Florida State will open its regular season Monday without AJ Swinton, and there’s no timeline yet for when that changes.
Seminoles head coach Luke Loucks said Friday that Swinton has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Loucks made the announcement at a press conference, and he made it clear the junior forward is still on the roster even though he is currently away from the team while recovering from an ACL tear.
Swinton also was not on the bench for Florida State’s exhibition win against LSU.
"AJ is suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. That's all I'm going to say on that.
He's not off the team, but he is separate from the team right now," Loucks said. "He will remain away from the team until I decide otherwise."
This is the second suspension for Swinton under Loucks. The first came in November 2025, also for a violation of team rules.
For now, Florida State moves forward without him as it begins the 2025-26 season against FAMU on Monday, Nov. 2, in Tampa. The Seminoles’ regular season calendar stretches well beyond that opener, with home dates against Troy, Florida, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, Ball State, Green Bay, UNC Asheville, Dayton, Syracuse, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Pitt, Clemson and Louisville, among others, plus nonconference trips and neutral-site games against Tennessee, Texas A&M, Houston and West Florida.
ACC play brings away games at Cal, Stanford, Wake Forest, Clemson, NC State, Miami, Duke, Virginia and Boston College, along with home meetings with North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Pitt, Clemson, Louisville, Georgia Tech and Miami.
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