Bowden decides to redshirt Booker

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Lorenzo Booker, perhaps the most-coveted high school running back in the country last year, will be redshirted by Florida State this season, coach Bobby Bowden said Wednesday. <br> <br> Bowden announced the decision after practice Wednesday, but said he had reservations about the redshirt. <br> <br> ``I talked to him today and he&#39;s smart enough, feels like it&#39;s best,&#39;&#39; Bowden said. ``(I) tried like heck to get to get him into the game the other night, just couldn&#39;t do it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Booker is listed as the fourth running back on the fifth-ranked Seminoles&#39; depth chart behind Greg Jones, Nick Maddox and Willie Reid, all of whom played in last Saturday&#39;s 38-31 win over Iowa State. <br> <br> If any of those players gets injured for an extended period of time, Bowden said he would change his mind about the redshirt. The NCAA does not officially grant a redshirt year until the current season is over. <br> <br> ``If they go down, I&#39;m going to have to get out of my redshirt,&#39;&#39; Booker said. ``Which, if it happens late in the season is really an inconvenience to me, but were all out here for the same goal so I&#39;ve got to take that into consideration.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Booker, of Oxnard, Calif., rushed for 3,103 yards and 49 touchdowns as a high school senior. He had a nationally televised press conference when announcing his decision to attend Florida State over Notre Dame, Southern Cal and Washington.

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