The summer months are upon us, and that means official visit season has arrived. Recruiting strategy for high school prospects has shifted in the new age of NIL-funded recruiting. Major programs used to jockey for the final official visit slot to make a strong final impression, but now prep recruiting is being treated increasingly similar to transfer portal recruiting. Programs now want earlier cracks at their targets so they can present strong offers and try to shut down any future official visits. Prospects report feeling highly pressured to commit early, but some still honor taking all of their official visits (which are now unlimited).
The final weekend of official visitors is here, with the Seminoles hosting two prospects on campus. The list was once in the double-digits but has seen considerable attrition following a flurry of commitments over the past two weeks, reinforcing the point in the first paragraph about pushing for early pledges. One visitor is a FSU verbal commitment and the other is a very recent offer.
FSU recruiting: Visitors for the June 12th weekend
In all my years covering recruiting for Tomahawk Nation, I’ve never written a summer weekend OV preview that had so few visitors. I guess there’s a first time for everything. That said, let’s dig into some other updates on the recruiting trail:
2027 Florida State recruiting: Current commitments