Florida State head coach Mike Norvell spoke extremely of super-senior switch quarterback DJ Uiagalelei all offseason.
He had praised his expertise and easy pickup of the offense, and plenty of took that as an indication that Florida State would as soon as once more be a School Soccer Playoff contender.
The dangerous, horrible, no good, terrible information for FSU is that the Seminoles are 0-2 with losses to Georgia Tech and Boston School earlier than Week 1 even formally wrapped up. It has been a horrible begin for FSU, and the critics are out.
Uiagalelei, who has been suboptimal in each losses, has been a first-rate candidate for these sad with the Seminoles. It was a lot so, the truth is, that followers at Doak Campbell Stadium have been chanting for backup quarterback Brock Glenn throughout Monday’s loss.
After spending all summer time praising Uiagalelei, Norvell did not do a lot to defend his quarterback in his postgame feedback. Notably, he did not pull the veteran in favor of Glenn, a redshirt freshman, however he additionally simply got here out and mentioned that criticism is a part of the gig once you’re a big-time faculty soccer quarterback.
“That’s a part of the sport. On the finish of the day, I imply, there’s — all people’s gonna have an opinion on what it’s. And clearly, you recognize, it’s taking part in quarterback, being the coach, being, you recognize, being part of an ideal, nice college, nice program with excessive expectations, I imply, it’s our job to go and to play to a excessive degree. And there’s occasions that you just would possibly hear issues that you just don’t need to hear,” Norvell mentioned, based on On3’s Griffin McVeigh. “You might need to undergo, you recognize, laborious and difficult conditions and people are all — it’s all a part of it.”
Challenges are a part of being a quarterback at a spot like Florida State, however no one might have predicted the challenges the Seminoles have confronted via two video games.
Shedding to an up-and-coming Georgia Tech program is one factor, however then following that up with a 28-13 loss to Boston School at residence? There’s one thing significantly improper in Tallahassee, and it is extra than simply the quarterback.
Working example: The Seminoles have been outrushed by Boston School, 263-21.
Nonetheless, together with Norvell, Uiagalelei is the face of this present Florida State iteration, and he isn’t carried out something to assist the Seminoles pull out of this gap simply but.
He accomplished simply 21 of 42 passes towards Boston School for 272 yards, one landing and one interception.
