Nick Starkel

Texas A&M quarterback transfer Nick Starkel has informed Noles247 that he has been in contact with the Florida State coaching staff. After not signing a quarterback in back-to-back recruiting classes, FSU is looking to the transfer portal to fill their needs at quarterback.

“I just got off the phone with coach [Kendal] Briles,” Starkel told Noles247 on Friday afternoon.

James Blackman stands as the lone scholarship quarterback at Florida State after Deondre Francois was released from the team last week. The FSU staff is looking for a graduate transfer like Starkel that would be able to add immediate depth at the quarterback position.

Starkel has interest in the Seminoles and is considering a visit.

“I’m planning my visits out now. I’m talking to my parents about it. I gotta work around parents schedules and stuff.”

FSU is among about a half dozen schools he is considering. Who are the programs showing Starkel interest right now?

“Ohio State, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette and FSU,” he said.

Starkel graduates from Texas A&M at the end of the spring semester and will have two years of eligibility. Since he is a graduate transfer Starkel will not have to sit a year and will be eligible immediately.

Starkel plans on taking his visits in March with a decision coming shortly after that.