I know practices must take place, and games have to get played. I'm aware most FSU football fans want to take the wait-and-see approach after how last year went. However, I'm not going to do that because that's not what I've done since I've been covering this team since January 31st, 2016.
More times than not, I've been right on with this program during the Mike Norvell era. I told you they'd be better than most thought in 2022, and they were. I predicted they'd go undefeated in 2023, and they did.
Now, that's with the caveat of the coaches and players being accountable and doing what they're supposed to do on their ends. The fact Mike Norvell fired both coordinators before the 2024 season ended tells you all you need to know.
Mike Norvell was culpable in that because he allowed it to happen. However, he's upgraded this coaching staff significantly with recent hires, and that's been evident by the quality of players acquired over the past month in the Early Signing Period in December and the Winter Transfer Portal Window.
FSU has added 16 players from the transfer portal. I'm going to provide a grade and how I think each player can impact things in 2025. Let's get into it.