On his love for the 'Noles
"We've always got to have a Plan B, and Florida State is Plan A, and honestly I don't see any way that's changing. It would possibly take a coaching change or something drastic to happen at FSU. But the FSU fans don't have anything to worry about. I have a different view than others as I see the older guys like Deion Sanders and all the greats, and I want to be like those guys and make sure everyone at FSU remembers that name.
Helping out on the recruiting trail
I told
Khris Bogle
that FSU has the best defensive line coach in the world when you look at all the players in the NFL, and they are going to love you no matter what and be a family even if you weren't a football player.
I'm on a lot of guys. Honestly, we have got almost all the guys I've been after in
Derick Hunter
,
Derrick McLendon
. Right now we are working hard on John Dunmore, Tyrique Stevenson. He's really starting to feel it with FSU. I can see it. Then we have the big cookout in July. Guys that are going -- or thinking about going -- I tell them, 'See it for yourself, guys.' That goes for anyone I talk to about FSU. I said, '
You will not see a family like Florida State. It's a brotherhood like nothing you have seen.' I tell them about the head coach FSU has and how he understands the struggles and can feel the pain you have gone through. Not someone trying to sell you on a program.
Evan Neal
is another one. He likes Miami a lot, but I also know how much he also likes FSU, especially with his last visit. With Bogle, he's another one. I just tell him about how Coach [Odell] Haggins will get you to that next level and how this group of coaches are special, but it's more than football here. I'm on a lot of guys, but I keep the message simple and give them info about things they might not know. I said, 'Just visit and you will definitely see it for yourself.' There are a lot of guys that want to see what FSU is about. I think it's only going to get stronger when you see what FSU is about on the visit."
The earlier part of the article talks about his performance at the 5 star event and his new nickname - "the Pope". He likes the name because it makes him feel powerful...