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Florida State's prospects for the 2015 football season likely will come into sharper focus today as the misdemeanor battery trial for star running back Dalvin Cook gets under way at the Leon County Courthouse.

Cook, who was accused last month of punching a woman outside of a Tallahassee nightclub, has been suspended from the Seminoles' football program since the incident came to light. He has missed more than two weeks of preseason camp.

Cook, who maintains his innocence and has told FSU officials that he never touched his accuser, set a Florida State freshman record last year by rushing for 1,008 yards. Before this allegation, he was expected to be one of the top tailbacks in the country and was considered a darkhorse Heisman Trophy candidate.

According to police reports, Cook was accused of striking the woman after she got involved in a verbal altercation with a group of FSU football players.

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has stated repeatedly that he won't comment on Cook's future with the program until the criminal proceedings have concluded. But if Cook is found not guilty, it is expected that the Miami native will return to the team in short order.

FSU's season opener is Sept. 5 against visiting Texas State.

Cook's trial is slated to begin at 9 a.m., with Judge Augustus D. Aikens Jr. presiding. Aikens said last week he expects it to be a one-day trial.