FSU football: Quick thoughts on Chris Parson de-commitment

Parting Thoughts

I believe if the father wasn’t as involved, Parson would compete like he did at the Elite 11 competition. That competition seemed to go to the father’s head, but there’s a reason Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, Oklahoma, and others haven’t offered Chris Parson.

If he was that coveted, those top schools would have come for Chris Parson as FSU went 5-7 last season, but that wasn’t the case. This situation feels like a lot of egos because the family has ties to the university, and they believe they have some leverage based on how FSU recruiting has gone at the QB position. I talked about it near the end of Monday night’s podcast below:

I also think de-committing before another QB potentially committed to FSU was planned to avoid the perception they were running away from the competition. However, I’ll say this. If the family wanted to be Noles, they were in the position for that to happen.

Just because he committed first doesn’t mean he’s more Nole than Lucas Simmons, who committed almost a year later than Parson. I’m glad the drama is over with in this situation. FSU coaches can move on and not have to worry about if Parson will string them along and de-commit at the last minute.

They can concentrate on securing the commitment of a QB that wants to compete. Whoever that may be. Good luck to Chris Parson, and I hope he finds somewhere that fits him well.