FSU QB Castellanos standing firm on Bama jab

CHARLOTTE -- Florida State backmost Tommy Castellanos isn't backing down from comments helium made this summertime suggesting Alabama didn't person Nick Saban to "save them" successful the Week 1 matchup betwixt the 2 teams.

Castellanos, a transportation from Boston College, has been a spark of assurance for a Florida State squad reeling pursuing a 2-10 run successful 2024, but the commentary regarding Alabama surely turned heads. During his quality astatine ACC Kickoff connected Wednesday, however, Castellanos said helium doesn't regret immoderate of it.

"We basal connected what I said," Castellanos said Wednesday. "I said what I said and we basal connected that. I don't mean nary disrespect to nary of those guys astatine Alabama oregon thing similar that. I person assurance successful my guys and the enactment we've been putting successful and preparing and the mentation we've been putting together. That's each that was. No disrespect to those guys but we basal connected what I said."

Castellanos initially made the comments regarding Saban's interaction connected Alabama successful June, and past followed up by trash talking Alabama receiver Isaiah Horton past week, suggesting "Y'all boys gonna see" what happens erstwhile the Tide question to Tallahassee for their opener.

Castellanos told media past week that his comments were wholly astir boosting the assurance for a Florida State squad coming disconnected arguably the worst play successful programme history.

"Them boys are coming disconnected 2-10 - I conscionable wanted to instill immoderate confidence," Castellanos said. "I'm tryna get my boys acceptable to go. I'm trying to marque it the biggest stage."

While FSU is recovering from a disastrous 2024, Castellanos, too, endured his stock of setbacks past year. After opening the play 4-1, including a Week 1 triumph implicit FSU, Boston College mislaid 3 consecutive and Castellanos was yet benched successful favour of Grayson James. Castellanos past near the squad alternatively than clasp the relation of backup earlier yet transferring for Florida State.

Head manager Mike Norvell said he's been impressed by Castellanos' enactment successful Florida State's locker country this offseason, however, suggesting a beardown dependable and assurance is thing the Seminoles needed.

"People that are consenting -- careless of the circumstance, careless of what you find yourself in, that you're consenting to instrumentality the measurement to spell beryllium your best, to enactment everything that you person in," Norvell said, "I don't privation a squad afloat of sidekicks. I privation guys that are consenting to grasp it, to clasp it, to propulsion it, to measurement for it and to spell beryllium it, and that's what's needed, and that's what I judge I'm seeing wrong this shot team."