Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos needs he would’ve dealt with his switch from Boston School in another way and regrets bailing on his crew final November, in accordance with an ACC Community interview that aired Tuesday night time.
Castellanos expressed regret throughout a dialog with ACC Community’s Roddy White that was filmed throughout ACC Kickoff in Charlotte final month. Castellanos accounted for 3 touchdowns throughout final season’s opening win in opposition to the Seminoles, however was later benched in opposition to Syracuse in Week 10 earlier than getting into the portal.
“If I had to return and do it once more, I feel that I owe my brothers a greater clarification,” Castellanos mentioned throughout Tuesday’s airing, as transcribed by WarChant. “If I needed to do it once more, I might keep. And I might simply undergo the storm with them. Simply due to all of the work we put in collectively. All of the relationships and bonds which are created with these guys. I really feel like I owe that to them — simply to have sat by no matter I used to be going by and put my issues apart and never be egocentric.
“And simply be there for them, assist them by it doesn’t matter what it was. I actually want, if we may return in time, I might simply sit. And I might simply watch.”
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Castellanos continues to push again on the narrative that he stop the crew after he was despatched to the bench, an opinion that Boston School coach Invoice O’Brien shared his tackle earlier this summer time.
“Tommy can suppose what he needs,” O’Brien instructed ESPN’s David Hale. “We supported the hell out of Tommy. We coached Tommy, we taught Tommy. I want him one of the best. We went with Grayson [James]. We instructed him, ‘The crew wants you, come again and compete and win your job again.’ It is referred to as life — L-I-F-E. Take care of adversity. He is high-quality. He is the beginning QB at Florida State. It labored out nicely. I want him one of the best.”
Castellanos had began 20 profession video games for the Eagles throughout the final two years — one season beneath Jeff Hafley after which beneath O’Brien in 2024 — and now could be Florida State’s QB1 alongside first-year OC Gus Malzahn.
Castellanos suffered his first turnover of camp throughout Sunday’s second crew scrimmage, however obtained rave critiques from the Seminoles’ teaching workers main as much as that time.
“We’re difficult Tommy. He is difficult himself. I feel he is rising all through fall camp,” coach Mike Norvell mentioned, through Noles247.
Busy summer time for Castellanos
There’s not a participant in faculty soccer extra assured in his crew’s seismic opener than Castellanos, who triple downed final month with a harsh critique of Alabama earlier than the Seminoles entertain the Crimson Tide on Aug. 30.
“We stand on what I mentioned, so I mentioned what I mentioned,” Castellanos mentioned. “We stand on that. I do not imply no disrespect to none of these guys at Alabama or something like that, it is simply I’ve confidence in my guys and the work we have been placing in, the preparation we have been placing collectively.
“That is all that was. No disrespect to these guys, however we stand on what I mentioned.”
Alabama failed to achieve the playoff final fall in Kalen DeBoer’s first marketing campaign, ending 9-4 following a loss to Michigan within the ReliaQuest Bowl. Castellanos beforehand mentioned he “tore the ACC up by my rattling self” citing his previous manufacturing at Boston School and warned Florida State’s “weapons” offensively would assist turnaround a unit that ranked close to the underside nationally in scoring offense final season.
