THOMAS CASTELLANOS IMPACT
Florida State football finished its fall camp scrimmage late on Sunday night. Head football coach Mike Norvell worked overtime as he spoke with the media.
He opened up his statement by raving about defensive back Jerry (Jeremiah) Wilson getting a big interception early in the scrimmage. The fan base's alarms went off, and they questioned if Castellanos was the right take for the Seminoles, and it would just be a repeat of 2024.
However, the Seminole faithful couldn't even get their emotions on social media before Coach Norvell mentioned that Castellanos played very good on Sunday night. The interception was a turning point for the former UCF and Boston College quarterback transfer as he led two touchdown drives after the turnover.
LEARNING LESSON
This is something that I am glad Castellanos noticed. He does have to be perfect in the offense (nor will he ever be). The Seminoles played teams such as Alabama, Miami, Clemson, and Florida this season, so the signal-caller doesn't have time to worry about the bad play that happened; he can only move on to the next play.
Adversity struck last season, and the Seminoles did not answer the bell. It was disappointing to see since Florida State was confident that it had enough pieces to compete for a conference and national championship again.
With that said, I am glad that Castellanos is learning from his mistakes, applying that knowledge to future drives, and guiding his squad in an effective manner.
I hope that Castellanos's response can be a learning lesson on how to bounce back from adversity for the rest of his teammates.