http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/players/giorgio_newberry/151198 Recent articles about Giorgio Newberry en-us DeMarcus Walkers wait is over, albeit too late for him to have gained valuable experience this spring. The Florida State freshman defensive end was approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse on Friday, more than five months after he graduated from Jacksonville Sandalwood High early and enrolled in college. Walker, a Scout.com four-star prospect, had planned to get a jump on academics and participate in practice in March and April with the football team. But the NCAA Clearinghouse didnt give him the OK to practice, and Walker was only able to take classes and watch game film with the football coaches. Nole Nation I just got the best news ever I'm cleared academically now, Walker said on his Twitter. I swear ever school on the schedule is in trouble now FEAR THE SPEAR Walkers signing was important for Florida State, which lost three defensive ends to the NFL. Now he will compete with the nations top defensive recruit of 2012, Mario Edwards Jr., Dan Hicks and Giorgio Newberry for playing time this fall Second-r Sat, 18 May 2013 15:47:32 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsus_demarcus_walker_cleared_to_play_by_ncaa/13646011 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsus_demarcus_walker_cleared_to_play_by_ncaa/13646011 FSU's DeMarcus Walker cleared to play by NCAA http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/fsus_demarcus_walker_cleared_to_play_by_ncaa/13646011 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png TALLAHASSEE Florida State had few major position battles the past few seasons. The Seminoles were starting so many younger players and gaining experience. Or had smooth transitions from a graduating starter to elevating a backup that had received some playing time. This year is very different. Florida State is replacing four starters on offense and six starters on defense. A few positions will feature natural replacements like freshman kicker Roberto Aguayo for Florida State and ACC career scoring leader Dustin Hopkins. And Chad Abram will take over at fullback for the versatile Lonnie Pryor. Here is a look at five key position battles for the Seminoles, who won the Atlantic Coast Conference and went 12-2 last season but are in the middle of a spring of change with six new assistants and a number of starting jobs up for grabs. Quarterback Starter lost: EJ Manuel (threw for 3,392 yards, 23 TDs and 10 INTs while completing 68 percent of his passes in 2012). Contenders: Clint Trickett (947 passing yards, 7 TDs Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:35:54 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsu_has_number_of_starting_positions_to_fill/13237162 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsu_has_number_of_starting_positions_to_fill/13237162 FSU has number of starting positions to fill http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/fsu_has_number_of_starting_positions_to_fill/13237162 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 2012 record: 12-2 overall, 7-1 ACC Spring Practice opens: March 20 Spring game date: April 13 2012 in review: The Seminoles finally won an ACC championship for the first time since 2005, as Jimbo Fisher has the program moving forward each season. The Seminoles also won the Orange Bowl (31-10 over Northern Illinois) their first major bowl victory in more than a decade. E.J. Manuel had a nice senior season at QB, but as important to FSUs success was the improved ground game nearly doubled its output from 2011, gaining 1,424 more yards this past fall. The defense was predictably excellent. But the losses at N.C. State and to a lesser degree at home to Florida were quite disappointing. FSU was better than both teams. Biggest hole to fill: Defensive end. FSU lost its three best defensive ends, Brandon Jenkins, Bjoern Werner and Cornellius Carradine. The team is quite thin there now and will reply on unproven players to step up. Redshirt freshman Chris Casher was highly decorated coming out of high school and wil Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:50:52 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/spring_lookahead_florida_state_seminoles/13009714 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/spring_lookahead_florida_state_seminoles/13009714 Spring lookahead: Florida State Seminoles http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/spring_lookahead_florida_state_seminoles/13009714 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 2012 record: 12-2 overall, 7-1 ACC Spring Practice opens: March 20 Spring game date: April 13 2012 in review: The Seminoles finally won an ACC championship for the first time since 2005, as Jimbo Fisher has the program moving forward each season. The Seminoles also won the Orange Bowl (31-10 over Northern Illinois) their first major bowl victory in more than a decade. E.J. Manuel had a nice senior season at QB, but as important to FSUs success was the improved ground game nearly doubled its output from 2011, gaining 1,424 more yards this past fall. The defense was predictably excellent. But the losses at N.C. State and to a lesser degree at home to Florida were quite disappointing. FSU