. Torres broke the school records for batting average (.530), runs scored (78), on-base percentage (.591) and slugging percentage (.978). Torres finished tied for second all-time with 98 hits and was third all-time with 21 doubles. Torres broke the NCAA record with 16-consecutive hits in 16 at-bats from March 8-20 and also reached in 23-consecutive plate appearances which was the third-longest streak in NCAA history. 

Danley solidified herself as one of the top two-way players in the country this season. The junior from Winchester, Tenn., continued her steady success in the circle while adding a breakout season offensively. Danley pitched 100.1 innings this season and finished with a 13-1 record and 2.09 ERA. Opponents hit just .207 against Danley and she had 89 strikeouts compared to just 46 walks. Danley shined offensively as she set career bests in nearly every major category. Danley posted a .353 batting average with 12 home runs and also drove in 57 RBI. Danley also hit 16 doubles and had three triples. 

Beachum continued to be one of the best bats in the nation in 2026 as the junior hit .406 with 10 home runs and 69 RBI. Her 69 RBI were the fourth-most RBI in school history and her batting average was the 10th-highest batting average in school history. Beachum drew a staggering 54 walks this season for a .549 on-base percentage which was the third-highest on-base percentage in school history. Beachum currently has an active streak of reaching base in 50-consecutive games which is tied for Maddie O'Brien's school record. 

Francik continued to build off her solid freshman season and led the way for the Noles in the circle. The ACC Pitcher of the Year posted a 1.86 ERA and an ACC-leading 24 wins this season. Francik pitched 154 innings and held opponents to just a .183 batting average. Francik threw three no-hitters this season against Samford, Georgia Tech and Boston College. Francik pitched four complete games and had 119 strikeouts compared to 65 walks. 

Isa Torres Named D1Softball's National Player of the Year

 

Isa Torres Named D1Softball's National Player of the Year

Isa Torres was named the D1Softball National Player of the Year on Wednesday morning after her record-breaking season. Torres is the first Seminole to win D1Softball's National Player of the Year and joins Lacey Waldrop, Jessica van der Linden and Darby Cottle to win a national player of the year award. 

Torres was nothing short of spectacular this season as the junior shortstop continued to improve on her already stellar career. Torres hit a staggering .530 this season, breaking her own school record and posting a mark that will finish in the top 15 in NCAA history. Along with her staggering batting average, Torres showed a new sense of power with a career-high 16 home runs and 56 RBI. Her 16 home runs are tied for the sixth-most in school history. Only Maddie O'Brien and Jessi Warren have had more home runs in a single season than Torres. 

Torres didn't stop there. She broke the school records for on-base percentage (.591), slugging percentage (.978) and runs scored (78). Torres recorded the second-most hits in FSU history with 98 and set a new NCAA record with 16 hits in 16-consecutive at-bats on March 8-20. Torres also reached in 23-consecutive plate appearances from March 8-20 which was a new school record and the third-longest streak in FSU history. 

Torres did not commit an error in her first 164 chances at shortstop and ended the year with just two errors in 184 chances. 

Florida and Florida State in the 90’s

 

Florida and Florida State played 12 times in the 90’s and EVERY game was a top 10 matchup with 5 of them being top 5 match ups.

This was one of the most best games annually over that decade. pic.twitter.com/uoWkstxP8W

— College Football Zone (@CollegeFBonX) May 19, 2026

The greatest CFB coaches of all time.

 

The greatest CFB coaches of all time. pic.twitter.com/34z9ls6SxY

— Kalshi Football (@KalshiFB) May 19, 2026

Roster Cost & Recruiting expenses across all sports

 This is concerning for FSU.   Rarely do you see salaries, facilities, or amenities shorted at FSU.....but talent aquisition often seems to be.   Interesting leadership decisions going on at FSU.

Recruiting expenses across all sports; FY 2024-25 per EADA data (and currently available MFSR reports from public schools in parentheses... mostly minimal discrepancies, except Tennessee.)

Clear how USC/Miami have surged in signing top level recruiting classes.

Also, who had… pic.twitter.com/IbB62tDWXW

— Jeff Fuller (@jjfuller72) May 12, 2026

Most Expensive Rosters in College Football:

1. Texas - $47.9M
2. Miami - $44.0M
3. Ohio State - $43.5M
4. LSU - $42.8M
5. Oregon - $42.8M
6. Notre Dame - $40.4M
7. Texas A&M - $38.9M
8. Alabama - $37.2M
9. Tennessee - $36.7M
10. Texas Tech - $36.3M

(via @CollegeFrontOfc) pic.twitter.com/nR2POArb4K

— Recruits Bama (@RecruitsBama) May 12, 2026

winningest college football teams of the 1990s

 

A look back at who the winningest college football teams of the 1990s were.

