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Thomas Castellanos will be the quarterback at Florida State as the program hopes to move on from last year’s disastrous season. He already feels the Seminoles are being slighted by a major television network.
The veteran passer posted a disgusted response to ESPN’s schedule for a high-profile Week 1. He’s looking to prove doubters wrong in Tallahassee.
The network recently unveiled start times for its heavyweight season-opening slate. Included in that slew of showcase matchups are LSU v. Clemson, Notre Dame v. Miami, North Carolina v. TCU, South Carolina v. Virginia Tech, and Kansas State v. Iowa State.
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Florida State will host Alabama. It will be the sixth overall meeting between the two schools, and the first time they’ve played in Tallahassee.
The series dates back to the 1960s. The Crimson Tide hold a 3-1-1 advantage with the last meeting being a 24-7 Alabama victory in 2017.
ESPN chose to air the game at 3:30 on ABC, a start time that’s historically been viewed as the premiere slot by SEC viewers. The ACC passer took offense.
He believes the Seminoles should be playing in primetime. ESPN scheduled a potential Top 5 showdown between LSU and Clemson as its late game instead.
That decision made the most sense to most viewers, but not to Castellanos!
lol no prime time is crazy but bet.
— Thomas Castellanos ✪ (@Tommy_casto) May 13, 2025
Thomas Castellanos has scrubbed the ’24 season from memory.
Yes, Florida State remains one of the biggest brands in college football. The transfer signal caller seems to have forgotten that the ‘Noles won just two games last year. They were a longshot to secure a Week 1 primetime spot.
FSU failed to live up to expectations in 2024 just one year removed from a perfect 13-0 regular season campaign. Mike Norvell’s bunch went 2-10 with one of the most pedestrian offenses in the nation.
Castellanos was not in Tallahassee for that poor showing. He only transferred in this past offseason. Still, it was a year to forget for the quarterback, too.
Castellanos was benched in his second season as Boston College’s starter last season. He didn’t handle the adversity well. The junior went radio silent on social media before eventually leaving the program midseason. Head coach Bill O’Brien wasn’t happy with how the situation was handled.
The passer landed at ACC rival Florida State where he’ll spend his senior year. He’ll take over a spot left behind by DJ Uiagalelei. He’s on a mission to show he’s still one of the conference’s top quarterbacks. Castellanos will use ESPN’s disrespect as fuel to upset the Crimson Tide.