FSU football: Impact of Chubba Purdy breaking his collarbone

CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS - NOVEMBER 09: The Florida State Seminoles Cheer Squad celebrate with "NOLES" flags after a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game against the Boston College Eagles at Alumni Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS - NOVEMBER 09: The Florida State Seminoles Cheer Squad celebrate with "NOLES" flags after a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game against the Boston College Eagles at Alumni Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
1 of 4
fsu football
(Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

FSU football freshman quarterback Chubba Purdy was already turning heads in his short time in Tallahassee. A broken collarbone will delay things for now.

One of the biggest questions for FSU football going into the 2020 season is who’s going to be the starting quarterback.

It’s a question that’s been pertinent every year since Jameis Winston left after the 2014 season to become the No. 1 overall draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

It’s a four-man race between redshirt junior James Blackman, redshirt sophomore Jordan Travis, true freshman Tate Rodemaker, and true freshman Chubba Purdy.

It’s now a three-man race after Purdy was injured during the first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday night.

Mike Norvell has a philosophy of allowing true freshmen to play live reps(allowed to be tackled), and Purdy broke his collarbone according to his mom’s post on her Facebook account:

It looks as though the doctors have already provided a prognosis regarding recovery time. Most broken collarbones take 6-8 weeks to heal, but we’re talking about a well-conditioned athlete with access to treatment around the clock.

A lot of FSU football fans expected Purdy to compete for the starting job. Let’s look at how the injury will impact the QB competition.

Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendations