Conference Revenue

Following an open records request from several outlets, we now have the tax documents from the Power Four conferences showing their average revenue distribution per university — the ACC distributed a record $45 million per school on average, a figure that is still roughly $10 million less than the SEC and $20 million less than the Big Ten:

Big Ten: $63.2 million to its longest-standing 12 members, $61.5 to Maryland and Rutgers — $928.1 million total revenue

SEC: $52.5 million per school — $839.7 million total revenue

ACC: Between $43.1 and $46.4 million per full member (excluding Notre Dame, which received $20.7 million) — $711.4 million total revenue

Big 12: Between $37.8 million and $42.1 million per school — $566.6 million total revenue

The Pac-12, rest its soul, earned $566.6 million and paid out $32.9 million on average.

From USA Today:

Jim Phillips was credited with nearly $4.1 million in total compensation, including almost $3.95 million in base compensation. The base amount represents a roughly 50% increase over his total for the 2022 calendar year. This was “a compensation adjustment at the direction of the board” of directors of the conferences, which comprises school CEO’s, a conference spokesperson said.

The conference’s fiscal 2024 revenue was nearly identical to its 2023 revenue of $706.7 million. Its outside legal expenses jumped from $7.2 million to $12.3 million amid membership disputes with Clemson and Florida State, as well as the House-NCAA litigation.

Looking ahead, revenue for the ongoing 2025 fiscal year will increase due to the additions of California, Stanford and SMU, and this will be the first year in which the conference’s revenue-sharing arrangements will take into account incentive payments for team success in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball.

Under a settlement of the disputes with Clemson and Florida State, during the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2025 – so, for the 2025-26 school year – the revenue-sharing arrangements also will take into account viewership for football and men’s basketball games covered by the ACC’s contract with ESPN and the ACC Network.

Recruiting

2026 Florida State high school commitments

Football

Sharpen the Point, which runs weekly during the football season on the Tomahawk Nation podcast network, has launched a YouTube channel breaking down the entirety of college football this offseason:

Baseball

No. 2 FSU stumbled in its regular season finale, losing the series vs. the North Carolina Tar Heels in back-to-back losses before stealing a win on Sunday:

The Seminoles, failing to secure the No. 1 seed outright, will now serve as the second seed in this year’s ACC Championship, earning a double-bye:

2025 ACC Baseball Championship Schedule

Tuesday, May 20

Game 1 – No. 16 California vs. No. 9 Miami, 9 a.m.
Game 2 – No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Stanford, 1 p.m.
Game 3 – No. 15 Pitt vs. No. 10 Louisville, 5 p.m.
Game 4 – No. 14 Boston College vs. No. 11 Notre Dame, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 21

Game 5 – Game 1 winner vs. No. 8 Wake Forest, 9 a.m.
Game 6 – Game 2 winner vs. No. 5 Clemson, 1 p.m.
Game 7 – Game 3 winner vs. No. 7 Duke, 5 p.m.
Game 8 – Game 4 vs. No. 6 Virginia, 9 p.m.

Thursday, May 22

Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. No. 1 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.
Game 10 – Game 6 Winner vs. No. 4 NC State, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 23

Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. No. 2 Florida State, 3 p.m.
Game 12 – Game 8 Winner vs. No. 3 North Carolina, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 24

Game 13 – Game 9 vs. Game 10 Winners, 1 p.m.
Game 14 – Game 11 vs. Game 12 Winners, 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 25 – Championship Game

Game 15 – Saturday Winners, Noon, ESPN2

Jamie Arnold and Alex Lodise have been named as two of the 25 semifinalists for the 2025 Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the best amateur baseball player in the country:

FSU is one of two teams with multiple honorees, as the Seminoles have two semifinalists for the fourth time in program history. Arnold is one of two players in 2025 to be bestowed with semifinalist distinction for a second consecutive year.

Fan voting will play a part in the Golden Spikes Award again in 2025. Fans can vote for Arnold and Lodise at GoldenSpikesAward.com now until May 28. There is no voting limit, and fans are encouraged to vote for both Arnold and Lodise as many times as they’d like every day

Two of the best players in the country, Arnold and Lodise have helped Florida State to a top-five national ranking, a runner-up finish in the ACC and a 37-13 record in the regular season. The duo have earned numerous preseason, midseason and late-season accolades, which includes being named semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy late last week.

