Alabama LB transfer Shawn Murphy visits FSU

FSU moved swiftly to explore the addition of a linebacker who recently entered the transfer market, hosting Alabama linebacker Shawn Murphy on a visit

Florida State addressed most needs via the Transfer Portal to round out one of the best transfer classes in the country, but one position still remained: Linebacker. The Seminoles moved swiftly to explore the addition of a linebacker who recently entered the transfer market, hosting Alabama linebacker Shawn Murphy on a visit Sunday through Monday.

Murphy entered the Transfer Portal on Saturday, several days after coach Nick Saban announced his retirement. He was in Tallahassee shortly after and wrapped up the visit on Monday morning.

The visit was still ongoing as of Monday morning.

Murphy was the No. 142 overall prospect with a 94 grade in the 2022 recruiting cycle. The product of Manassas, Va. chose Alabama over FSU, LSU, Georgia, Florida, and others out of high school. He was recruited by the Seminoles out of high school, visiting campus in June of 2021.

Murphy (6-2, 225) had three tackles in 13 games this past season, recording a PFF Grade of 85.3 on just 18 defensive snaps behind a deep linebacking corps.

He’s a rising redshirt sophomore.

‘Nole Insider: The making of FSU’s transfer class (Offense)

A look at how FSU assembled a Portal class with 5 blue-chip players

Florida State’s 2024 Transfer Portal class got off to a slow start on the offensive side of the ball, but the Seminoles gained traction to assemble one of the better hauls in the country.

FSU landed a veteran four-star quarterback and surrounded him with speedy skill players and some season trench play as well. In total, FSU added seven transfers on offense with five holding four-star grades.

Nick Saban leads college football’s best head coach recruiters of all time

With Saban’s retirement, 247Sports’ recruiting experts ranked the top recruiters of all time among head coaches.

Nick Saban rocked the college football world this week when he abruptly announced his retirement from his post as Alabama’s head coach. Saban, of course, won seven national championships during his career across stops at Alabama and LSU, firmly establishing himself as one of the greatest coaches — if not the greatest — in the sport’s history.

Above all, Saban recruited like crazy. Alabama routinely topped the 247Sports Team Talent Composite during Saban’s tenure, stacking top-ranked recruiting classes on a regular basis.

Saban’s retirement prompted us to consider where he stands as a recruiter all-time among head coaches. To answer that question, 247Sports’ national recruiting experts ranked their top head-coach recruiters across the entire history of college football.