Thomas Castellanos hasn’t held again since transferring from Boston College to Florida State in December. Whether or not it is doubling down on his trash talk toward Alabama, the Seminoles’ Week 1 opponent, or difficult the narrative round his departure from Chestnut Hill, the quarterback has been relatively outspoken. At ACC Media Days this week, Castellanos defended his resolution to depart BC and pushed again on the narrative that he give up. Boston Faculty coach Invoice O’Brien, in the meantime, supplied his personal perspective.
“Tommy can assume what he desires,” O’Brien told ESPN’s David Hale. “We supported the hell out of Tommy. We coached Tommy, we taught Tommy. I want him the most effective. We went with Grayson [James]. We informed him, ‘The staff wants you, come again and compete and win your job again.’ It is referred to as life — L-I-F-E. Cope with adversity. He is advantageous. He is the beginning QB at Florida State. It labored out nicely. I want him the most effective.”
Castellanos left Boston Faculty in final November after shedding the beginning job to Grayson James, who began 5 video games and got here off the bench in opposition to Syracuse on Nov. 9 when Castellanos was injured. Castellanos had began 20 profession video games for the Eagles throughout two years — one season beneath Jeff Hafley after which beneath O’Brien in 2024. He stated the narrative that he give up on his staff, or was merely benched, is not true.
“No matter [O’Brien] stated or is on the market — ‘he acquired benched’ or ‘he give up’ — that is not true,” Castellanos informed ESPN. “Solely the individuals in that room know what went down, legally and personally, know the true story.”
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O’Brien took over as coach at Boston Faculty in February 2024 after Castellanos had accomplished his sophomore season. Regardless of O’Brien’s confirmed observe file of teaching quarterbacks — from guiding Tom Brady to an NFL MVP season with the Patriots in 2010 to mentoring Bryce Younger throughout his Heisman Trophy marketing campaign at Alabama in 2021 — Castellanos struggled to search out success within the new system.
O’Brien is thought for extra of a pro-style system and the 5-foot-11 Castellanos, identified for his working capacity, did not fairly mesh. As soon as the season ended, Castellanos hit the switch portal and opted for a contemporary begin at Florida State. At FSU, he’ll play for brand new Seminoles offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, the coach who recruited Castellanos to UCF earlier than he went to BC.
Boston Faculty, which is anticipated to start out both James or Alabama switch Dylan Lonergan, doesn’t face Florida State this season.