Analysis is a continuing course of in faculty soccer. It continues to roll on regardless of if a participant is a highschool recruit, a real freshman, or a veteran in a program.

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Florida State’s teaching employees has proven a capability to key in on the current whereas additionally contemplating the long run. That applies to not simply their techniques on the recruiting path, but additionally how they function when looking on the present 85-man roster.

Relationship again to the spring, the Seminoles have already explored a few completely different place modifications this yr. Previous to spring apply, the workforce moved Brendan Gant all the way down to linebacker from security and flexed inside defensive lineman Dennis Briggs outdoors to defensive finish.

Throughout fall camp, Florida State gave huge receivers, Ja’Khi Douglas and Joshua Burrell, extra of a have a look at working again at any time when CJ Campbell went down. Burrell has continued to rep on the place since Campbell’s return. The teaching employees additionally elected to attempt offensive lineman Darius Washington out at heart. He is been a swiss military knife up-front all year long.

Based on a Florida State spokesperson, the teaching employees is planning to check out one other place change. True freshman offensive lineman Antavious Woody has switched to the defensive facet of the ball. The replace is mirrored on the Seminoles’ on-line roster.

As we famous final week, Woody was noticed taking scout workforce reps on the defensive facet of the ball. He mirrored Miami star defensive lineman Leonard Taylor. Woody clearly did a superb job as Taylor did not document a statistic within the Hurricanes’ 45-3 loss to the Seminoles.

The Alabama native was a two-way starter in highschool on the offensive and defensive fronts. He was chosen to the thirty fifth Annual Alabama-Mississippi Basic All-Star Sport to conclude his prep profession. Woody additionally competed in baseball, basketball, and monitor and area. He completed second in discus, shot put, and javelin on the 2022 2A state championship to assist his highschool seize a state championship.

There have been issues that Woody would not academically qualify however he was capable of enroll at Florida State in June. He has but to play in a recreation this season whereas engaged on adjusting to varsity life on and off the sphere.

The luxurious of taking Woody out of highschool was that he may all the time find yourself on both facet of the ball. The 6-foot-3, 293-pound is now one in all six true freshmen defensive linemen on the roster; defensive deal with Daniel Lyons, defensive deal with Bishop Thomas, defensive deal with Ayobami Tifase, defensive finish Aaron Hester, and defensive finish Dante Anderson.

The Seminoles nonetheless have 5 true freshmen offensive linemen on the roster; offensive deal with Julian Armella, offensive deal with Jaylen Early, offensive guard Kanaya Charlton, offensive deal with Daughtry Richardson, and offensive lineman Qae’Shon Sapp. Armella, Charlton, and Early have all been working with the offense throughout apply reasonably than the scout workforce.

It’s going to be fascinating to trace Woody’s progress at his newly transformed place. Expectedly, he’ll get a chance to work with line of defense coach Odell Haggins a bunch over the subsequent few weeks.

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