FSU Recruiting: Fans react to five-star QB Justin Field decommitment

Dec 31, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Florida State Seminoles helmet on the sidelines before a game against the Houston Cougars in the 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Florida State Seminoles helmet on the sidelines before a game against the Houston Cougars in the 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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FSU recruiting just had one of its biggest targets in Justin Fields decommit from Penn State. We check in for the fans reaction to the news.

FSU recruiting receive news Tuesday night that many had been expecting, five-star quarterback Justin Fields decommited from Penn State.

Fields is arguably the biggest target on the FSU recruiting board and there’s mutual interest. Fields is the No. 6 overall player and No. 1 dual threat QB in the 2018 recruiting class.

He hails from Kennesaw, Georgia, and stands 6’3 inches tall and 220 pounds. Here’s what Fields wrote on his Twitter account to make the announcement:

Fan Reaction

Thoughts

There’s huge competition to land Fields from the likes of Florida, Auburn and Georgia. He would be a huge get for Jimbo Fisher and FSU recruiting, and he likes Fisher’s track record of putting quarterbacks in the NFL.

The ‘Noles have Bailey Hockman and James Blackman from the 2017 class with Deondre Francois being eligible to be drafted after this season if he plays lights out.

Hockman hails from Georgia and was a four-star early enrollee with Blackman being a three-star from Florida.

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Fields visited FSU a couple of months back with his dad for about 45 minutes, so it’s imperative to get him back on campus for a real shot at him. Florida might be the place where Fields could play the earliest, but their their track record has been subpar as of late.

Let’s the games begin!