was better than both teams. Biggest hole to fill: Defensive end. FSU lost its three best defensive ends, Brandon Jenkins, Bjoern Werner and Cornellius Carradine. The team is quite thin there now and will reply on unproven players to step up. Redshirt freshman Chris Casher was highly decorated coming out of high school and wil Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:50:52 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/spring_lookahead_florida_state_seminoles/13008334 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/spring_lookahead_florida_state_seminoles/13008334 Spring lookahead: Florida State Seminoles http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/spring_lookahead_florida_state_seminoles/13008334 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. A new quarterback. The most consistent receiver. At least six new starters on defense. Three new assistant coaches. And the kicker? Him, too: Florida State also loses the BCS all-time kicking scoring leader. Florida State is coming off an Atlantic Coast Conference championship and a 31-10 win over Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl, but reloading will be a challenge with so many new faces. There are three key storylines for the Seminoles in 2013: Who will replace quarterback EJ Manuel? How does Jeremy Pruitt respond to his first college defensive coordinator job? And how do the young, talented defensive ends fill the gap of Tank Carradine and potentially Bjoern Werner? Werner has been projected as a top-five overall pick in Aprils NFL Draft if he decides to leave after his junior season. After Florida States win over NIU, Werner said he would take a few days to make his decision. Bjoern has got to do whats best for Bjoern, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. Hell make a decision and Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:28:09 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/looking_ahead_challenges_await_fsu_in_2013/12560785 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/looking_ahead_challenges_await_fsu_in_2013/12560785 Looking ahead: Challenges await FSU in 2013 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/looking_ahead_challenges_await_fsu_in_2013/12560785 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida State had comfort in knowing that to replace an All-American they at least had a Tank. And now the job of replacing a Tank falls on two freshmen. After Brandon Jenkins hurt his foot in the season opener, Tank Carradine turned in an 80-tackle, 11-sack season. But now that Carradine is hurt, there is no clear-cut answer to Florida States dilemma at defensive end. The options are freshman Mario Edwards Jr., rated by Scout.com as the nations No. 1 player on the defensive side of the ball in the 2012 signing class. And the Seminoles also have redshirt freshman Giorgio Newberry, a four-star prospect coming out of high school. When Brandon went down, they said, Well, can Tank really do it?" Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. We thought he could. You never know. Thats how heroes are made, is when guys get an opportunity and step up. Theyre quite capable. Capable? Yes. Experienced? No. Edwards and Newberry have combined for just 20 tackles this season. Neither saw the kind of Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:46:31 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsu_turns_to_freshmen_to_step_in_for_carradine/12315826 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsu_turns_to_freshmen_to_step_in_for_carradine/12315826 FSU turns to freshmen to step in for Carradine http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/fsu_turns_to_freshmen_to_step_in_for_carradine/12315826 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida State had comfort in knowing that to replace an All-American they at least had a Tank. And now the job of replacing a Tank falls on two freshmen. After Brandon Jenkins hurt his foot in the season opener, Tank Carradine turned in an 80-tackle, 11-sack season. But now that Carradine is hurt, there is no clear-cut answer to Florida States dilemma at defensive end. The options are freshman Mario Edwards Jr., rated by Scout.com as the nations No. 1 player on the defensive side of the ball in the 2012 signing class. And the Seminoles also have redshirt freshman Giorgio Newberry, a four-star prospect coming out of high school. When Brandon went down, they said, Well, can Tank really do it?" Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. We thought he could. You never know. Thats how heroes are made, is when guys get an opportunity and step up. Theyre quite capable. Capable? Yes. Experienced? No. Edwards and Newberry have combined for just 20 tackles this season. Neither saw the kind of Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:46:31 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsu_turns_to_freshmen_to_step_in_for_carradine/12322282 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsu_turns_to_freshmen_to_step_in_for_carradine/12322282 FSU turns to freshmen to step in for Carradine http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/fsu_turns_to_freshmen_to_step_in_for_carradine/12322282 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jimbo Fisher said Sunday the