Former Florida State star player Isa Torres’ decision to enter the transfer portal a week ago didn’t surprise FSU fans, since the rumors had been swirling for some time before the portal officially opened. However, once the portal officially opened, she wasted no time officially entering and wondered where she’d end up.
She’s originally from Texas, so the Longhorns, Texas A&M, or Texas Tech were always at the top of the list. The news broke Tuesday evening that she would transfer to play for the back-to-back defending national champion Texas Longhorns:
D1Softball National Player of the Year Isa Torres is transferring to Texas. pic.twitter.com/Bvs3J7Mez5
— Justin McLeod (@justfactsmaam) June 16, 2026
Isa Torres must believe she can win a national title with the Texas Longhorns
Torres was formerly committed to Texas A&M in high school before ultimately choosing FSU. The decision to go back to her home state made a lot of sense. All three schools have enough money to offer her, but choosing Texas seems to send a message to Florida State.
Obviously, Texas has won the last two national titles, while Florida State never made it to the Women’s College World Series while Torres was in Tallahassee. The move screams that she didn’t think Florida State would be in a position to compete for a national title in 2027. Admittedly, it’s a shame that a player of the caliber of Torres hasn’t had the opportunity to play on the biggest stage yet.
FSU didn’t get any respect for winning the ACC regular season and ACC Tournament titles, but losing in the Tallahassee Regional didn’t help their cause from a perception standpoint. Would Torres have a bigger brand if she had been playing in the SEC instead of the ACC? Would she be putting up the same type of numbers? Her brand is great, and she’s already a household name and the D1 Softball Player of the Year.
It’s too early to tell what Florida State will look like in 2027, but they also lost Jaysoni Beachum to the transfer portal, though Lonni Alameda has already secured one major transfer portal piece in Stetson’s Nicole Edmiaston. Torres may ultimately be right about FSU, but leaving will take away from all of the great things she achieved at Florida State.
She would have been a for-sure Florida State Hall of Fame member at some point, but can they really put her in there now that she has transferred to another team? Torres leaving isn’t on the same level as Jaysoni Beachum flirting with the arch-rival Florida Gators. However, I can’t see many folks wishing to honor her and welcoming her back after finishing what she started somewhere else, even if it is home.
As I alluded to last week, Florida State never got close to making the WCWS with Torres and Beachum, so paying them what it would have taken to keep them probably didn’t make sense financially. It’s possible they can get more pieces to fill more needs with the same amount of money or less. Florida State retaining Ashtyn Danley and Jazzy Francik also sent a message that Florida State wasn’t going to fall by the wayside. We’ll have to see how they finish up in the portal before drawing any real conclusions.
As of now, Torres believes she has a real shot at winning a national title next year. Florida State is in wait-and-see mode.
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