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4-star prospect Izayia Williams verbally commits to Florida State football in 2026 class
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Florida State football is on a 0-2 start but scored one in recruiting.
On Wednesday night, Izayia Williams, a four-star prospect from Tavares High School in Leesburg, Florida , announced that he had verbally committed to the Seminoles in the class of 2026.
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Williams is a 6-foor-1, 210-pound hybrid player viewed as either linebacker or safety. ESPN has Williams ranked as the No. 5 safety in the junior class. As a linebacker, he is ranked No. 9 on 247 Sports and No. 3 on On3 Sports.
"Every program has had a bad game — that doesn't determine what a program is really," Williams told ESPN.
"When I talked to Coach (Mike) Norvell, it was different than talking to other coaches. I could feel that difference. He wants me to be something great there some day. "
Williams had a total 12 FBS offers, including Miami, Michigan and Florida.
He originally committed to Syracuse until Aug. 4 . Williams was spotted on FSU campus on Sept. 2, during the Seminoles ' Labor Day game against Boston College , which also offered him.
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Williams will be the sixth player to pledge to FSU in the 2026 class. He joins quarterback Brady Smigiel from California along with other four-star athletes like Efrem White and Darryton Williams.
FSU enters Week 2 unranked in the Top 25 AP poll after two ACC losses to Georgia Tech and Boston College. The Seminoles are on a bye week and will return to Doak Campbell Stadium to face Memphis next Saturday at noon.
FSU football schedule 2024: TV channels, dates and start times
All times Eastern
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Saturday, Aug. 24:vs. Georgia Tech * (Aer Lingus College Football Classic) Lost 24-21
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Monday, Sept. 2:vs. Boston College * | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN ( Fubo ) Lost 28-12
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Saturday, Sept. 7:Bye
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Saturday, Sept. 21:vs. Cal *
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Saturday, Sept. 28:at SMU *
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Saturday, Oct. 5:vs. No. 14 Clemson *
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Saturday, Oct. 12:Bye
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Saturday, Oct. 26:at No. 19 Miami *
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Saturday, Nov. 2:vs. North Carolina *
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Saturday, Nov. 9:at No. 7 Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. | NBC ( Fubo , Peacock )
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Saturday, Nov. 23:vs. Charleston Southern
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Saturday, Nov. 30:vs. Florida
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Saturday, Dec. 6:ACC championship game (Charlotte, N.C)
BOLD= ACC
* = Neutral Site
Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.
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