Danny Kanell calls for DJ Uiagalelei to be benched, Florida State to go with Brock Glenn
Former Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell called for DJ Uiagalelei to be benched and replaced with Brock Glenn.
At that time, Florida State trailed 20-9 at home to Memphis with Uiagalelei holding a subpar stat line. He was eight-of-15 passing for 98 yards and an interception.
But, that was enough for Kanell.
“I hate benching guys….BUT I think you have to let DJ sit down and see what the offense looks like with Brock Glenn,” Kanell wrote on Twitter.
Glenn, the backup this season, was the third string quarterback in 2023. He sat behind Jordan Travis and Tate Rodemaker. But after both suffered injuries, Glenn ended up making his first career start in last year’s ACC Championship.
Despite offensive struggles, Florida State won the game 16-6. Glenn was eight-of-21 passing for 55 yards.
Hence the transfer addition Uiagalelei, who played his college football at Clemson and Oregon State before taking a grad year in Tallahassee this season.
Head coach Mike Norvell was honest about Uiagalelei and the offense’s struggles earlier this week.
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“I’m not gonna get into specifics but there have been issues,” Norvell said. “I say ‘issues’ it’s not pointing to one person, to one group. I think that we have to be more consistent overall as an offense, and there’s been times where obviously he’s been on point or maybe we’re a couple of yards too deep on route depth or maybe there’s a protection issue. There’s different elements.”
Through two games this season, prior to Memphis, Uiagalelei completed 58 percent of his passes for 465 yards. He had one touchdown and an interception. On top of that, he rushed for two yards on 14 carries.
“Like I mentioned at the game, there’s been a few missed throws that he’s had whether that was due to a drop or a progression. I think those are all opportunities for us to get better. It’s definitely not been all on him. I’ve really liked his mindset and his approach. He’s got a lot of experience and he understands how to play the game. He understands how to respond to good and obviously to responding to some of the challenges that showed up,” Norvell said.
“I think he’s brought the right attitude and approach to what we need and to what we need to continue to do as this offense is growing together.”