What teams/players do you remember the most about this era? pic.twitter.com/bWLsVyDq3Y

— The Next Round (@NextRoundLive) May 9, 2026

FSU student-run investment fund earns Top 10 distinction

 

FSU student-run investment fund earns Top 10 distinction

The Student Investment Fund (SIF) at Florida State University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Business ranks among the Top 10 student-managed investment funds at public schools nationwide, according to recently released rankings published by The Center for Investment Research.

The Wertheim College’s SIF secured the No. 10 spot for its 2025 performance among the nation’s public schools and ranked No. 23 among all schools in North America. It is the only Florida business school listed in the Top 25.

Completely student driven, the FSU SIF is now valued at $11.5 million, said Steve Perfect, vice chair of the SIF oversight board and associate professor of finance. That marks significant growth from the combined $1.3 million in private donations and Florida State University Foundation funds that kickstarted the SIF in 2008, he said.

“The SIF offers our students an incredible opportunity to gain hands-on experience as portfolio managers and analysts under the guidance of faculty experts,” said Don Autore, Dean L. Cash Professor of Finance and chair of the Department of Finance. Select master’s students carry out the role of portfolio managers, while top students in the college’s Undergraduate Investment Group (UIG) serve as the fund’s analysts.

“The Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program as a whole really values experiential learning, and managing the student investment fund is one of our most impactful opportunities,” said Andrew Schrowang, MSF program coordinator and associate lecturer. He said students learn to pitch investments, build financial models and defend their investment strategies – skills that finance professionals rely on every day across the investment industry.

“The experience also helps our students stand out in interviews, as they can speak to real investment decisions they’ve made with actual capital at stake, focusing on what worked, what didn’t and what they learned,” Schrowang said. “Many master’s graduates have leveraged this experience to land roles in institutional asset management, investment banking, equity research and wealth management.”

The center surveyed over 500 schools with student-managed funds and ranked them based on each fund’s verified AUM (assets under management) as of Dec. 31, 2025. Funds in the Top 25 range from a high of $85.5 million at the University of Dayton, a private university in Ohio that has operated a fund for more than 25 years, to the $9.27 million fund at Oklahoma’s private University of Tulsa.

The Wertheim College’s SIF closed last calendar year with $11.23 million in managed assets. That total also includes the college’s Real Estate Investment Fund (REIF), which the college added to the SIF portfolio in 2022. Now valued at $2.7 million, the REIF is managed separately by top real estate students under the direction of faculty advisor Mariya Letdin, Kyle Riva Associate Professor of Real Estate, and an investment committee of industry representatives. SIF and REIF share an oversight board chaired by the dean and comprised of both faculty and industry professionals. In addition to good investment decisions, the SIF portfolio’s base fund, including the REIF, benefited over the years from $3 million more from the Foundation and an additional $320,000 in philanthropic investments.

Finance continues to be the No. 1 major chosen by undergraduate business students at the Wertheim College and the No. 1 major selected by all undergraduate students at Florida State. The Wertheim College ranks No. 1 among all public schools, No. 5 overall, on Niche.com’s 2026 Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance in America. Also, the finance master’s program at FSU consistently places in the Top 25 at public schools nationwide in annual rankings by the TFE Times.

NFL Field Goals Made by College — Since 2000

 

NFL Field Goals Made by College — Since 2000 pic.twitter.com/qizMRdNWX5

— Deeg (@DeegSports) April 16, 2026

FSU wins first Big 12 Title

 

New Conference, Same Grit 🍢#SandyNoles | #OneTribe pic.twitter.com/u9EUZJmuOF

— FSU Beach Volleyball (@FSU_BeachVB) April 24, 2026

Longest 10-Win Season Streaks In College Football History

 

The Longest 10-Win Season Streaks In College Football History

Alabama, Florida State, and Clemson top the list. pic.twitter.com/qe8Jspkzvc

— The Next Round (@NextRoundLive) April 30, 2026

DeSantis makes Bobby Bowden Tallahassee International Airport a reality

DeSantis makes Bobby Bowden Tallahassee International Airport a reality 

The name of the man who turned a modest Southern football program into a national powerhouse will now be stamped onto Tallahassee’s front door.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 14 signed legislation (SB 628) that includes an honorary naming of the Tallahassee International Airport after the late Florida State Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden, who died in August 2021 at the age of 91.

