Florida State’s fall camp opened with the Seminoles getting some early recognition on the football side and a busy day of movement around the men’s basketball program.
The biggest headline belonged to Duce Robinson, who was named to the All-ACC Preseason Team on Wednesday. Robinson enters the 2026 season as one of the nation’s top wide receivers after a 2025 campaign that put him squarely in the league’s spotlight. He was a first-team All-ACC pick and a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist after hauling in 56 catches for 1,081 yards and six touchdowns.
That production made Robinson Florida State’s first 1,000-yard receiver since 2019 and gave the program its 14th 1,000-yard season by a receiver. The Phoenix native finished ninth nationally in receiving yards after the regular season and piled up five 120-yard games, the most among P4 receivers, second nationally and the most by an FSU player since 2014.
Robinson’s big-play impact showed up in the efficiency numbers too. He averaged 19.30 yards per catch, which ranked second in the ACC behind only teammate Micahi Danzy.
He also earned two ACC Receiver of the Week honors and averaged 102.8 receiving yards across eight ACC games, tops in the league and 12 yards better than the next closest receiver. In the regular season, Robinson led the conference with 17 20-yard catches, 12 30-yard receptions and six 40-yard grabs.
His recognition wasn’t limited to the field. Robinson became Florida State’s first first-team Academic All-American since 2012 and only the ninth in program history.
He also picked up 12 votes for Preseason Player of the Year, though that honor went to Miami quarterback Darian Mensah.
On the basketball side, Florida State announced two staff promotions Wednesday. Kyle Washington has been elevated to assistant coach, while Aiden Malone is now the director of basketball operations.
Washington spent last season as the Seminoles’ director of video and scouting in Luke Loucks’ first year at Florida State. Before arriving in Tallahassee, he was an assistant coach at Iona during the 2024 and 2025 seasons and also served as the Gaels’ director of player development.
Loucks said, “From the day we put this staff together, Kyle has been instrumental in everything we’ve done,” and praised Washington’s basketball mind, relationship-building, personality and the respect he has earned inside the program. Loucks added that other high major programs were pursuing him and said the promotion was meant to reward his impact and invest in his future at Florida State.
Washington’s coaching path also includes a 2023 stop at Loyola Chicago and a start as a graduate assistant at Cincinnati during the 2021-22 season.
Malone’s rise comes after two seasons as a graduate assistant at Florida State, including last season on Loucks’ first staff. His work touched scouting, recruiting and the program’s daily operations.
Loucks said, “Aiden has been an incredible asset to our program since joining us as a graduate assistant,” and called the move a natural progression. Malone first joined the Seminoles as a student manager in 2021.
Florida State also noted the continued advancement of four former staff members who have moved on to assistant coaching jobs elsewhere. Jabril Durham is now an assistant coach at FIU, Perin Foote has joined North Alabama in the same role, Ryan Shnider has taken an assistant coaching position at Eckerd College, and Aiden Frein is now an assistant coach at Northwest Florida State College.
Loucks said, “It is never easy to see talented people leave Florida State, especially those who have played such an important role in building our culture, but it is also a necessary part of their growth and development. When our staff members earn opportunities to advance their careers, that is a reflection of the work they have put in and the impact they have made here.
“We are extremely excited for Jabril Durham, Perin Foote, Ryan Schnider, and Aiden Frein as they take the next step in their coaching careers as assistant coaches with their new universities. They have all contributed tremendously to our program, and we are proud to have played a role in their development. We will always be cheering for them and look forward to watching the impact they continue to make in this profession.”
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