The inevitable happened with FSU football recruiting Tuesday night when Chris Parson de-committed from the 2023 recruiting class.
It was no surprise, and I gave my quick thoughts on the situation here. However, this post is to address the fallout from the de-commitment and what needs to happen moving forward for the coaching staff.
Most FSU fans understand the issue, so it’s not a bad look from a perception standpoint. The timing of the de-commitment sucked, one day after the Noles got a commitment from the best offensive tackle in years.
I trust the coaching staff in this situation for a couple of reasons. No. 1, they wouldn’t have kept pursuing Brock Glenn if they didn’t think he was an upgrade over Parson. No. 2, there is no way they can allow a recruit like Parson or his father to control what they do recruiting-wise.
Who knows what could happen once a recruit/parents feel like they have some leverage, and the staff has already been burned badly by former recruits.
However, once Parson reacted the way he did with the Dante Moore situation, I think that was a red flag, and the coaching staff made a wise decision to keep pursuing other targets.
Not to mention, Parson committed while Kenny Dillingham was the offensive coordinator/QB coach.
Must Land Brock Glenn
Mike Norvell and Tony Tokarz must land four-star QB Brock Glenn at all cost, or all of this will blow up in their face.
They made a calculated gamble to keep recruiting Glenn after Chris Parson’s father went on social media and tried to bully them to stop recruiting other quarterbacks.
The other target Rickie Collins looks like that’s not an option, and neither is Parson, which leaves Brock Glenn. FSU looks to be the school trending for Glenn, which prompted Parson to de-commit and try to get ahead of looking like he was running from the competition.
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Glenn has offers from Ohio State, LSU, Auburn, and tons of other schools. If Glenn commits to FSU in the next few days or by the end of the month, does that mean he is shutting his recruitment down?
He still has some official visits left. Does that mean he’ll still take them? If so, the coaching staff is back in the same position they were with Chris Parson. A QB committed but visiting other places isn’t a good look, especially this late in the recruiting cycle.
What happens if Ohio State or something like that circles back around for a late push in the recruiting cycle?
One thing I’ll be looking for is what Glenn communicates if he commits. If he says his recruitment is shut down and doesn’t plan to take any other visits I’ll feel better.
Still Take Two QB’s?
If Brock Glenn commits to the Noles, do they still plan to take another high school quarterback? I know they wanted both Parson and Glenn, but the options become limited. One possibility would be to circle back to Miami commit Emory Williams, who has ties to FSU.
Williams is a three-star QB who competed at the Elite 11 event. If he flipped, it would be good for perception because the coaching staff poached a player from Miami.
However, does he offer enough value to use a scholarship if he’d flip? If they don’t see another high school player they like, do they settle with Glenn and look toward the transfer portal at some point?
The only thing with that is that most transfer portal QBs are not looking to come to a school and sit on the bench. I’m sure the coaching staff have weighed these options and have a plan as they communicate with Glenn.
However, we’ll have to see if he pulls the trigger on an FSU commitment and what happens next. I like Glenn, and his post-visit interview from his official visit impressed me with how he stated he wasn’t afraid to compete with anyone.
That seems to be the case since he began to trend toward FSU while Parson was still a commit. Now, it’s a waiting game.