Florida State was one of the first schools to offer 2027 quarterback Wonderful “Champ” Monds all the way back in 2024. The in-state product has visited Florida State several times, including a visit last month among his final five list of schools of FSU, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Florida, and Miami.
The latter two already took quarterback commits for 2027, which left FSU, Ohio State, and Notre Dame. Monds visited Ohio State and Notre Dame after Florida State. It looks like Notre Dame put on the full-court press during his visit this weekend, as he’s received a crystal ball prediction for the Fighting Irish:
BREAKING: Class Of 2027 4⭐ QB Wonderful "Champ" Monds has just received a Crystal Ball to land with Notre Dame, via Brian Dohn!
— Ryan Fravel (@Fravel_Ryan) April 19, 2026
Monds was previously the #1 QB in the Class Of 2028 before reclassifying to 2027 back in December.
He was just on campus this weekend for his first… pic.twitter.com/MlqbGQVNnI
It looks like the writing could be on the wall in this recruitment.
I wrote about how the dominoes for the 2027 quarterback recruiting class had started to fall, and how that could favor Florida State. He hasn't committed yet in public, so there's still a chance for the Noles. However, this crystal ball prediction is a worst-case scenario for a few reasons.
It would mean they are not in the driver's seat in his recruitment anymore, and they'd likely have to pay more than they'd want to secure his commitment over Notre Dame and Ohio State.
It shouldn't come as a surprise to Florida State fans. The state of those three programs are drastically different. Notre Dame and Ohio State are constantly in the College Football Playoffs and Florida State hasnt' made a bowl game in the past two years. Plus, there's no guarantee that Mike Norvell will even make it through the 2026 season.
My colleague wrote about another option for Florida State should they miss on Monds, and that's UCF commit, Logan Flaherty.
Listen, spending crazy money on a high school quarterback who likely won't play in year one isn't a great return on an investment. However, it doesn't look great from a perception standpoint and FSU has taken its lumps there, and we can likely add this one to the list.
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