The bill signing took place just down the road from the airport at a staging area for the Capital Circle road project. DeSantis and his young son Mason unveiled one of the signs that will go up on the roadway around the airport, honoring the coach whose greatest victories, his supporters say, were the lives he quietly changed.

The garnet and gold "Bobby Bowden Tallahassee International Airport" signs feature Bowden's signature under his trademark FSU hat, the Seminoles logo, and note he's a "recipient of the Governor's Medal of Freedom."

The governor highlighted Bowden’s unprecedented run of success from 1987 to 2000, saying his “teams finished in the top five of the final national rankings for 14 consecutive seasons. That’s an unprecedented run of sustained success, and particularly in this era may never be matched.”

But he added that Bowden “served not just as an X’s and O’s (coach) and not just as somebody responsible for putting a good football team together, but really as somebody that was looking out for these athletes and helping them in that transformation from being kids … to when they move on, being men who are capable of making a difference in this world and in their communities.”

Official name “Bobby Bowden Tallahassee International Airport”

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FSU project for new housing, dining, parking could cost $374 million/Take a look at FSU renderings for future housing, dining, parking

 

Take a look at FSU renderings for future housing, dining, parking

Renderings of Florida State University's Northwest Campus Project illustrate an interior space within the future 1,200-bed residence hall.

A map of Florida State University's Northwest Campus Project.

A map of Florida State University's Northwest Campus Project.

FSU project for new housing, dining, parking could cost $374 million

Florida State University is working on getting funding needed for its northwest campus project of new housing, dining and parking – a project expected to cost $374 million.

In a February FSU Board of Trustees meeting, university officials shared that the project’s team is working with the Florida Division of Bond Finance and the Florida Board of Governors to secure external financing for the first phase of the project, which will include three separate financings for a new residence hall, a new dining hall and a new parking garage. 

The parking garage, dining facility and new residence hall are all part of a grand project in FSU’s 2020-30 campus master plan to create a living complex at the northwest area of campus and transform the quadrant into a “pedestrian friendly vibrant academic and residential village,” according to a university report.

The future developments will all be located at the northwest corner of Call Street and Chieftan Way. While the 1,200-bed residence hall is expected to cost $284.4 million, the new parking garage will be $40.5 million and the dining hall will come out to $40 million.

“It will increase on-campus housing options from 6,700 to 8,200 beds,” Allard added. “The new dining facility and residence halls will bring fresh services. It will also create a beautiful community where students can live, study, eat and play.” FSU's on-campus housing is currently at capacity, according to a university spokesperson.

FSU’s College of Law was ranked No. 14 in the country among public law schools and No. 1 in Florida/FSU law school tops in February Florida bar exam results

 

FSU law school tops in February Florida bar exam results

The Florida State University College of Law came out on top in results from this February's Florida bar exam.

Six out of seven FSU law students, or 85.7%, clinched the test on their first try, according to an April 13 announcement from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, which develops and administers the exam.

Overall, 332 of the 537 who took the high-stakes exam for the first time passed, or 61.8%. It was given at the Tampa Convention Center Feb. 24-25.

Florida State University College of Law	7	6	85.7%
Florida International University College of Law	21	17	81%
Admitted to the Practice of Law	221	158	71.5%
Ave Maria School of Law	7	5	71.4%
University of Florida College of Law	10	7	70%
Cooley Law School	25	17	68%
Florida A&M University College of Law	15	10	66.7%
Stetson University College of Law	21	14	66.7%
Barry University School of Law	48	28	58.3%
St. Thomas University College of Law	20	11	55%
Nova Southeastern University College of Law	23	12	52.2%
Other Accredited Schools	91	36	39.6%
University of Miami School of Law	28	11	39.3%
Jacksonville University	0	0	—

Source: Florida Board of Bar Examiners

FSU’s College of Law was ranked No. 14 in the country among public law schools and No. 1 in Florida 

the College of Law reached its highest overall ranking in history and was among the Top 15 public law schools for the first time, according to the publication's rankings that were released in early April.

While FSU’s College of Law was ranked No. 14 in the country among public law schools and No. 1 in Florida for the second year in a row – tied with the University of Florida – it also obtained a record placement of 34th place among public and private law schools, which is a four-spot jump compared to last year.