Florida State's new coaching staff continues to make strides on the transfer market, this time landing a starting linebacker from Purdue.
Cornel Jones, a Miami native who has been one of the Boilermakers' top defensive players the past two seasons, announced he would be entering the transfer portal in mid-December and has enrolled at Florida State for the spring semester, Jones confirmed to Warchant on Tuesday morning.
He is the fourth Division-I transfer the Seminoles have landed since Mike Norvell took over as head coach last month.
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Jones started 12 of 13 games as a true sophomore in 2018, recording 69 tackles and a team-high 12.5 for loss. He was limited by injuries in 2019 and played in only six games, recording 25 tackles.
The 6-foot-2, 235-pounder was a two-star prospect coming out of Miami Central High School. Jones told Warchant he is currently a walk-on but expects to be put on scholarship after the spring semester.
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Because he has only been at Purdue for three years and has not yet earned his degree, Jones would have to apply for a waiver from the NCAA to play in 2020. If he doesn't obtain a waiver, he will have to use this as his redshirt year and then play in 2021.
FSU's three earlier Division-I transfers were Louisville defensive end Jarrett Jackson, Texas A&M running back Jashaun Corbin and FIU offensuve tackle Devontay Taylor.
And the Seminoles likely aren't done in the transfer market, with a graduate transfer offensive tackle being the top priory.
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