My guess is we'll see most, if not all, of them. There's a lot of new blood.

Suspensions include Preston Parker, Dekoda Watson, Caz Piurowski, Patrick Robinson, Paul Griffin, Marcus Sims, Neefy Moffett and a couple more I'm not really sure about.

Injuries include: Aaron Gresham, Tavares Pressley and Dionte Allen

There was also a deal with Corey Surrency's eligibility but that has been partially worked out for now.

If you were wondering, Weatherford is listed as the third string quarterback.

To help you navigate through the first couple of games we will bold new starters and italicize freshman and newcomers to the team and bold and italicize newcomers that are starters.

QUARTERBACKS
7 Christian Ponder
10 D'Vontrey Richardson

RUNNING BACKS
6 Antone Smith
33 Carlton "Ty" Jones

FULLBACKS
42 Seddrick Holloway
32 Joe Surratt

FLANKER
18 Greg Carr
80 Jarmon Fortson

SPLIT END
86 Rod Owens
1 Corey Surrency

TIGHT END
19 Josh Dobbie
88 Bo Reliford

RIGHT TACKLE
68 Zebrie Sanders
67 Andrew Datko

LEFT TACKLE
74 Joe Tonga
70 Antwane Greenlee

RIGHT GUARD
62 Rodney Hudson
73 Rhonne Sanderson

LEFT GUARD
75 Will Furlong
79 David Spurlock

CENTER
60 Ryan McMahon
63 A.J Ganguzza

DEFENSIVE END
97 Benjamin Lampkin
98 Markus White

DEFENSIVE END
99 Everette Brown
95 Kevin McNeil

DEFENSIVE TACKLE
90 Moses McCray
93 Everett Dawkins

DEFENSIVE TACKLE
56 Kendrick Stewart
58 John Jones

SAM LINEBACKER
31 Toddrick Verdell
13 Nigel Bradham

MIKE LINEBACKER
41 Kendall Smith
19 Kenny Ingram

WILL LINEBACKER
30 Derek Nicholson
46 Vince Williams

FIELD CORNERBACK
4 Tony Carter
15 Ochuko Jenije

BOUNDARY CORNERBACK
22 Korey Mangum
29 Michael Ray Garvin

STRONG SAFETY
3 Myron Rolle
23 Roosevelt Lawson

FREE SAFETY
20 Jamie Robinson
24 Darius McClure

KICKER
31 Zach Hobby

PUNTER
45 Shaun Powell

KICK RETURNER
29 Michael Ray Garvin

PUNT RETURNER
4 Tony Carter

...It's a tough pill to swallow for Drew Weatherford. In football you can do everything right in terms of being a teammate and preparing for the game, but in the end, it always comes down to what happens on the field.

This isn't a time to feel sorry for Weatherford, he had 33 starts to work the kinks out and to show that he could make big plays and lead the offense to the end zone on a consistent basis. As Jimbo Fisher said it's not about one guy but 100 guys and who gives them the best chance to win.

Any speculation that Bobby Bowden would stand in the way was proven to be wrong and is the next step in the handover of this program to Fisher. Anyone who spoke to the head coach in waiting over the last three months knew that he was excited about seeing Ponder go after the starting job. They knew he was excited about the potential of bringing in a guy a little more mobile, a little more accurate and a little more of a playmaking.

Funny thing is D'Vontrey Richardson almost threw a wrench into that plan. This isn't a bad thing because Richardson will play and he'll play quite a bit. The difference is he proved to be even more capable than originally thought to retain a lot of the offense. He went from being a situation player to a major player in one week of practice.

But like I said, he'll have some packages and some formations that would put him in a position to contribute. It's hard to say where Drew stands. There aren't any "Drew packages" and he'll only play in a blow out or if Ponder is injured or completely ineffective.

For three years Weatherford had to "just be Drew" and he could survive any temporary benching or setbacks that came up. He could always stay ahead of more talented, less prepared players like Xavier Lee. But when two young guns pushed him to the point of where he needed to be more than Drew, he wasn't able to do it.

...It will be Christian Ponder.

More on this later.

...at Approx. 7 p.m. tonight post practice.

