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Florida State's Mike Norvell uses helicopter to make recruiting visits at multiple Tampa schools

Norvell made a lasting impression by arriving for visits via helicopter around Tampa

Andy Villamarzo

Florida State's Mike Norvell uses helicopter to make recruiting visits at multiple Tampa schools
Florida State's Mike Norvell uses helicopter to make recruiting visits at multiple Tampa schools /

Florida State football coach Mike Norvell made his rounds around the Tampa Bay area on Tuesday and did it in style. 

The Seminoles’ lead man traveled around to multiple Tampa-area schools via helicopter, visiting schools like 2023 Class 2M state champion Berkeley Prep and 2021 Class 5A state champion Jesuit. 

Norvell stopping by schools in Tampa Bay made quite an impression on the area, including those like Buccaneers’ junior athlete Dallas Golden and Tigers’ head coach Matt Thompson. 

Golden was one of the standouts in Berkeley Prep's 28-20 victory over Miami Norland back in December for the 2M title. The junior dynamo rushed for 1,467 yards on 205 carries and scored 19 touchdowns.  

The projected safety has offers from Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami (FL) and Notre Dame. 

One of Norvell's biggest gets out of the Tampa Bay area of the 2024 recruiting class was nabbing 4-star cornerback Charles Lester III of Venice. Lester highlighted what has looked like a strong recruitment class for Norvell. 

Florida State's 2024 recruiting class consists of 22 commitments and is rated No. 7 nationally. 

-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl 

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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