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On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network
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Come for the Florida State football and recruiting news, stay for the nonsense. The Noles247 Podcast offers honest analysis from Brendan Sonnone, Chris Nee, and Zach Blostein.
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OTB: Preseason Practice so far, takeaways from first look at the full group
2w ago01:02:05Tap to summarizeChris is joined by John and Kolby to discuss the first few days of preseason practice. The guys talk for over an hour about their takeaways from their first look at the team and the coaches' comments following practices. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Transcribe →OTB: Camp Storylines and Preseason Media Day
3w ago01:02:01Tap to summarizeThis episode of On the Bench discusses storylines heading into fall camp and recaps FSU's preseason media day. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Transcribe →OTB: So long, Sonnone
3w ago01:22:15Tap to summarizeDay 1 OTB host Brendan Sonnone enters his final few days on the FSU beat. Before transitioning to another role at 247Sports, Sonnone sits down with Trey Rowland to go over some of the most memorable moments from 10 years on the beat.
Transcribe →OTB: Recapping the first day of ACC Kickoff; Norvell & players speak
Jul 1500:44:06Tap to summarizeChris Nee and Kolby Crawford recap the first day of ACC Kickoff, which included Jim Phillips' annual press conference and availabilities for Mike Norvell and players. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Transcribe →OTB: Football season set to (ACC) Kickoff + Recruiting Class Grades
Jul 1401:14:35Tap to summarizeChris, Kolby, and Brendan preview ACC Kickoff, which is set for July 15-17 in Charlotte. The guys also break down Noles247's recruiting class grades. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Transcribe →OTB: How we put together this year’s 40 Most Important Players List
Jul 801:21:53Tap to summarizeThe countdown of Florida State’s 40 Most Important Players for the 2026 season has concluded. Diving into the yearly exercise is always worthwhile to get a better sense of the roster and how we perceive strengths and weaknesses. This list was highlighted by a crystalizing moment midway through sifting among the candidates as it felt like depth fell off a cliff. It was an interesting experience to discover in real-time. This is what we came up with as Trey Rowland led the charge, Brendan Sonnone set the parameters, and the X’s and Noles fellas sorted the order with Kolby Crawford chiming in. Here’s a listen to how we composed the 40 Most Important Players. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Transcribe →OTB: Run of commitments, another OV weekend, & baseball/softball land transfers
Jun 1200:56:43Tap to summarizeThis episode of On The Bench covers Florida State's recent run of commitments over the past few days. The episode also covered camps, official visits, and baseball/softball landing transfers from the portal. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Transcribe →OTB: Let Love In | The Immaculate Redaction
Jun 801:06:30Tap to summarizeThis episode of On The Bench covers Jernard Albright's commitment, more recruiting news from this past weekend, and the current status of softball's Isa Torres. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Transcribe →OTB: Recruiting updates from the past weekend & thoughts on baseball's season ending
Jun 401:01:43Tap to summarizeThis episode of On The Bench covers the latest Florida State recruiting updates from the past weekend. The Seminoles had one commitment and one de-commitment. We also look ahead to June 5th official visits. The episode ends with thoughts on baseball's season ending. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Transcribe →OTB: Goodbye, Zach
Jun 101:04:01Tap to summarizeTrey Rowland sits down with Zach Blostein to wish him a happy goodbye in Zach's final episode on On The Bench before he moves into his new role as the state of Florida's regional recruiting analyst.It's a bittersweet show as the two go over Zach's time at Noles247: From Newberg having to vouch to get an overly-eager Zach onto the staff to the Amarius Mims Stakeout and all the recruiting shenanigans in between.
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