Florida State quarterback James Blackman is trying to stay sharp at home.

The rising redshirt junior and projected starting signal caller for the Seminoles is in Belle Glade, Fla. and is throwing to local receivers with college experience amid the pause in college athletics due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Blackman, in an interview with the Palm Beach Post, detailed his workout regimen back home. He also told the publication that FSU managed to install “quite a bit” of the new offense under coach Mike Norvell in just three practices before spring ball was cancelled in mid-March.

The two-year starter is on his third coaching staff at FSU and is learning his fourth offense in his fourth season. So extra time is needed to learn a new scheme, although Blackman was up-front in expressing his confidence in Norvell after just a few practices.

“A lot more structured,” Blackman said when asked about the differences in FSU’s practice structure after consecutive losing seasons. “A lot more organized. A lot more intense. The coaching was a lot better - the way they coached, the enthusiasm, the passion. Those things stood out to me.”

FSU went 9-12 in two seasons under Willie Taggart, with Blackman starting games in both campaigns. The signal caller has previously expressed confidence in Norvell, citing in March that he didn’t feel like he was getting pushed quite the same way in the two previous years in Tallahassee.

"From past experience, the last two years, I honestly found myself getting comfortable with missing throws, missing reads because I didn't have that extra voice behind me pushing me and make sure I be consistent every day," Blackman said last month. "That's every coach, every trainer. Everybody is stepping up and starting to follow the blueprint that Coach Norvell has set."

The comments to the Palm Beach Post essentially solidify that Blackman didn’t feel like he was getting enough high-quality coaching previously.



You can read the full story from the Palm Beach Post here.