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FSU football recruiting: Five-star commit Solomon Thomas reacts to Seminole coaches fired
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Florida State is already feeling the effects of firing offensive coordinator Alex Atkins.
The Seminoles announced on Sunday evening that the program was parting ways with defensive coordinator Adam Fuller, wide receivers coach Ron Dugans, and Atkins.
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Atkins, who was instrumental in the recruitment of Raines' five-star offensive tackle Solomon Thomas , also serves at the offensive line coach. Thomas posted on X (formerly Twitter) that FSU "messed up firing my coach".
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Thomas isn't just the feather in FSU's cap right now. The No. 2 Player in the USA TODAY Florida Top 100 is the cornerstone of the Seminole's 2025 class, and losing him would spell disaster for what remains of FSU's senior class.
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Atkins helped land a verbal commitment from Thomas on Dec. 22 of last year, and managed to convince him to shut down his recruitment over the summer. Thomas voiced his displeasure less than 12 hours after Atkins was dismissed.
Raines offensive lineman Solomon Thomas listens to questions during Baker's Sports High School Media Day for football presented by Jaguars Prep at Jacksonville's EverBank Stadium on Aug. 1, 2024. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
Thomas posted again about 20 minutes later, saying "With that being said it's a business at the end of the day, if you're not talking business I don't wanna talk #GoNoles."
Thomas chose the Seminoles over Florida, LSU, and Miami . His post on X likely has his phone ringing off the hook, and Mike Norvell will do everything in his power to keep Thomas' commitment shut down. But don't be surprised if Thomas begins fielding calls and scheduling visits to other schools following Atkin's dismissal.
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Raines enters the playoffs undefeated and as the No. 1 seed in Class 3A-Region 1. The Vikings host No. 8 Bay on Friday night.
This story was updated to add new information.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU football commit Solomon Thomas not happy with assistant coach fired
