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Recruiting players across the state was never an issue for Florida State football.
However, Mike Norvell’s addition of more coaches from the Sunshine State could give the Seminoles the upper hand when the assistants are on the recruiting trail.
From South Florida to the Big Bend, Norvell now has a coaching staff who can cover enough ground based on their background as native Floridians.
Safeties coach Evan Cooper and wide receivers coach Tim Harris Jr. are from Miami, one of the state’s hotbeds, and have experience recruiting players from that area.
FSU will also have Tallahassee native Devin Rispress on staff, a familiar, respected face that can recruit the top prospects in the Big Bend area and convince them to stay close to home.
Norvell may downplay the connections simply because he’s looking for the right players.
“He’s more about finding the right guys, finding the right fit that is mixed with the talent,” Cooper explained during Tuesday’s press conference.
“Good guys for the locker room. South Florida guys and Florida guys in general love football, so I believe if you love football and you’re a pretty good person, Coach Norvell will be interested.”
During the signing period, FSU signed 19 recruits for the 2025 class – 10 from Sunshine State.
More: FSU football loses junior edge rusher Patrick Payton to transfer portal
Tim Harris Jr., a high school coach at heart
Coaching has always been in Harris’ blood. The Miami native is the son of Tim ‘Ice’ Harris, a long-time high school coach at Booker T. Washington High School.
He followed in his father’s footsteps as a coach. He became the head coach of the Tornadoes for one year before becoming the running backs coach at Florida International, joining Gus Malzahn at UCF, and now as wide receivers coach and pass-game coordinator at FSU.
Harris has seen both ends of the recruiting…
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Author : Tallahassee Democrat
Publish date : 2024-12-19 04:56:00
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