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On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network

Who stepped up During Identity Week? Who didn't? It's a position-by-position breakdown on OTB!!!

On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network

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4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Identity Week is done for Florida State. Two scrimmages, a few days in uncomfortable conditions in Jacksonville, and a lot to learn in a little time.

Who stepped up for the Seminoles during this stretch? Who didn't? Nee and Sonnone dive into the roster in a position-by-position breakdown on what we're hearing and what they're saying about FSU.

QB play at the start. 

Is Ousmane Kromah your top back? (9 min.)

Your pecking order for WRs 1-3 seem to be set (14 min.)

OL depth and why staying healthy is essential (18 min.)

Buy or Sonnone on if the Desir Twins talk is good (22 min.)

Tony White was fired up (24:30 min.)

LBs seem to be set (31 min.)

Who's stepping up in the secondary other than Earl Little Jr. and Jery Wilson? (36 min.)

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to On the Bench. I am your host for this episode. Brendan Cynone, I'm joined by Chris Ney.

0:22.5

Identity Week has concluded, Christopher. I think we should go. You ready for this?

0:27.6

Brace yourself. Position by position about what we've learned.

0:33.7

Okay.

0:34.9

You had to be more excited. Like, this is your bait. This is what you want. This is what you live for. Is a position by position preview in the, in off season? I just enjoyed when Tony White did it yesterday with the defense. I was like, that's my man. This is, this is an ode to Tony White. Who, I thought, stole a show this week in terms of interviews and energy.

0:55.0

We'll get into that in a little bit.

0:56.9

First, a shout out to our sponsors, Chad Nuguisti, absolutely crushing it in the craft distillery game.

1:02.3

Literally, like, everything they do is awesome.

1:04.5

Even, like, experimental stuff, they'll take some crazy hacks, I think, sometimes.

1:10.2

And they hit it out of the park.

1:11.7

Like the Limoncello finished in bourbon casks has been a huge hit. And if that's not quite

1:18.1

your speed, if you want something a little bit more down home plate, standard entry level bourbon's

1:22.1

really good. Their ride's awesome. I really want to try their high proof rye because they're standard rise like 95.

1:28.6

I think they have one that's like out at 120. Anyways, they do all sorts of stuff. Chedongu whiskey, you find them throughout the state of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, obviously. They're out there's southeast at this point. They're all over the place. And it's not because of us, but it might be because of us, I'm just saying. And then after you've had enough Chattanooga whiskey

1:44.7

and you're feeling a little, you know,

1:46.0

a little squirrel you want to go ahead and... might be because of us. I'm just saying. And then after you've had enough Chattanooga whiskey,

1:44.8

and you're feeling a little squirrel, you want to go ahead and sell your house, buy a house maybe, buy a lot of houses. Who do we send you to? The Turner Group. The Turner Group. Colin Amy Turner, doing an awesome job. Great people. But also for, you know, But only matters so much you want them to be really good at their job.

2:02.5

And they are.

2:03.1

They're excellent at procuring. great people, but also for, you know, that only matters so much you want them to be really good at

2:02.0

their job. And they are. They're excellent at procuring home sales and know what they're doing.

2:07.5

They're very well resourced and connected. Griff broker up in Tallahassee. He can help you out too.

2:13.9

So is it broker? Griff, what's Griff's last name? Is that broker? Is it? I can't remember offhand, but I think it might be, which is a crazy last name for, sorry, Colin. It's a crazy last name to be selling houses. But anyways, they do a great job. Colin, Amy Turner, who would recommend you to go all throughout the state of Florida. All right, Identity Week. Let's get into it, Christopher. Florida State has, I don't think we've covered this close together before. We've had two scrimmages.

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