Florida State DB Greedy Vance Jr. plans to enter NCAA transfer portal

Florida State defensive back Greedy Vance Jr. is planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

The veteran DB appeared in all 14 games last season, making five starts. He finished with 18 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception.

Vance was rated as a three-star recruit in the class of 2020, according to the On3 Industry rankings. He came to Florida State after starting his college career at Louisville.

During the first two seasons of his college career at Louisville, Greedy Vance Jr. appeared in 17 games, making nine starts.

As a redshirt freshman he appeared in 12 games, with nine starts, finishing with 36 tackles and seven pass breakups. He then transferred to Florida State and was an immediate contributor for the Seminoles.

Vance appeared in all 13 games during his first year in Tallahassee, recording 16 tackles, three interceptions and two pass breakups. He led Florida State in interceptions that season and ranked third in the ACC.

In 2023, Greedy Vance appeared in all 14 games and made five starts for Florida State. His interception came in a 41-3 victory over Syracuse.

Mike Norvell provides thoughts on spring performances of DJ Uiagalelei, Brock Glenn

Florida State will have a new-look roster in 2024. In addition to Greedy Vance, FSU lost plenty of other talented players off of last year’s roster, including quarterback Jordan Travis.

Over the offseason, head coach Mike Norvell brought in an experienced quarterback in DJ Uiagalelei who is working alongside the young Brock Glenn in the quarterback room. Amid Spring practice, Norvell provided his thoughts on how those two quarterbacks have been performing.

“I thought he [Uiagalelei] had a really good scrimmage,” Mike Norvell said. “Then, today, I thought I saw some really good things. Excited.”

Florida State is DJ Uiagalelei’s third college team. He started his career at Clemson as a five-star recruit in the Class of 2020. He spent three seasons there and was the starter for two seasons before he transferred to be the starter at Oregon State. 2023 will be his fifth season.

Brock Glenn, meanwhile, is coming off his freshman season, after coming to Florida State as a three-star recruit in the Class of 2023. He played in five games, largely due to injury during the seasons. During that time, he completed 37.3 percent of passes for 229 yards.

“I thought Brock, it’s fun to see him growing up into the second year and just where he’s at. That steady progress, that steady growth. I thought both of those guys did some good things today.”