Florida State football fans are already under the impression that Mike Norvell doesn’t recruit high school players well enough for their liking. The Nole haven’t signed a top 10 recruiting class under Norvell, and most of the highest-ranking guys haven’t amounted to much for one reason or another.
That hasn’t stopped Norvell and the staff from getting some top high school players on campus, including four-star quarterback Israel Abrams. Abrams was the only quarterback to have an official visit set with the Noles, but announced his commitment to the rival Miami Hurricanes on Friday.
That was the expectation for folks who follow high school recruiting closely. However, the news shouldn’t bother Florida State fans for two major reasons.
Who was the high school quarterback to sign with Miami to amount to anything? Miami has become Transfer Portal U for the quarterback position since Mario Cristobal became the head coach. Don’t get me wrong, that’s been a major part of their success in that time frame. However, why would a high school recruit want to go play for a program that doesn’t use high school players at that position?
One could say Abrams is highly ranked and can learn enough from a transfer portal player to start after redshirting as a freshman. However, in today’s times, high school quarterbacks don’t want to wait to play and often hop in the portal after one year if that’s the case. That’s a waste of money.
It’s possible that Abrams goes to Miami and eventually becomes the starter, but the odds suggest they will sign a transfer portal player or he will transfer out before that happens.