Leadership Qualities
The transfer portal has changed college football. Players change teams like the wind blows, and money is a major factor. However, it takes players who think differently to join a team that went 2-10 the previous year.
They believe in the coaching staff and the players they'll join on the roster. The coaching staff tried to identify guys with leadership qualities, and it's already evident with a few guys.
Thomas Castellanos has had other transfer portal guys working out before spring classes started. James Williams was hitting the weight room and working on pass rush moves well before classes started.
FSU lacked leadership in 2024, but guys are already pushing others to work hard. I believe the new coaches will make it a point to hold guys accountable, but Gus Malzhan with a previous relationship with Castellanos and Tony White knowing James Williams, will push them both to be leaders.
If FSU has players attempting to hold other players accountable, we'll see a team who plays hard for one another and likely winning games FSU should have won last year.