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BREAKING: Florida State football names Ashton Daniels starting QB

XN5fvSCv_400x400by: Tom Lang04/21/26

Florida State football has made a decision on its starting quarterback.

Auburn transfer Ashton Daniels has been named the Seminoles’ No. 1 quarterback, university social media confirms. Andrea Adelson of ESPN first reported the development.

Head coach Mike Norvell was asked if he would be making an announcement on his starting signal-caller as spring camp wound down last week; Daniels had been battling with redshirt freshman Kevin Sperry.

“I’m going to work through that part of it,” Norvell said. “I think I’ve seen a lot of things that get me excited about being close to an announcement. But also I’ve seen growth in the room. I’ve seen growth in the way that they’ve played. We’ll decide when we want to announce something.

“And ultimately, we’re going to come back in fall camp and somebody’s going to go first, and whoever’s not going first is going to be competing to try to beat a guy out.”

Norvell did hint that Daniels had caught his eye.

“I’d say that Ashton’s probably — for all the things that you watch and you see, getting a chance to coach somebody day to day — I’ve really been pleased with what he’s shown,” Norvell said. “Being able to live in the pocket and delivering the ball. I think he’s shown even growth in the spring on the vertical shots. He hit a couple in the scrimmage the other day that were right where they needed to be. I mean, huge plays that sparked big drives.

“I think Kevin Sperry has gotten better throughout the spring. He’s still, I know we’ve talked about consistency with him, and he’s definitely growing up. There’s still just, his growth is something that encourages me.”

Florida State will have another quarterback joining the room this summer in JUCO transfer Malachi Marshall.

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