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FSU's Lawrence-Stample out for season

 
Published Sept. 24, 2014

TALLAHASSEE — Florida State junior DT Nile Lawrence-Stample will miss the remainder of the season with a torn pectoral muscle.

He was injured Saturday against Clemson, but played the entire game. "Nile is a tough son of gun," coach Jimbo Fisher said Tuesday. "… You can't chance that, you can't rehab it. And it's a shame. To battle back and get healthy like he did, he played a heck of a football game."

The starter injured his knee this month against the Citadel and made a quick recovery. He finished with three tackles, including half a tackle for loss, while helping the Seminoles limit Clemson to 2.5 yards per carry.

USF: WR Davis might play

TAMPA — Senior WR Andre Davis practiced for the first time in nearly a month, a sign the former Jefferson High standout may return Saturday at No. 19 Wisconsin. Davis, who injured his sternum in the opener Aug. 30, showed no visible limitations in kick-return and running drills during the 30-minute session open to reporters.

DON'T LOOK UP: Redshirt freshman MLB Auggie Sanchez isn't frazzled at the thought of playing in front of 80,000-plus fans at Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium. Sanchez said he and several teammates who are making their first-ever trip will be focused solely on what's happening on the field: "That's going to be the biggest crowd we probably play all year. They're probably the best team we'll play all year. It's going to be nice to go up there and make them silent.

Jeff Odom, Times correspondent

UM: Top recruit bails

Bowman Archibald knew what he was getting into when he signed a financial aid agreement in August. The four-star tight end who is ranked No. 189 in the ESPN 300 knew that despite signing with the Hurricanes, he was not obligated to end up in Coral Gables. And over the weekend, he switched his commitment to Wake Forest after he was wowed on an official visit to Winston-Salem. Archibald is believed to be the first to publicly back out of his FAA since the NCAA implemented changes in January to discourage schools from signing players, then not having them enroll at that school.

Times wires