Born in Wilmington, Delaware, our editor Dave Hershorin is a journeyman journalist who wears many hats. A graduate of University of Florida (he also went to Florida State, where most of his allegiances remain), he moved to New Orleans promptly after graduation. Dave had a twice-weekly jazz radio show for ten years on WWOZ (90.7fm), and was a music writer for a regional culturally-based magazine. His videography company, Hersh Productions, was integral in chronicling the improvisational music the Crescent City offered. Dave's culinary efforts were fostered well enough while in New Orleans to afford him his latest career pivot, as an in-home pioneer chef. After migrating north through Pittsburgh (2003-05), Dave is presently a stay-home dad and resides in upstate New York with his wife Jill, their son Solomon, and their dog Ruby.

Dave's love for the game started when the 1974 season kicked, watching Archie Griffin at Ohio State win his unprecedented and yet-to-be-repeated two Heismans. Inside connections with the Buckeyes gave him knowledge initially of how a team's inner-workings affect subsequent outcomes. This knowledge slowly grew over his teenage years, affording Dave the ability to hone his observational skills (never played), which ultimately developed into insightful analysis and poignant prognosticating. He took this with him in 1985 to Florida State as an 18-year old, wide-eyed freshman. Dave's understanding of the game was about to increase 1000-fold.

Dave was introduced to a young, hotshot walk-on named Todd Helmick (NationalChamps.net founder), who also lived in Salley Hall. This relationship began a challenging of Dave's football knowledge that continues to this day. The depth of the game that Todd introduced is why you are reading this now - he showed Dave what the site was missing and challenged him accordingly. Now the site's assignment and content editor, their collaboration is the present foundation supporting all content.