Mike Norvell and Florida State’s coaching staff have had early mornings working with Josh Storms and the strength and conditioning staff in the offseason Tour of Duty workouts.
Those workouts are individual by nature but the culture is team-centric, with veterans and leaders encouraging younger players to push to improve. Norvell is happy with what he has seen in his first impressions of the 23 newcomers, 14 of which are transfers.
“They have really done a remarkable job of transitioning in,” Norvell said. “Throughout the last eight weeks they’ve proven that this is a place that they belong.”
Tuesday begins the first of 15 spring practices, a first look at how veterans have embraced bigger roles, how second-year players are more comfortable and how leaders are emerging.
One storyline you’ll hear from Norvell frequently is that, yes, FSU lost a lot of talent and many of those players will be in the NFL. But FSU also returns players with experience at every position group. Taking on a bigger role is something the coaches as well as media will begin to see Tuesday afternoon and gauge progress of various position groups leading up to the spring showcase on April 20.
Here are three takeaways from Norvell’s pre-spring press conference on Monday:
Thoughts from Mike Norvell on FSU's quarterbacks, receivers and defense.
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