{"id":111620,"date":"2026-01-09T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111620\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:12:20","slug":"former-fsu-qb-already-facing-adversity-after-committing-to-new-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111620\/","title":{"rendered":"Former FSU QB already facing adversity after committing to new school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5j\">Florida State football had a productive day in the transfer portal window, with Troy interior offensive lineman Paul Bowling committing to the Seminoles on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5m\">The fan base was excited to add another offensive lineman to the fold to bolster assistant coach Herb Hand&#8217;s position group. Many individuals forget how important it is to build through the trenches. Even though one of Florida State&#8217;s biggest rivals is Miami, they understood the importance of the trenches, and they were a big part in helping the Hurricanes reach the playoffs. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5p\">Overall, the offensive line plays a significant role in helping the quarterback position stay upright. Much of the discussion centers on which signal-caller the Seminoles select, but their remaining health also matters tremendously. <\/p>\n<p>This quarterback is dealing with so much adversity<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5v\">Head football coach Mike Norvell has brought in several quarterbacks to Tallahassee during his time here. The fan base thought that former four-star prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/chopchat.com\/former-fsu-qb-may-have-found-greener-pastures-after-all-with-second-portal-entry-01kebamewhac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luke Kromenhoek<\/a> would be the savior of Norvell&#8217;s tenure and allow him to hoist championship trophies. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"61\">However, Kromehoek transferred after his true freshman season at Florida State in 2024. Then he transferred to Mississippi State after the drama of wanting more resources just to become a third-string quarterback. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"64\">Then, this offseason, Kromenhoek transferred from Mississippi State to South Florida. Fans thought that this move would allow him to be a starter for first-year head football coach Brian Hartline.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">In the words of Lee Corso, &#8220;Not so fast, my friends!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: LSU transfer QB Michael Van Buren has Committed to USF, he tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/On3sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@On3Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Van Buren has thrown for 2,896 yards and 19 TD in his college career thus far<\/p>\n<p>He started his career at Mississippi State<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RlUbB6Fk7q\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/RlUbB6Fk7q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k06nai5FIq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/k06nai5FIq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hayesfawcett3\/status\/2008974113965265406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">On3&#8217;s Hayes Fawcett announced on Wednesday afternoon that LSU transfer quarterback Michael Van Buren would be transferring to South Florida as well. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">I actually feel bad for Kromenhoek because he just can&#8217;t seem to catch a break. It is unfortunate because he had so much potential coming out of high school, and he just wanted to be a collegiate starter. However, it looks like he will have to face adversity again. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida State football had a productive day in the transfer portal window, with Troy interior offensive lineman Paul&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":{"0":"post-111620","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tallahassee","8":"tag-tallahassee","9":"tag-tallahassee-headlines","10":"tag-tallahassee-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}