A bright spot in an otherwise disappointing outing against NC State was the emergence of FSU’s young secondary. With Levonta Taylor out, sophomore Stanford Samuels III made the switch from free safety to outside corner and freshman Asante Samuel Jr. showed flashes of just how good he can be in coverage (despite a number of questionable pass interference calls).
Today, defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett talked about the technique that is taught to corners and, after looking back at the plays that were flagged, Barnett feels that the coverage was exactly what you want to see.
“Well it is technique,” Barnett said.