The No. 4-ranked Florida State football team will complete its final two-a-day of fall camp on Monday at the Albert J. Dunlap Athletic Training Facility. The Seminoles wrapped up a hard, physical morning practice and will return to the fields for a night session.

“Good, physical, hard practice,” Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher said following the morning practice. “We’re getting there. We aren’t there, but we’re getting there.”

Part of getting there means coaches pushing players to be mentally strong with 17 practices of fall camp already completed following Monday’s sessions.

“We’re getting mentally tougher but we’re not as strong as we need to be and we’ve got to grind it out,” Fisher said. “You’re in those dog days of camp, you’ve got to work to create habits. No matter how you feel, how sore you are, whatever it is. We’re getting there, we aren’t quite there yet.”

All-American junior running back Dalvin Cook continues to impress throughout camp as he looks to become a better all-around player and leader in his third year with the Seminoles. The Miami, Fla., native rushed for a school-record 1,691 yards and scored 20 touchdowns in 2015. This offseason, he packed on 10 more pounds of muscle and remains just as quick. Strength and speed our obvious factors in the success of a running back. Another skill that is often overlooked, but can take a player from good to great is eye discipline. Cook’s vision along with his strength and speed make him one of the nation’s top players.

“Everybody laughs when you say it, but eye discipline is a key thing to playing football,” Fisher said. “What you’re looking at, how you look at it, how you move people, it’s the only way you can get information into your brain to being able to process, to be able to play. Knowing what you look at and that feel in those seams and stuff. I’ve never been around any great athlete who didn’t have great eyes. I’ve never been around any great athlete who didn’t have eye discipline. It evolves into everything else.”

James Lands on ESPN Preseason All-America Team
Florida State sophomore safety Derwin James was named to ESPN’s preseason All-America team on Monday. The Haines City, Fla., native had 91 tackles, 9.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, five pass breakups, three hurries, two fumbles forced and two fumble recoveries in 2015, despite starting only eight games.