Florida State anticipated a number of blue-chip prospects on campus for the second Junior Day of the 12 months. Nevertheless, the Seminoles acquired a pleasant shock when five-star prospect and the No. 1 tight finish within the 2024 class, Landen Thomas, arrived in Tallahassee on Saturday morning for an unofficial go to.
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Thomas is presently pledged to the reigning Nationwide Champion, Georgia. He was beforehand dedicated to Florida State from April 2021 to October 2021. This marked his first journey to campus in over a calendar 12 months.
“It was good coming again to Florida State, having fun with the day with coach [Chris] Thomsen and these folks,” Thomas mentioned to NoleGameday’s Dustin Lewis. “Simply the household surroundings they’ve and the teaching employees, how cool they is and the way actual they is. They’re who they are saying they’re.”
Prior to now couple of weeks, head coach Mike Norvell and tight ends coach Chris Thomsen have dropped by Colquitt County Excessive College to see Thomas regardless of his dedication to the Bulldogs. The continued efforts from the Seminoles has caught his eye.
“It nonetheless exhibits me that they nonetheless care about me and that they nonetheless need me and I’m nonetheless a precedence of their eyes,” Thomas mentioned.
Following almost eight hours on Florida State’s campus, Thomas met with coach Norvell in his workplace in direction of the top of the go to. The Seminoles will assist him it doesn’t matter what determination he makes.
“It went good. He informed me prefer it do not even matter if I am coming right here or nonetheless going to Georgia,” Thomas mentioned. “They’re nonetheless going to assist me it doesn’t matter what.”
Florida State’s enchancment between the strains is definitely an interesting issue to recruits across the nation. Nevertheless, the Seminoles have additionally been a workforce that has been on Thomas’ thoughts.
“Nah, not likely. I nonetheless at all times had love for FSU,” Thomas mentioned. “FSU’s that faculty that’s like nonetheless behind my thoughts…Exhibiting me that I am one in every of their prime priorities.”
The Georgia native says that the Seminoles will get an Official Go to from him. Different recognized locations embrace Georgia and Ohio State right now.
Thomas will return to Florida State within the spring to look at a follow. He is acquainted with longtime commit Kam Davis, as the 2 have been beforehand members of #Tribe24 collectively and are from the identical space. Quarterback commit Luke Kromenhoek met Thomas on Saturday.
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound tight finish is thought to be the No. 23 total prospect, the No. 1 TE, and the No. 5 recruit within the state of Georgia within the 2024 class.
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