
Florida State’s Offensive Line Rebuilt Under Coach Herb Hand
Coach Herb Hand navigates a second-year overhaul, integrating experienced transfers and promising newcomers to reshape the offensive line.
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Coach Herb Hand navigates a second-year overhaul, integrating experienced transfers and promising newcomers to reshape the offensive line.

Florida State will enter the 2026 campaign with a dramatically expanded roster, featuring 63 new players, including 52 freshmen, and a strategy to stay within NCAA scholarship caps through grandfathered provisions.

EA Sports is set to launch College Football 27 in early July, featuring 71 Florida State Seminoles players but leaving 39 out due to an 85‑player roster cap. The omissions include quarterbacks Malachi Marshall and Jaden O'Neal, freshman standout Chuck Kennon, and several other key athletes, shaping early expectations for dynasty mode and prompting talk of future roster expansions.

The Florida State Seminoles have seen a series of high‑profile decommitments in May, most recently the loss of four‑star offensive lineman Elijah Morrison to Clemson, prompting a shift in focus toward other prospects as the class rankings linger near the bottom tier.