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On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network

Jingle Bell, confirming OVs, and more recruiting scoop

On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network

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4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

‘Tis the season. It’s the time for bells and presents.

We’ve got both in this episode of On The Bench. Zach Blostein and Brendan Sonnone break down the commitment of Jaheim Bell/how Florida State won over the top transfer prospect, and then get into the gift that keeps giving for FSU: The Transfer Portal.

Official visitors expected, recruiting scoop, and more in this episode.

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0:00.0

Welcome to On The Bench. I'm your host for this episode Bread and Sonore. Oh my god. Three two one

0:14.3

Welcome to On The Bench. I'm your host for this episode Bread and Sonore. I said my last name correctly this time join my Zach Blasstein

0:20.9

I try to kind of define the two names, Zach

0:23.2

That's kind of cute, right? No, let's get on with it. What's your favorite Christmas song?

0:30.8

Jingle bells Jingle bells. Yeah, anything with bell on it

0:35.2

Let's get into it. Florida State landed a commitment from one of the top transfers on the market in Jahim Bell

0:43.6

Multi-year starter at South Carolina. Just a super versatile toolsy offensive weapon. You can describe them in so many ways, Zach, but uh

0:52.3

But this is huge. This is a big get for FSU. This is a guy they coveted and and prioritized right away once you enter the transfer portal and

0:59.7

He's he's FSU's it's a big get for the nulls. Yeah, it's huge

1:05.2

You know a recruitment that they immediately were in on once he entered the portal last Monday

1:11.2

Porto State seem like the school that just had the most momentum throughout his and the entirety of his recruitment

1:17.7

Mike Darvel was on the phone with him the night he entered the portal and

1:22.9

You know the biggest note I talked to his mother

1:25.9

For a full story on those 247 just on how he ended up at Florida State

1:30.9

One thing that she noted which I thought was really cool that FSU did last week was on Thursday of last week

1:36.8

They sent three different coaches to three different locations

1:40.8

To see three of Bell's family members. So essentially Mike Darvel was in South Carolina to see Bell himself

1:47.4

He's still at school over there in Columbia, South Carolina and then

1:51.7

Chris Thompson tight ends coach it up as you went and saw

1:55.8

Bell's mom over in Valdosta, Georgia where she stays and then

2:00.3

Bell's uncle who's very influential in in his recruiting process

2:05.6

Rondugan's went and saw him in Lake City, Florida, which is where Bell actually grew up and was born

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