{"id":374960,"date":"2025-12-28T23:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/374960\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T23:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:53:09","slug":"florida-state-safety-ashlynd-barker-intends-to-enter-transfer-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/374960\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State safety Ashlynd Barker intends to enter transfer portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida State safety <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/ashlynd-barker-177108\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ashlynd Barker<\/a> plans to enter the transfer portal, according to On3\u2019s Hayes Fawcett.<\/p>\n<p>Barker was one of the bright spots for FSU\u2019s defense in 2025 until a shoulder injury hindered his performance towards the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, he had 48 total tackles, five for loss, 3.5 sacks, an interception and two pass break-ups.<\/p>\n<p>Barker came to Florida State as a late JUCO addition in May of 2023 from Iowa Western Community College. The Seminoles were his only Power Four offer at the time. Illinois State was the only other college in the running to land him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI chose to commit because coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/coach\/mike-norvell-131695\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[Mike] Norvell<\/a> made it an emphasis that relationships are a very important deal if I were to come there and that he would push me every single day to be my best,\u201d Barker said to Warchant at the time of his commitment. \u201cAnd that it will be very hard. But from my experience of coaches, I need that because I want to have a coach that will push, assist me in being my best every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barker was one of Florida State\u2019s better scouting and development success stories. He appeared in all 14 games in 2023, 11 in 2024 and then 11 with nine starts in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Barker recently signed with a new agency, Klutch Sports Group; an agency run by Rich Paul (LeBron James\u2019 agent). The safety also graduated from Florida State this past semester shortly after the football season ended.<\/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. Member exclusive discounts once a month at even higher savings.<\/p>\n<p>Access to\u00a0Warchant\u00a0member benefits and giveaways at site events.<\/p>\n<p>So much more!<\/p>\n<p>SIGN UP:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/florida-state-seminoles\/join\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Join Warchant\u2019s FSU Community for $1 today<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/boards\/forums\/the-tribal-council.85\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Talk about this story with other die-hard Florida State football fans on the Tribal Council.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida State safety Ashlynd Barker plans to enter the transfer portal, according to On3\u2019s Hayes Fawcett. 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