I will be at a Devil Rays game unfortunately so I say go to Warchant for the most recent updates and use this as an open QB thread.

...So far there's been no official selection for the starting quarterback despite the speculation that redshirt sophomore D'Vontrey Richardson might have elevated himself from third string to starter and the revelation by Bobby Bowden that the coaches are at least exploring the option of playing multiple quarterbacks.

So here's what I think I know based on some TN operatives around the area.

* The battle was set up for Christian Ponder to win. But while he's had some bright moments he just hasn't jumped in and grabbed the job like the coaches expected he would.

* Weatherford, much like Ponder, has been up and down during practices. He had a scrimmage a week ago that he was 1-for-7 on and I heard that many of the plays called eliminated the check down so he was forced to make precise downfield throws and he struggled.

* Richardson doesn't do everything right but he can throw and more importantly he can generate additional time with his mobility which is something this offensive line needs as they are very young.

I've heard a lot of things. Most lean toward Ponder or Richardson starting. If FSU had a tough opener they would probably stick to Weatherford, but with Western Carolina and Chattanooga on the first two weeks of the schedule this is a much easier time to break in a quarterback.

Two other reasons why Weatherford might be the odd man out.

-- Antone Smith was named the offensive team captain for the season. Why would Smith get the nod over a lifelong starter at QB who is constantly lauded for his leadership?

-- And this statement by Jimbo Fisher:

"I've told Drew before, if my kids grow up to have the qualities you have as a person I'll be tickled to death. Whether he wins that job or not, and I'm not saying one way or another, unfortunately as a coach you can't look at it that way. There are (over) a hundred other guys and you have to do what's best for them and what I think is best for our team. When you are making the decision it's not personal between D'Vontrey, Christian and Drew, it's a decision based on the other 120 guys on the team."

Thoughts?

...FSU already has almost 20 commitments in the 2009 class and many of them started their own season over the weekend.

* Willie Haulstead (Titusville) caught five passes for 86 yards and also gained 25 yards on two rushes in a victory over Colonial. [Florida Today]

* Lonnie Pryor (Okeechobee) gained 91 yards on seven carries in just one half. He scored on a 67-yard touchdown, the only touchdown his team scored. [TC Palm]

* There were several FSU commits in the Florida High/Madison County game. Running back Chris Thompson (Madison County) scored two touchdowns, including an 80-yard run. Defensive tackle Jacobbi McDaniel (Madison County) had a tackle for loss and Brandon Jenkins (Florida High) had a tackle for loss and a sack. [Tallahassee Democrat]

* Another receiver commit Xavier Rhodes (Miami Norland) had a 99 yards touchdown on a kickoff return. [Miami Herald]

...It took him almost a month to be cleared for practice and just three days for top running back prospect Tavares Pressley to be done for the season with a torn ACL.

One of my operatives say he didn't get hit or anything, just a bad cut.

Luckily FSU has a couple of good backs as Carlton "Ty" Jones looks like the truth and maybe Marcus Sims can get going this year.

Between this and Emmanuel Dunbar, I don't think FSU can afford too many more practices before game week.

...The Seminole will most likely play their home opener unranked in either poll.

The Coaches are taking a wait & see approach apparently.

The Crocs are ranked 5th and USF comes in at No. 21. FSU did, however, finish in the top five of "Also Receiving Votes" which is more than I can say for Miami.

...on the recruiting trail this week.

First Demonte McAllister committed. He had been an FSU lean for a while but this is a player that Pete Carroll calls "the best three technique prospect in the nation". That's USC head coach Pete Carroll, not some hyperbole from his high school coach.

The Seminoles then received four commitments in a 36-hour span over the weekend -- all from the South Florida area. They have 18 verbals on the season and the coaches can now focus on the season knowing that 85% of the class is complete.

....No real surprises as Rodney Hudson, Everette Brown, Myron Rolle and Graham Gano were the four Seminoles chosen for the Preseason All-ACC team.

Clemson's Cullen Harper was named the preseason Player of the Year.

Really?

Hmmm.

I'm a big fan of Hudson but am I the only guy who thinks Ryan McMahon is the best offensive lineman FSU has right now?