team that wins the ACC championship may be the one that does the best job of moving past a crushing loss to its top in-state rival. Florida State dropped three spots to No. 13 in Sunday's Associated Press Top 25 following a 37-26 loss to Florida. Fisher's Seminoles (10-2) play Georgia Tech, which must regroup following a lopsided 42-10 loss to Georgia, in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship on Saturday. The winner will play in the Orange Bowl. Even with so much on the line, it's not easy to quickly recover from a loss in a state rivalry game. ''I don't think there's any doubt,'' Fisher said. ''They had a great rivalry game and we did too. You've got to be able to put it behind you quickly and go on. I think that is going to be a big factor, I don't think there's any doubt.'' It's an unlikely matchup. Georgia Tech is only 6-6 overall but won the Coastal Division with a 5-3 ACC record as Miami self-impose Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:17:49 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/florida_st_georgia_tech_preview/12296545 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/florida_st_georgia_tech_preview/12296545 Florida St.-Georgia Tech Preview http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/florida_st_georgia_tech_preview/12296545 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/a/4a64a17c73714d72b1817de9fdabac6b34ca0147/mini/Konica_Minolta_Gator_a70a.jpg TALLAHASSEE Florida State has shown resiliency and found an answer for every injury that has happened this season. The Seminoles will have to do it one more time. Senior defensive end Tank Carradine, who led the team with 80 tackles and was second with 11 sacks, has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will miss Florida State's final two games. Carradine hurt his knee in the second half of Florida State's loss to Florida on Saturday. "He handled it very well," Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. "Very sad because he wanted to finish the season with his teammates." Carradine had been an answer to Florida State's first major injury of the season. When All-American defensive end Brandon Jenkins went down with a foot injury in the season opener, Carradine stepped in. His 11 sacks are second in the Atlantic Coast Conference only to teammate Bjoern Werner, a defensive end who had 3.5 sacks in Saturday's loss to Florida and now has 13 this season. Whil Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:17:30 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsus_tank_carradine_out_rest_of_season/12299929 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsus_tank_carradine_out_rest_of_season/12299929 FSU's Tank Carradine out rest of season http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/fsus_tank_carradine_out_rest_of_season/12299929 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sixth-ranked Florida State hasn't played its second game of the season yet and has already lost two key defensive players for the year. The team's defensive leader, senior pass rushing star Brandon Jenkins, suffered a season-ending broken foot in Florida State's 69-3 win over Murray State last weekend - just a month after senior cornerback and punt return specialist Greg Reid was kicked off the team. Coach Jimbo Fisher said Wednesday he's confident the Seminoles have enough talent to help offset the loss of the 6-3, 260-pound Jenkins. Senior Cornelius ''Tank'' Carradine moves into Jenkins' starting role Saturday against Savannah State while Atlantic Coast Conference defensive lineman of the week Bjoern Werner holds down the other starting end spot. Toshmon Stevens and Giorgio Newberry move into the top backup roles. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:21:13 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/even_without_jenkins_seminoles_still_loaded_at_de/11635528 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/even_without_jenkins_seminoles_still_loaded_at_de/11635528 Even without Jenkins, Seminoles still loaded at DE http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/even_without_jenkins_seminoles_still_loaded_at_de/11635528 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd53b904c1cfa903e2bd6175d5521b1181651e35/mini/florida-state-oklahoma.jpg TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida States season just took a huge hit with the loss of All-American defensive end Brandon Jenkins. But if there was one position that the Seminoles could afford to lose a star, its at defensive end. Florida State players and coach Jimbo Fisher have said this year that senior backup Tank Carradine is like a third starter and that there is no drop-off to him from Jenkins and junior Bjoern Werner. And now Carradine, who led the team with nine tackles and had a sack in the season-opening win over Murray State, will get the chance to play as a starter on Saturday against Savannah State at 6 p.m. Hes a starter, said Werner, who had four sacks against Murray State. Hes as good as we are. Youre going to see over the season. Carradine has played like a starter at FSU. He was considered the nations top junior college defensive end in 2010, and last fall had 38 tackles and 5.5 sacks. Carradine was clearly talented enough to start for most college teams, and now