Arnold is 19th in the country in strikeouts per nine innings (12.27). He is second in the ACC in ERA (2.59), third in hits allowed per nine innings (6.14) and fourth in strikeouts (90) and WHIP (1.03). Arnold is 6-2 with 19 earned runs allowed on 45 hits in 66.0 innings.

Lodise ranks No. 4 in the NCAA in hits per game (1.74), No. 6 in batting average (.422), No. 11 in total bases (159) and hits (87) and No. 14 in slugging percentage (.772). He also is second in the ACC in RBI (63) and RBI per game (1.26), third in home runs (17) and home runs per game (0.34), fifth in on-base percentage (.483) and sixth in doubles per game (.34). Lodise has 17 doubles, two triples, 57 runs scored and 22 walks to go along with six stolen bases in six attempts.

Earlier this season, Lodise was recognized as the Midseason National Player of the Year by Baseball America and Perfect Game, the Midseason Top Player by D1Baseball and a Midseason First Team All-American by D1Baseball and Perfect Game. A National Player of the Week, he also was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Year Watch List by the College Baseball Foundation.

Arnold was named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List and the College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List. He was named a Midseason Second Team All-American by Perfect Game and earned numerous Preseason National Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-America honors.

Arnold and Lodise’s list of awards throughout the 2025 season also include ACC Player and Pitcher of the Week accolades.

The Seminoles begin postseason play at the 2024 ACC Baseball Championship next week as the No. 2 seed. FSU secured a double bye in the single-elimination, 16-team event. Florida State will open play in the quarterfinal on Friday, May 23, at 3 p.m. ET. The championship is set for May 20-25 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina.

Softball

Florida State softball bounced back from a loss to the Auburn Tigers on Sunday, winning the second game of the Tallahasse Regional final to earn a spot in the NCAA Super Regionals — the 11th time FSU has reached the NCAA Super Regionals in the last 12 seasons:

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Florida State women’s golf sits tied for fifth at the NCAA Championships, playing an even-par round on Sunday:

One day after surging into the top five with the second-best round of the day, the Seminoles used contributions from up and down the lineup to remain well above the cut line and among the 15 teams that advance to Monday’s final round of stroke play.

“I’m proud of the way our team battled back after a rough start to the round,” Florida State head coach Amy Bond said. “To get back to even par showed a lot of grit and puts us in position to make a run tomorrow.”

Florida State carded six bogeys against three birdies in the first six holes of the day before putting 10 birdies on the scorecard over the final 12 holes.

Junior All-American Mirabel Ting paced FSU with a three-under-par round on Sunday and moved up two spots to a tie for fourth place in the individual standings. The Miri, Malaysia, native sits at six-under-par for the tournament and is only three shots behind the individual leader.

All-American Lottie Woad registered a one-under-par round to move to two-under-par for the tournament and is tied for 13th on the individual leaderboard. The junior from Farnham, England, began her day with a birdie on the 10th hole and went on to post 13 pars, three birdies and only two bogeys.

Freshman Sophia Fullbrook carded two birdies on the way to a one-over-par round, and senior Kaylah Williams recorded three birdies during her three-over-par round. Freshman Alexandra Gazzoli was eight-over-par for the day.

The 2025 individual national champion will be crowned at the conclusion of Monday’s round, and the top eight teams advance to match play, which begins Tuesday and will determine the team national champion on Wednesday.

Florida State is set to tee off its fourth round at 2:25 p.m. ET Monday. The Seminoles are paired with Southern California and Arkansas. Live stats will be available at Seminoles.com.

FSU track and field wrapped up competition at the ACC Championships, with the Seminoles earning seven gold medals as Kyvon Tatham and Shenese Walker were named the ACC Most Valuable Performers of the meet:

Tatham was named the Men’s Field MVP after scoring a team lead 23 points, the most by any FSU athlete of the meet. Tatham was victorious in the men’s triple jump with a mark of 16.09m (52-9½). He also placed sixth in the long jump on Thursday at 7.30m (23-11½).

Walker was named the Women’s MVP for the first time in her career after pulling off the double victory in the sprints with 20 total points. Walker competed in the women’s 100 with a meet record and lifetime best of 10.99. She concluded her night in the women’s 200 with a winning time of 22.72.

