The football pipeline between Florida State and Florida A&M has been on display during the current transfer portal cycle.
Not to mention the mutual respect on social media between the head coaches – Mike Norvell at FSU and Willie Simmons at FAMU.
The Rattlers (12-1), who are coming off their first Celebration Bowl championship and accompanying HBCU national championship, have offered four former Seminoles over the last few days.
Three have announced on social media they have committed to FAMU, headlined by tailback Rodney Hill.
To help explain the recent history between the programs, Simmons also highlighted on X, formerly known as Twitter, three former FSU players who earned accolades at FAMU over the past three seasons – offensive lineman Jay Jackson (second-team All-SWAC), defensive lineman Deonte Williams (second-team All-SWAC) and offensive lineman Jalen Goss (first-team All-SWAC and Boxtorow All-American).
Norvell, whose ACC Champion fifth-ranked Seminoles (13-0) play No. 6 Georgia (12-1) in the the Orange Bowl next weekend responded Saturday on X, saying, “Great young men who found right opportunity with tremendous staff. So proud of these guys for their accomplishments. #KeepCLIMBing and @HCWillieSimmons let’s bringing championships to Tallahassee.
Simmons quickly replied, “Thank you for your leadership and development of men @Coach_Norvell! Tallahassee is the city of Champions! Good luck in the bowl game! #FAMULY #OurTime #Climb.
Former FSU running back Rodney Hill commits to FAMU
Hill is a former four-star prospect from Statesboro, Georgia, who was rated the 26th athlete prospect in the Class of 2022 in the state by 247Sports.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pounder appeared in 11 games this season, rushing for 190 yards on 50 carries with one touchdown.
The redshirt freshman finished third on the team in rushing behind Trey…
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Author : Tallahassee Democrat
Publish date : 2023-12-24 01:26:35
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