Malik Muhammad’s fall schedule already has him circling some of the biggest stops in college football, and Florida State is right at the front of the line.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound edge prospect from Sylvester (Ga.) Worth County has eight game-day visits lined up this fall, beginning with a return trip to Tallahassee on Aug. 29 for Florida State’s season opener against New Mexico State.
From there, his calendar rolls through Texas on Sept. 12, LSU on Sept.
26, Texas A&M on Oct. 3, Alabama on Oct.
10, Miami on Oct. 17, Georgia on Nov. 14, and Texas A&M again on Nov.
That FSU trip won’t be his first look at the program. Muhammad was already in Tallahassee in June for the Final Seminole Showcase, and the connection he feels there sounds real.
"It was very exciting. I loved the work.
I'm ready to get back," Muhammad said after the camp. "I mean Florida State is my hometown, no better place to be at, work at.
I'll continue to come back and just keep getting work. I want to continue to build a relationship with Coach Nick and just get back, further the relationship, keep building the relationship, and hopefully work to something special and get back to Tallahassee."
A big part of that bond runs through defensive line coach Nick Williams, who has kept the message simple.
"Nick Williams was just telling me not to focus on the stuff on the outside and just focus on the relationships and the people inside the building to continue to develop me and get me to the NFL," Muhammad said.
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