Calvin Ward, who was on the visit with his son, chatted exclusively with Noles247 to recap the official visit to FSU and explain what’s next in a recruitment that seems to be an FSU vs. Miami battle on the surface.
HOW DID THE VISIT TO FSU GO?
“From my perspective, it went very well. I was impressed. I was impressed with the town, the facilities, the coaches [and] just the overall hospitality that they showed us.”
YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS RECRUITING PROCESS BEFORE, WHAT STOOD OUT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE FSU TRIP?
“Just the size of the stadium for one thing. I think that one thing that really stood out, they went into a lot of the X’s and O’s with Cameron and vice versa. He went into a lot of terminology stuff with them. That really stood out to me. My wife and I actually got to sit-in and listen to some of it. I was impressed with that. Overall, Coach Norvell, how he coaches, his plan to keep Florida State at the top. So those are the key things that jumped out to me.”
IT SOUNDS LIKE FSU WAS IMPRESSED WITH HOW CAMERON TOOK TO THE X’S AND O’S…
“He watches a whole lot of film until he masters it. A lot of coverage and what they’re trying to do to him. He really watches a lot of this stuff.”
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST FACTORS FOR CAMERON AND YOUR FAMILY AS YOU LOOK TO MAKE THIS FINAL DECISION?
“The big thing Cam was looking for is an offense that he can make sure he fits in. An offense that throws the ball. Offensive line with guys that have been there – veteran offensive linemen. Receivers that can go get the ball and a complimentary defense. I think those are things that he is looking for. He only has one year left so he’s got to go in and get it.”
THIS HAS BEEN A BUSY PROCESS FOR YOU, AND YOU’VE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE TAKING AT LEAST ONE MORE VISIT…IS THAT STILL HAPPENING AND WHAT IS YOUR OVERALL TIMELINE?
“He looked at possibly taking another trip, like a day or overnight, but that’s not going to happen. He’s going to go home and go fishing probably the rest of the day. That’s kind of the immediate plan. I would imagine probably tomorrow or Monday he’ll start talking to my wife and I – bouncing stuff off. He might have a Zoom call or something with another team.”
WHETHER IT’S MIAMI OR FSU, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH ALL THE INFORMATION YOU’VE GATHERED AS YOU SEEM TO BE APPROACHING ON A DECISION?
“Yes, I think pretty much most of the stuff that we wanted, I’d say, it was baptism by fire the first time he went into the Portal the year before last. And I think we learned a whole lot from that experience. So it kind of helped identify the things that are important to him of things that’ll help him be successful, you know, know identifying the right questions to ask coaches to help him to continue to evolve and just be a better overall quarterback