Heat forces Seminoles to cut practice short

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - No. 13 Florida State was forced to cut Monday&#39;s practice short after temperatures topped 90 degrees and caused two players to be removed from drills. <br> <br> Guard Bobby Meeks and wide receiver Craphonso Thorpe were removed because of the heat just one week after several players, including linebacker Michael Boulware, battled heat-related ailments and were unable to finish practice. <br> <br> ``The heat got to a couple of our kids so we cut off our conditioning,&#39;&#39; coach Bobby Bowden said. ``Last Monday we had very much the same thing and went ahead and conditioned and that&#39;s when we had all those kids who had to have IVs.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> No. 13 Florida State opens the season in Chapel Hill against North Carolina on Saturday. <br> <br> Temperatures have forced the Seminoles to slightly alter their weekly practice schedule, Bowden said. <br> <br> ``We tried to have a pretty tough practice (Monday),&#39;&#39; Bowden said. ``We usually have them on Tuesday but we decided to go ahead and start having them Monday so we can kind of slack down throughout the week.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Monday was also the first day of classes at Florida State, so class conflicts forced the Seminoles to make some lineup adjustments while second-team tailback and top kick-returner Leon Washington sat out practice. <br> <br> Bowden said he expects Washington, who went down with a leg injury during Friday&#39;s scrimmage, to be ready for the opener against the Tar Heels.

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