BC transfer QB Thomas Castellanos commits to Florida State - ESPN

Former Boston College quarterback Thomas Castellanos has committed to Florida State, he posted Wednesday night on social media.

Castellanos, who left the Eagles after losing his starting job in November, has one year of remaining eligibility. His commitment to the Seminoles marks an early transfer portal win for coach Mike Norvell and forges a reunion for Castellanos with recently hired Florida State offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, who previously coached Castellanos at UCF.

Castellanos was a two-year starter at Boston College, starting 12 games as a sophomore under coach Jeff Hafley in 2023 before retaining the role under first-year coach Bill O'Brien this fall. Castellanos appeared in eight games in 2024, completing 61.5% of his passes for 1,366 yards and 18 touchdowns with five interceptions, but left the program in the final weeks of the regular season after he was replaced by junior Grayson James in the program's 37-31 win over Syracuse on Nov. 9.

«Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, even though it's sooner than I would like,» Castellanos wrote in a statement posted to X on Nov. 14. «I will trust in God and his plan for me on my journey.»

The first Boston College player to record 2,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a single season, Castellanos lands at Florida State as an intriguing dual-threat weapon about to join a Seminoles offense set to undergo a makeover under Malzahn after finishing the 2024 regular season at No. 132 nationally in total offense (270.3 yards per game).

The 5-foot-9, 196-pound passer from Waycross, Georgia, initially committed to Malzahn and UCF as a three-star prospect in the Class of 2022. He appeared in five games for the Knights as a freshman, completing five passes