Florida State football comes into this transfer portal window with something to prove. They failed in the last two portal cycles, which has caused the program to win only seven games in the past two years. Florida State is used to competing for championships, so this won't cut it.
Head football Mike Norvell and his squad need to secure victories on the gridiron in 2026. The administration thought that it was appropriate to retain Coach Norvell for the next season. While I am not here to hold my pitchforks out with the situation, some fans are ready to be done with the era in Tallahassee.
The Seminoles have brought in some nice commitments during the transfer portal window, but the job is not finished. The coaching staff realizes that acquiring offensive and defensive trenches is vital to a team's success, as they can look at the arch-rival Miami Hurricanes.
Assistant coach Herb Hand needs to do a complete overhaul of the offensive line after he brought in several one-year rentals last offseason. The Seminoles have acquired three offensive linemen in the portal so far with Bradyn Joiner (Purdue), Nate Pabst (Bowling Green), and Paul Bowling (Troy).
Florida State needs offensive tackle transfers badly
However, all of them will be playing on the interior of the offensive line. The Seminoles need to secure more offensive tackles since veteran transfers Gunnar Hansen and Micah Pettus exceeded eligibility and youngster Lucas Simmons decided to enter the portal
While it is more important in Gus Malzahn's offense to have above-average interior offensive linemen to establish the running game, the offensive tackles will still be tasked with protecting whoever the quarterback is, whether it is Kevin Sperry or Ashton Daniels.
Florida State has Auburn offensive tackle transfer Xavier Chaplin on a visit today, and then they had Louisiana offensive tackle Bryant Williams in earlier in the week (who has a crystal ball prediction to the Seminoles).
There are options that the Seminoles can choose from, but they need to make sure that they land some offensive tackle transfers during the window.