Offensive Lineman Sterling Lovelady (Navarre HS) Commits to Florida State.

Man Navarre? You just don’t get much more country than Navarre. I can promise this kid has seen no S and C program to speak off. It will be interesting to see how big the kid can get. I will have to completely trust Trick on the kid’s skill because I doubt there will be a lot of film of the kid. If Navarre comes to Pensacola to play any of the teams in town I will try to get out there and take a look.

Lovelady plays for Navarre High in Pensacola,

Um, Navarre High isn’t in Pensacola it’s in Navarre, it’s not even in the same county as Pensacola.

Yeah, Navarre is on the other side of the next county (Santa Rosa) to Pensacola (Escambia.)

If other BCS schools are looking at him, then it’s not just Trick who is seeing his potential

About time we start establishing ourselves back in our own backyard.

saying Navarre is in Pensacola would be like saying Quincy is in Tallahassee

i didn’t mean to imply any. all I was saying is that Navarre is a smaller town than Pensacola about the same distance from Pcola as Quincy is from Tally. That’s all.

I think the kid has the potential to put on 30 more pounds.

’Noles offensive line coach Rick Trickett traditionally likes to wait until later in the process to offer linemen because he wants to see them develop. That Lovelady got an early committable offer speaks volumes about his intelligence, athleticism, potential, and fit.

Kid will most likely be a 3*; I’ll take Trickett’s evaluation any day. The man just knows what he’s doing. I definitely see this guy as the C of the future on our championship OL.

I love to see us taking back our territory and pursuing kids who are intelligent AND talented.

I went to Choctaw and even when we sucked, we beat them.

I should be able to make a few of his games as I’ll be living in Pensacola next year.

Its nice to see us getting some of the Northwest Fl guys. I had to grow up with nothing but Alabama and Auburn fans so maybe we can really grow some roots there. My first post, but I follow TN daily. Thanks for all the great info. The BEST site PERIOD!

I think their first year was 1999. Anyone on here familiar with the area north of PCOLA?

Navarre is close to Ft. Walton Bch. Great little beach town on the gulf. If you drive from Destin/Ft Walton Bch to P-cola on Hwy 90, you drive right through there.

He is listed at 6’2 283lbs. Sounds like he might grow some more. Nice big ugly to grab so early.

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1. He’s a natural knee-bender. Very comfortable and natural in his stance, it allows him to move comfortably because he isn’t adjusting as he goes. It’s why some OL coaches don’t like tall kids because the lower body/upper body ratio is more pronounced. Especially a big consideration for zone blocking schemes where leverage matters most.

2. He badly needs a redshirt year for strength. Wow, his competition is poor which masks the deficiency in strength, but it just isn’t there for college ball.

3. Since Trickett offered him after the Junior Day, you know he put him through the whiteboard test. I’d expect the offer to be purely at center, largely because of his mental capacity to handle the position. If Trickett wanted, he could find much better targets out there in terms of strength and athleticism.

4. His raw strength will improve but he’ll never be a “maminal.” Not as big a deal in a zone-blocking scheme. Good fit at center.

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Lovelady says he has a 3.1 GPA and a 21 on his ACT. He’s considering early graduation to enroll w/FSU in spring. Says he’s could get it done

This is my first time writing here. I’ve followed the blog a while and enjoyed the TN. Now as for the Pensacola or Pcola area, Navarre High is in Santa Rosa County. I’ve waited a long time to see someone start recruiting this area again. Some great players have gone to Alabama, Auburn, Florida and other schools from around here. FSU used to pick up its fair share of players out of the area.

Thad Busby played at Pace High School in Santa Rosa County. I believe he was a fairly successful qb. Then over at Tate High School, whose football fortunes have been lacking for quite a few years, FSU picked up a fairly good kicker by the name of Graham Gano. Over at Niceville High one of those military brats went on to play for UF, and get the Heisman. Danny Weurffel. I’m a military brat and lived outside of DC in my high school years,, played a little football there. Don’t count out those brats, if they can, they will play and often have a certain amount of maturity from how they have grown up.

There are others that have come from here, at Milton High School, FSU’s Greg Allen learned his trade. So, I think you get my drift. There are some very good players here and in the last few years, Pensacola High, Pine Forest High, and I believe NIceville have taken on the giants down in the Miami area and have done quite well. Each has a state championship. The talent pool isn’t as rich as Miami, but there are few places like that. So, I am excited to see FSU get back in the area. Go Noles!

and close proximity. I’m a mil brat and former mil also. I was stationed at both NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field. It’s a great area and I love it

Over the years, they have played superior HS football there.

It’s cyclical and they’re a liitle down now, but consider this…

Over about a 20 year period, (roughly late ’70’s to late 90’s) there were no less than 7 different schools that won State Championships. Some were multiple championships and most were in the highest 1 or 2 classifications. This when they only had about 5 classifications.

Washington HS

Pine Forest HS

Escambia HS

Woodham HS

Pensacola HS

Milton HS (Milton)

Tate HS (Gonzalez)

No other area in the state can boast this resume…and this with a population roughly similar to that of Tallahassee.

They will be back…and I hope we (FSU) are standing there ready to greet them.

Just thought I’d give a bit of background. I did grow up an Air Force brat. We were stationed a lot of places over my first 18 years. My Dad and my youngest brother graduated FSU. My older brother and myself graduated Univ. West Fl. in Pensacola. I met a wonderful Alabama girl at the university and that is how I finally found a home. So, no, I’m not a true Pensacolian, or even for that matter Floridian. But I chose the area and except for the occasional Hurricane Opal, or Erin, Or Ivan, or Dennis… I enjoy the area. Thanks for the welcome FSUncensored. Go Noles!

At least that’s what this article reports (and doesn’t say who made that determination.)

He doesn’t stretch too often and never this early. I would be willing to bet Mr. Lovelady has a bad attitude. You would have to be tough with a name like Sterling Lovelady.

Actually I am very interested to see how Stork and Snyder pan out. These were two guys some were not too high on but very high energy type guys. I know Snyder had some knee problem at first.

One of the things I like about West Florida is the low density population and relatively the same around Tallahassee. Everything doesn’t have to be paved to make me happy. I may get out of central Florida and move back over that way one of these days.