Summer camp season continues for the Florida State football program this weekend, with the invitation-only Elite Camp being the highlight on Saturday.<\/p>\n
One of the top targets coming into town for that event is four-star defensive back and Michigan commit Chris Ewald<\/a><\/strong>. The four-star prospect is one of three recruits expected to visit from South Florida\u2019s Chaminade-Madonna Prep this weekend, with the others being Zaquan Patterson<\/a><\/strong> and Jojo Trader<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n All three prospects came on a team visit to FSU in early March and already decided to come back to Tallahassee.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, it\u2019s Florida State.\u201d Ewald said when asked about the trip and interest. \u201cThey have a great football tradition, and we both have mutual interest. So I wanted to come back with my dad to come visit.\u201d<\/p>\n Ewald is rated the eighth-best cornerback in the country for 2025 and the 18th-best player in Florida, according to the On3 Industry Ranking.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n And the four-star DB has created a close relationship with fellow South Florida native and Florida State linebackers coach Randy Shannon<\/a><\/strong>. Now, he\u2019s working on developing a similar bond with first-year secondary coach Patrick Surtain.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been speaking with Coach Randy Shannon when he comes by Chaminade, but I\u2019m looking forward to building that relationship with Coach Surtain,\u201d Ewald said. \u201cHe\u2019s a South Florida guy like myself. I watch what he did when he was [head coach] at American Heritage as far as DB development. It\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Florida State\u2019s recent play under head coach Mike Norvell<\/a><\/strong> has really stood out to the young defensive back as well.<\/p>\n \u201c [Coach Norvell] is doing a great job at Florida State, and he\u2019s building it brick by brick,\u201d Ewald said. \u201cHis first few seasons were a little rocky, but I think they are legit national contenders this year.\u201d<\/p>\n As for what the Seminoles can do to impress the Michigan commit, he said it is fairly simple: Just win.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to see FSU become a winning program consistently, and I think they\u2019re heading in that direction,\u201d he said. \u201cAlso want to see the development of the DBs the next two years before I get there.\u201d<\/p>\n Another prospect who will also be at Elite Camp on Saturday and at FSU for an official visit is four-star defensive-back Jameer Grimsley<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re the best team in Florida right now, and just the history and it\u2019s an in-state school.\u201d Grimsley told Warchant. \u201cI love what Norvell is doing with the program and everything he stands for with his team.\u201d<\/p>\n The talented 2024 prospect from Tampa Catholic is listed as the 11th-best corner and 14th-best player in Florida, according to On3.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n According to On3\u2019s Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Seminoles are the perceived leader, but other schools include Alabama, Penn State and North Carolina.<\/p>\n As for what Grimsley is looking for on the visit, he said he wants to keep building his relationships with the team.<\/p>\n \u201cJust looking forward to hanging around the coaches and players more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n ***Get all the latest FSU recruiting news first on our Premium Recruiting Board.***<\/strong><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n The post \u2018It\u2019s Florida State\u2019 \u2026 4-star DBs Chris Ewald, Jameer Grimsley eager for FSU visits, Elite Camp<\/a> appeared first on On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summer camp season continues for the Florida State football program this weekend, with the invitation-only…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7216\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}