FSU 2025 College Football Preview: Thomas Castellanos and the Road Ahead

Fans across the nation have questions about their team heading into the 2025 college football season, but perhaps nowhere more than Tallahassee where fans are both excited and apprehensive about the upcoming Florida State season. The team is just two years removed from an undefeated regular season and ACC title, but wilted to a 2-10 record that has die-hards and the nation questioning Head Coach Mike Norvell.

One place where the Seminoles will begin with optimism is at the quarterback position where Thomas Castellanos transfers in after two seasons at Boston College. Orlando may remember him from UCF where he showed promise as a true freshman in 2022. Castellanos has a good arm and excellent running ability, but decision making was the reason he was benched by Coach Bill O’Brien at Boston College, and ultimately caused him to leave the team mid-season as a transfer. Poised for a big senior season, Castellano has already made waves in Tallahassee when he challenged the opening opponent Alabama, telling On 3’s Pete Nakos “I dreamed of playing against Alabama. They don’t have Nick Saban to save them. I just don’t see them stopping me.”

Bravado aside, he will need his teammates to step up, so in come the transfers. This will be a recurring theme for the Seminoles. At receiver, Squirrel White comes from Tennessee where he lit up the scoreboard in Josh Heupel’s high paced offense, and Deuce Spann comes to the Noles from Pitt. On the offensive line, there are 4 new transfer starters joining returning guard Richie Leonard, but it is a very experienced group with more than 100 starts combined.