FSU football: 3 things we learned from 2020 summer

FSU football begins fall camp in a couple of days, and a lot has transpired since spring. I look at three things we learned this summer.

COVID-19 came at the worst possible time for a new FSU football coaching staff. The team exited spring camp after three practices and was robbed of time that would have been invaluable in installing a new offense and defense.

Those missed practices turned into zoom meetings and relying on players to hold themselves accountable by working out on their own, with some not having access to any equipment.

Recruiting seemed to come to a stand-still at one point, with the dead period that kept getting extended with no end in sight.

Here we were with the new coaching staff, the perception of a poor product on the field, and no real way to develop the relationships needed with recruits and high school coaches.

Despite all of those negatives, the FSU football program made the most of the cards they were-given.

They’ve been able to stay healthy and avoid any large outbreaks from the virus that would cause their voluntary workouts to be on hold. FSU found some recruiting momentum between April and July, and by golly, it looks like we’re going to have a semblance of a season in a few weeks.

Let’s look at three things we learned this summer.