TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State quarterback Xavier Lee returned to practice Tuesday as the Seminoles began game week preparations for Monday's season opener against Miami.<br>
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Lee sat out the final scrimmage of preseason camp Friday because of soreness in his throwing shoulder, and he played just seven snaps in the scrimmage prior to that.<br>
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That's opened the door for Drew Weatherford, who threw for over 700 yards in those two scrimmages and has all but locked up the starting quarterback job.<br>
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However, FSU coach Bobby Bowden has still not officially announced which one of his freshman signal callers will take the first snap against the Hurricanes.<br>
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``It's all up to them,'' Weatherford said of the coaching staff. ``I'm going to be ready regardless of whether I'm starting or not. I'm going to treat it the same.''<br>
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However, Bowden did let Weatherford take the majority of snaps with the first team Tuesday, a departure from the equitable split the two quarterbacks received during the preseason.<br>
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The veteran coach has hinted on numerous occasions that both Lee and Weatherford could play against Miami.<br>
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The place-kicking job may also be close to decided. Bowden said sophomore Gary Cismesia has shaken the slump that caused the job to open up two weeks ago and he has ``the edge'' on the position heading into the opener.<br>
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