Xavier Lee to Florida State!

The long wait for Seminole fans is finally over. After months of anticipation five-star signal caller Xavier Lee announced at his high school football banquet Sunday night that he had committed to Florida State.

"I visited my top three schools and the visit I had the most fun on was Texas but when it came down to it I had to go where my family is and where my heart is," Lee said. "I'm going to go spend the rest of my college career with a very old coach (laugh). I'm going to Florida State to play for Bobby Bowden."

There were rumors that Lee might be wearing a Peter Warrick jersey but instead he simply pulled a white FSU hat out of a bag.

The Rivals.com No. 1 rated dual-threat quarterback cited several factors that led to his decision to select Florida State over schools like Auburn and Texas. However, the ability to compete for a starting job in 2005, the closeness of FSU to his family and friends, and the fact that his brother, Anthony Kelly, plans on enrolling at FSU next January were too much for him to overlook.

Even though there are only two scholarship quarterbacks currently on FSU's roster, Lee made it clear that he intends on redshirting this season.

Lee is Florida's all-time prep record holder in passing yards (9,082), completions (549) and touchdowns (98). His amazing numbers are a big reason why he earned the coveted Florida "Mr. Football" award last month. He was recently named to the Riddell Footwear All-American Team.

After scoring an 18 on the ACT, Lee just needs a good final semester in the classrooom to be academically qualified.

 

great news for FSU and hopefully the redshirt year will enable him to get a handle academically.

 

i'm just so happy that the end of chris rix is nearing.

 

i am sure you and the rest of seminole country are..........

 

This is FSU at it's recruiting-sandbagging best.

 

whatever.

there's talk about lee challenging rix for the starting job next season.

 

I mean, this is what they do every year. They come in at the last minute with these great classes.

Are you sure the Rix/Lee thing isn't just wishful thinking?

 

that is verry good news for FSU, i am excited

 

they don't sandbag.

they are just in the hunt with the top guys in the country, who (nowadays) like to wait until the very end to make their decisions.

i'd rather it be that way than how it is at penn state where they have 25 guys commited in the summer for next year's class -- who all stink.

 

Yeah, their ranking keeps sliding with every passing week on insiders.