Micahi Danzy became the first dual-sport athlete from track and football to earn a gold medal in the men’s 400, after his lifetime performance of 44.38. The Freshman standout reset the FSU record and claimed the ACC meet and conference record. He erased the record that was set by Judson Lincoln IV from Virginia Tech in 2024.

The women’s 4×100-meter was victorious with a meet record and fifth-fastest time in program history at 43.15 behind Lucy May Sleeman, Walker, Liana Tyson and Joella Lloyd.

Neo Mosebi claimed his first outdoor men’s 100 title of his career, easily crossing the line with a winning time of 10. 08.

Andre Korbmacher was victorious in the men’s 110 hurdles, after a lifetime best and fifth-fastest time in FSU history at 13.47. Korbmacher became the first person since Trey Cunningham in 2022 to sweep both the 60 indoor hurdles and 110 hurdles conference titles in the same year.

Alongside Korbmacher, Tyson Williams placed third at 13.74.

The men’s 4×100-meter captured gold behind Jaiden Rollins, Mosebi, Danzy and Durian Moss with a time of 39.05.

Kaelyaah Liburd placed third in the women’s 400, matching her personal best at 51.73. Tyra Wilson battled to a second-place finish in the women’s 400 hurdles with a time of 55.45.

The women’s team finished the meet placing fourth with 73 points, while the men placed fifth at 74 points.

Qualified student athletes will compete at the NCAA East Region Championships in Jacksonville, Florida from May 28-31.

Florida State junior Luke Clanton was named one of ten finalists for the Fred Haskins Award, given annually to “the top male U.S. collegiate golfer as voted on by only college golfers, coaches and members of the golf media:”

Clanton has led the Seminoles to four victories in 2024-25, while topping the leaderboard in each win. On Wednesday, Clanton led the 11th-ranked Noles to a dominant win at the 2025 NCAA Tallahassee Regional, finishing at 29-under.

Clanton won the tournament behind a score of 15-under, 201, setting a new course record for a three-round low. He also became the first Seminole in history to win a second NCAA Regional title.

FSU finished third in stroke play at the ACC Championship in Bowling Green, Kentucky and made an appearance in the semifinal.

The Hialeah, Florida, native is averaging 69.11 strokes per round and has finished in the top 15 in all nine of his starts as a junior. He currently holds the top two single season averages in program history after setting the record in 2023-24 at 69.33.

Clanton holds nine wins in match play in his career, including three from this season. The top-ranked amateur defeated No.2 Jackson Koivun of Auburn (3&2) and Jack Vojtko of Ohio State (5&4) at the East Lake Cup, and Ziqin Zhou of California (2Up) in the quarterfinal of the ACC Championship.

Clanton tied his single-round low of 64 to open the Seminole Intercollegiate at the Glen Arven Country Club.

Clanton earned his PGA TOUR Card after securing his 20th accelerated point through PGA TOUR University at the Cognizant Classic by making the cut.

In 13 career PGA TOUR starts, Clanton became the first amateur to record top 10 finishes in back-to-back starts since Bill Joe Patton in 1957 after placing second at the 2024 John Deere Classic and 10th at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

At age 20, he became the youngest player to finish second on TOUR since Jordan Spieth at the 2014 Masters Tournament.

Players, coaches, media, sports information directors and past winners will be eligible to vote through May 26.

The Seminoles will head to the NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, California on May 23-28. Clanton will head to Fort Worth Texas as a finalist for the Ben Hogan Award. The banquet will be held on May 19 at the Colonial Country Club, where the winner will be announced.

Florida State soccer had three players selected for the 2025 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship — Janet Okeke, Peyton McGoern and Ashlyn Puerta:

Okeke will represent the Canadian national team following multiple call-ups in previous international windows. The transfer sophomore achieved a bronze medal at the 2022 edition of the championship and has made two appearances at the U-20 and U-17 levels of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

McGovern and Puerta will represent the United States national team. McGovern and Puerta have each been regular call-ups for the stars and stripes and look to advance to the championship final for a second consecutive iteration.

The championship will serve as qualification for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. Four teams will advance from the group stage to the semifinals, securing a spot in next year’s World Cup.