FSU Football offers massive recruit committed to Ole Miss Rebels

Florida State is halfway through spring practice and while the sessions have been closed to the public, the Seminoles have still welcomed plenty of recruits to Tallahassee over the past two weeks. With a new coaching staff and plenty of new faces on the roster, head coach Mike Norvell is trying to showcase that the program will be back in a big way in 2025.

On Tuesday, FSU extended a scholarship offer to rising junior and 2027 offensive tackle, Li'Marcus Jones. The news came during a conversation between Norvell and Jones in the head coach's office. The Seminoles are the latest suitor for the massive offensive lineman who recently committed to in-state Ole Miss on March 29.

Though it's no easy task to pull a recruit of Mississippi, it's relatively early in Jones' recruitment and the coaching staff will have an opportunity to build a strong relationship with him before he puts pen to paper nearly two years from now.

After talking with @Coach_Norvell I’m blessed to receive an offer to @FSUFootball @CoachJRut @ReggieBuchanan @wpg_coach_rip @coach_tko pic.twitter.com/zmchnu1cXx
— Li'Marcus “BUG” Jones (@limarcusjones74) April 1, 2025

Offensive line coach Herb Hand has made a swift impact at Florida State. He helped the Seminoles land four experienced players out of the NCAA Transfer Portal; Ole Miss' Micah Pettus, Wake Forest's Luke Petitbon, Vanderbilt's Gunnar Hansen, and UCF's Adrian Medley.

Plus, Hand is already flexing his muscles in the 2026 recruiting class after putting in three-star offensive tackle Xavier Payne and three-star legacy offensive lineman Michael Ionata. The Seminoles are in the running for a plethora of other offensive linemen in the cycle.

The 6-foot-5, 280-pound offensive tackle is regarded as the No. 278 overall prospect, the No. 26 OT, and the No. 9 recruit in Mississippi in the 2027 class according to On3.

Florida State holds four verbal commitments in its 2027 class which ranks No. 4 in the country according to 247Sports.