FSU football: Perspective on players hitting the transfer portal

So Why Do They Leave?

Some of the players like Tre McKitty and Tre’Shaun Harrison left almost immediately. After all, these players were not recruited by Mike Norvell and his staff.

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Some players didn’t even make it through the offseason because they couldn’t handle being held accountable.

The players that stayed and endured the offseason and most of the season and decided to transfer in the last couple of weeks and months?

A few of them realized they had been passed on the depth chart and likely wouldn’t get much playing time. One isn’t the player he was pre-injury and wasn’t exactly playing well this year. The others have had issues with multiple staff.

If multiple staff have issues with a player, I think we can agree it’s likely the player that’s the issue.

So with the rash of players that have opted to hit the transfer portal as of late, none of them are surprising if you follow the program closely. How many of them will transfer to elite programs? A couple has gone to FAU with Willie Taggart. One has committed to Indiana, and some have been in the portal for months and haven’t found a home yet.

There’s a reason the majority, (if not all) of these players that transfer will not be pursued by elite programs.

These players leaving isn’t a bad thing overall. Sure, it could make it difficult to play games because the Noles are well below the 85 scholarship limit. However, overall it will make it easier to shape the mentality of the overall program.

If Mike Norvell can get 60 players to buy-in to the program, ultimately, those 60 will be responsible for helping all new additions to the program to embrace their culture.

A coaching staff has to have a team of players that are all pulling in the same direction. Think of the Iditarod race and how all of those dogs work together to win the race.

A championship football team works using the same concept. If a dog isn’t willing to work with the rest of the dogs, then that dog can’t be part of the team.