{"id":329510,"date":"2025-12-04T06:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/329510\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T06:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:50:09","slug":"florida-state-lands-thomas-county-central-de-cam-brooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/329510\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State lands Thomas County Central DE Cam Brooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For most of his senior year, Thomas County Central (Ga.) star defensive end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/cam-brooks-174415\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Brooks<\/a> was planning to travel across the country to play college football on the West Coast. Now, he\u2019s getting to stay home and play where he always wanted \u2014 with the Florida State Seminoles.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks, a productive pass-rusher who was once considered a heavy lean to FSU, ended up committing to Cal in the spring after some hiccups in his relationship with the Seminoles. But a recent coaching change for the Golden Bears opened things up, and Florida State beat Clemson, Tennessee and others for Brooks\u2019 commitment.<\/p>\n<p>He made his decision on National Signing Day and plans to be an early enrollee at FSU in January.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-3 defensive end has been very productive for a Thomas County Central team that is undefeated and making a run at a Georgia state championship<\/p>\n<p>According to MaxPreps, Brooks has 14.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks this season. He is the fifth defensive end in Florida State\u2019s class.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks took a trip to Tennessee last weekend and was thought to be leaning to the Vols or Clemson. But Florida State made a late push and was able to keep him home.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas County Central, which is located less than 45 minutes from Tallahassee in Thomasville, Ga., is the alma mater of FSU legend Charlie Ward and several other former Seminoles.<\/p>\n<p>Stay connected with Warchant.com for more on this story.<\/p>\n<p>Join\u00a0Warchant\u00a0for Market-Leading Florida State coverage!<\/p>\n<p>Warchant.com\u00a0provides just what passionate FSU fans expect: Market-leading coverage of Seminole athletics and recruiting.<\/p>\n<p>Join the largest Florida State fan community and receive all the benefits that come with it:<\/p>\n<p>Elite team and recruiting coverage of the program you love.<\/p>\n<p>Exclusive video and board Q&amp;A\u2019s with\u00a0Warchant\u00a0staff.<\/p>\n<p>Interaction with the most passionate Seminole fans across multiple board forums.<\/p>\n<p>10% off all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.garnetandgold.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Garnet &amp; Gold<\/a>\u00a0purchases while holding an active membership. 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