FSU center Alec Eberle to miss spring after undergoing surgery
Florida State's offensive line, which already has lost left guard Kareem Are to graduation and junior left tackle Rod Johnson to the NFL Draft, also will be without starting center Alec Eberle this spring, an FSU source confirmed to Warchant.com on Tuesday.
Eberle, who has started for most of the past two seasons, will miss spring drills in March and April after undergoing hip surgery.
The 6-foot-4, 294-pounder played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2015 and started six of them. He was the Seminoles' starter again in 2016 and will be a redshirt junior this fall.
On the positive side, FSU could have former starting center Corey Martinez available this spring after he recently underwent minor knee surgery. Martinez, who started three games as a redshirt freshman in 2015, battled through a torn meniscus in 2016. Because his surgery called for trimming the affected cartilage instead of repairing it, Martinez could be back this spring.
Check out this Warchant Extra post on the Tribal Council for more on how FSU is expected to handle the center position this spring, whether this opens up the door for more competition, and also the latest on an FSU wide receiver whose status has been in limbo.
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