Florida State's depth at quarterback has taken a hit each of the last two weekends.
Sean Maguire's foot injury, expected to keep him out of the lineup until at least the third or fourth game of the season, has likely promoted redshirt freshman Deondre Francois to the starter's role for the season opener against Ole Miss on Sept. 5. Francois has received positive reviews from FSU's coaches and reporters, but he's still an unknown entity when staring down the most important position on a top-five team in college football.
Just one week later, coach Jimbo Fisher announced that freshman quarterback Malik Henry has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Now it's Francois' show, for sure, as one of only two scholarship quarterbacks on Florida State's roster that are both healthy and in good standing with the program.
Henry is a four-star prospect coming out of Long Beach Poly (Calif.) who was ranked No. 2 in the nation at his position per the 247Sports Composite. He enrolled early and has been practicing with the Seminoles since the spring. According to Tomahawk Nation, Henry has remained as the No. 3 or No. 4 quarterback in fall camp even after Maguire's injury.
As it stands now, J.J. Cosentino is the only scholarship player available if Francois goes down with an injury or needs to be replaced against the Rebels. For those interested, betting lines for the "neutral site" game in Orlando are drifting between four and five points in favor of the Seminoles.
