Florida State has a new sound coming through Doak Campbell Stadium, and it’s coming from a face Seminoles fans already know well.
Eric Luallen, a former Florida State offensive lineman and the current radio voice of FSU baseball, has been named the stadium’s public address announcer. The university made the announcement in a press release, and Luallen said the moment carries real meaning for him.
“I am incredibly humbled to be given this opportunity, in this stadium, almost 40 years to the day after I reported for my first practice under Coach Bowden,” Luallen said in a press release sent out by the university.
“I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have the honor to serve my alma mater through my 20 seasons as the radio voice of FSU baseball and now also this opportunity with Florida State football.”
Luallen takes over for Woody Hayes, who held the job for 16 years.
His ties to Florida State run deep. As a lineman under Bobby Bowden, Luallen was part of 11-1 teams in both 1987 and 1988.
Florida State finished the 1987 season by beating No. 3 Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl, then closed the 1988 campaign with a win over No.
4 Auburn in the Sugar Bowl. His senior year ended with a 10-2 record and a Fiesta Bowl victory over No.
5 Nebraska.
Luallen’s work in the booth has been just as substantial. Since beginning his baseball broadcasting career with the university in 2007, he has called 984 games and six College World Series appearances.
His first assignment in the new role will come on Saturday, Aug. 29, when Florida State opens the season against New Mexico State.
Florida State football schedule 2026
vs. New Mexico State | Aug. 29
vs. SMU* | Sept. 7
Bye
at Alabama | Sept. 19
vs. Central Arkansas | Sept. 26
vs. Virginia* | Oct. 3
at Louisville* | Oct. 9
at Miami* | Oct. 17
Bye
vs. Clemson* | Oct. 31
at Boston College* | Nov. 7
at Pittsburgh* | Nov. 13
vs. NC State* | Nov. 21
vs. Florida | Nov. 27
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