Florida State Seminoles

TALLAHASSEE - Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews will share the stage with 17 seniors prior to Saturday's home finale against Maryland. There will be an ample supply of emotions during the pregame sendoff, but as the retiring Andrews has said many times, it's not about him.

Bowden, who has seen critics call on him to retire at the end of the season, and Crist appeared together Wednesday at a news conference promoting the National Child Identification Program created by the American Football Coaches Association.

Mickey Andrews freely admits that his 2009 defensive unit has been prone to mistakes that have been costly, but he's never questioned the effort of his players.

The Seminoles Mobile iPhone application allows fans easy access to up-to-the-minute news, scores, schedules, rosters and streaming audio and video for the 2009-2010 school year.

Florida State, which has won its first two games of the 2009-10 season by an average of 34.0 points per game, travels to play Mercer at the University Center in Macon, Ga., on Saturday November 21, at 4:30.

The Florida State cross country teams (Men- No. 20/ Women-No. 8) will take the course Monday, November 23, for their final stint of the 2009 season at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.

The acquisition of Aaron Heilman was just the beginning for the Arizona Diamondbacks offseason. They may add another bullpen arm and a veteran corner infielder, plus they are certain to add an innings-eater to slot fourth in their starting rotation as they promise to increase their $73 million payroll from last year.

The Cardinals are starting to feel the impact of having a bye in the fourth week of this season, with several key players trying to work through various injuries. Sunday's game in St. Louis will be the team's seventh straight since their off week, and the nagging injuries are starting to mount, especially on defense.

The St. Louis Rams are prepared to put on some extra pads to face the Arizona Cardinals defense. Much of the Rams focus is on one player, Adrian Wilson. The Cardinals veteran will look to exploit the Rams ball security issues and live up to his reputation.