“The kids are the future — they are the building blocks.”
- Florida State redshirt sophomore Amari Gainer
As Florida State’s football players literally laid stone and foundation at John G. Riley Elementary on Wednesday, they also laid building blocks for the futures of the children there and the future of FSU activism.
This June, defensive tackle Marvin Wilson’s public call-out of his new head coach’s misstatement on behalf of his teammates — and Mike Norvell’s willingness to listen and empower his players — sparked a movement amongst his teammates.