Florida State’s path into the 2025 season is now mapped out, and it looks a lot like the familiar summer grind Seminoles fans have seen before.
On Friday, a Florida State spokesperson released the team’s fall practice schedule leading into FSU’s opener against New Mexico State on August 29. The routine includes two scrimmages, a pair of brief media windows, and the usual trip to Jacksonville for practices at the fields at UNF during the weekend of August.
For the second straight year, Florida State is shutting down practices to the media, with only “brief media viewing and photo/video opportunity during practices on July 31st and August 13th.” The first scrimmage is set for August 4, followed by the second and final one on August 9.
The schedule begins Wednesday, July 29, with a 11 a.m. availability for Mike Norvell and student-athletes. From there, the calendar rolls through a steady run of coach and player sessions, including appearances from Chris Thomsen, Evan Cooper, Terrance Knighton, Kam Martin, Austin Tucker, Tim Harris Jr., Tony White, Blue Adams, Nick Williams, Adam Scheier, Ernie Sims and Herb Hand.
Norvell will also handle several of the key checkpoints on the calendar, including virtual availability after both scrimmages, a game week press conference on August 24, and additional media sessions on August 12, August 17 and August 20.
Florida State’s Jacksonville stretch comes on August 6 and August 7, when the Seminoles will practice at UNF. The team also has multiple player off days sprinkled throughout camp, including August 1, August 10, August 14, August 16, and a run of no-availability days from August 21 through August 23, plus August 27 and August 28.
The final stretch turns toward game week with post-practice availabilities on August 25 and August 26 before FSU opens the season at 7 p.m. against New Mexico State on The CW.
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