he will be for the rest of the Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:45:50 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsu_to_rely_on_backups_with_jenkins_out/11629156 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsu_to_rely_on_backups_with_jenkins_out/11629156 FSU to rely on backups with Jenkins out http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/fsu_to_rely_on_backups_with_jenkins_out/11629156 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd53b904c1cfa903e2bd6175d5521b1181651e35/mini/florida-state-oklahoma.jpg The Florida State Seminoles have high expectations as they begin the 2012 College Football season, and a 69-3 victory over the Murray State Racers was certainly a nice way to start their campaign. But not all of the news was good for FSU, as they have lost another player to a devastating injury that will sideline him for the rest of the season. Defensive end Brandon Jenkins suffered a Lisfranc injury to his left foot in the romp, and will now miss the rest of this season. Even more devastating for Jenkins is that he made the decision to return for his senior season after recording 21 1/2 sacks over the past two years as a starter for the Seminoles defense. It is not yet known whether or not Jenkins will end up using a red-shirt season and return next year, or if he will enter the 2013 NFL Draft in April. While many teams would be unable to replace a player such as Jenkins up front, if there is any team with enough depth and talent on the front line who could survive an injury such a... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:38:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/college_football_can_fsu_seminoles_survive_season_ending_injury_to_brandon_jenkins/11622919 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/college_football_can_fsu_seminoles_survive_season_ending_injury_to_brandon_jenkins/11622919 College Football: Can FSU Seminoles Survive Season Ending Injury To Brandon Jenkins? http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/college_football_can_fsu_seminoles_survive_season_ending_injury_to_brandon_jenkins/11622919 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd53b904c1cfa903e2bd6175d5521b1181651e35/mini/florida-state-oklahoma.jpg TALLAHASSEE Florida State's defense will be missing its top pass rusher for the rest of the 2012 season. All-American defensive end Brandon Jenkins will miss the season with a Lisfranc injury to his left foot, the school announced late Monday night. "Brandon is not only a tremendous player, but a great person, teammate and leader that we will miss," Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. "I know he'll bounce back and recover to continue a great career." Jenkins had 21.5 sacks the past two seasons and debated leaping to the NFL after his junior season. He decided to stay, and in an interview this spring told reporters that "at one point, I was gone." He had a sack in the Seminoles' 69-3 season-opening win over Murray State on Saturday, but left the game in the first half with the injury. He walked from the sideline to the locker room, putting weight on both feet. Fisher said after Saturday's game and again during his Monday afternoon press conference that Jen Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:08:29 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsus_jenkins_will_miss_season_with_foot_injury/11621134 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/fsus_jenkins_will_miss_season_with_foot_injury/11621134 FSU's Jenkins will miss season with foot injury http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/fsus_jenkins_will_miss_season_with_foot_injury/11621134 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd53b904c1cfa903e2bd6175d5521b1181651e35/mini/florida-state-oklahoma.jpg Team recruiting top 25 (according to Ronald Hill) 1. Florida State – Two years in a row, FSU has reeled in the #1 recruiting classes in the nation. Head coach Jimbo Fisher is setting up a dynasty in Tallahassee and has the best young roster in the FBS, especially on the defensive line. This team is becoming a juggernaut and similar to the FSU of old.  Giorgio Newberry, Timmy Jernigan, Mario Edwards, and Eddie Goldman are the highest rated d-line in the country, maybe in history, in over just a year’s span. Newberry is a speed end, a great pass rusher, and Jernigan is a plug up the middle. They came in together in the 2011 class a year ago.  Goldman and Edwards make this a scary deep line that will be giving quarterbacks nightmares for years to come.  Jameis Winston has a cannon for an arm, and he can run it too. He looks more like a pocket passer, but he could be called a dual threat quarterback because of the ability to scramble in pressure situations.  He could be a starter by hi... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:55:46 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2012_college_football_national_signing_day_recap/9726775 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2012_college_football_national_signing_day_recap/9726775 2012 College Football National Signing Day Recap http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/2012_college_football_national_signing_day_recap/9726775 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png