FSU officially announces addition of DE transfer Marcus Cushnie

Florida State on Wednesday officially announced the addition of graduate transfer defensive end Marcus Cushnie. The former Alabama A&M star announced his commitment to FSU earlier this month.

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Here is the release from FSU:

Mike Norvell Statement

“We’re excited about welcoming Marcus into the Nole Family. He’s a young man with great strength and play-making ability, and he brings an explosive skill-set to our defensive front. He has been a high achiever both on the field and off the field throughout the course of his college career. We’re glad to bring him back to his home state of Florida to be a Seminole.”

Marcus Cushnie | DE | 6-2 | 250 | Deerfield Beach, Fla. | Palm Beach Central High School/Alabama A&M

Graduate transfer who played 26 games in three seasons at Alabama A&M…second-team Academic All-American in 2021…first Alabama A&M defensive player ever to earn Academic All-America acclaim…two-time first-team All-SWAC selection…earned first-team honors as sophomore in 2019 and in spring 2021 season…helped Alabama A&M win SWAC championship with perfect 5-0 record in spring of 2021…ranked second in FCS with 1.75 sacks per game…registered 7.0 sacks in addition to 20 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss with two quarterback hurries…played in all 12 games in 2019 and recorded 39 tackles, including 13.0 for loss with 7.0 sacks, eight quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick…appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman and made nine tackles, including 2.0 sacks, and one quarterback hurry…as a senior at Palm Beach Central recorded 99 tackles, including 12.0 for loss with 3.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble while helping Broncos reach regional semifinal round of 8A state playoffs…earned bachelor’s degree in criminology.

Transfers can come at just about any time in college football, and Florida State has landed yet another ahead of the 2021 season.

Former Alabama A&M defensive end Marcus Cushnie announced on social media that he will now transfer to FSU instead of Purdue.

Cushnie initially pledged his commitment to the Boilermakers after visiting both schools in June.

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A Florida native, Cushnie has two years of eligibility remaining. He hails from Palm Beach Central High and was part of the 2018 recruiting class; he currently checks in at 6-foot-2 and 245 pounds.

Cushnie has confirmed with Warchant.com that he will play the "Fox" (hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker) position at FSU.

The pass-rusher is fresh off a shortened spring season for Alabama A&M that counted as 2020. He finished with 17 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks in just four games.

In 2019, he recorded seven sacks in 12 games.

Cushnie verbally committed to join Purdue last month. Now he has switched his choice to head coach Mike Norvell, defensive ends coach John Papuchis and the Seminoles.

During the offseason, FSU also added two Power 5 transfers and five high school signees at the defensive end spot. Senior transfers Jermaine Johnson of Georgia and Keir Thomas of South Carolina are both expected to start this fall.

FSU also signed Shambre Jackson, Patrick Payton, Byron Turner, George Wilson and Joshua Farmer out of high school. Farmer is expected to play defensive tackle this fall, and Jackson could move inside as well.

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