What type of lies did Florida State tell Xavier Lee's family?

[h1]Father says Lee will not transfer, will prepare for combine instead[/h1]
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Updated: January 14, 2008, 11:03 AM ET

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Xavier Lee's turbulent career at Florida State is over after the Seminoles asked him to move from quarterback to tight end, his father told the Orlando Sentinel.

Lee's father, Willie, said Xavier, a redshirt junior, was told by Florida State coaches he no longer would be playing quarterback, and that offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher had asked him to play tight end instead.

Lee, who was a much-heralded recruit out of high school but started only six games for the Seminoles, is not enrolled in spring classes at Florida State, and a Seminoles coach confirmed to the Tallahassee Democrat that Lee was no longer a part of the football program.

According to Willie Lee, Xavier likely will prepare for an anticipated invitation to the NFL scouting combine, and will not transfer to another school.

"Can't blame him, man," Willie Lee said of his son's decision to leave school, according to the Sentinel. "What else is he going to do -- sit around there and watch other kids go ahead of him?"

Lee's time at Florida State had been rocky, at best. This season, he began as the backup to Drew Weatherford, but came off the bench and engineered a 21-14 victory against Alabama. He started the next three games, but was benched again Oct. 20 after throwing two interceptions and fumbling twice in Florida State's loss to Miami.

After that, he was suspended for two games for violating the team's class attendance rules. He also never took the field for Florida State again. He had told reporters he would be eligible to play in the Music City Bowl, but when the Seminoles traveled to Nashville for the game, Lee was not with them.

Lee's mother, Gloria, told the Sentinel on Sunday that she has been "heartbroken" by her son's turbulent FSU career. "As a single parent, I'm pretty much upset, heartbroken, because of the situation they put him in and how they treated him over the years," Gloria Lee said.



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I'm just kind of wondering why Lee's mom would drop the "single parent" line in that quote? Not as a "parent," but as a"SINGLE PARENT." That struck me as a bit odd....They must have filled her head with NFL promises for her son. I dunno why he stuck it out there inthe first place.

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I sure hope he gets drafted becuase hes a beast. Should have started everygame at FSU.
I used to think the same thing....But....How can the coaches trust someone who doesn't care enough about football to go to class and study theplaybook....How is your starting QB not gonna know the plays????

My dude was better of transferring last year....

It's just sad....FSU's succes with "All American" high school Qbs the past decade has been quite ugly, I hope it FINALLY turns around. I dont know much about Lee's situation down in Tallahasee so I dont know what to think about his mom's comments or him leaving
Yeah....too bad one of our QB's decided to go and play for the Twins....that was prolly the right decision though....

because Bobby Bowden goes in the homes of these single parents and tells the mom's he will be the father figure and protect and do whats best for her child. When U make that a selling point as a recruiter, it will be used against u when %!#% goes wrong.
Thats true....But bobby can't do but so much for the kid.....He can't make him go to class, etc....

Xavier and the coaching staff started out on the wrong note when they put X's feelings over a longstanding standard at FSU when they allowed him to keephis dreads when he first stepped foot on campus........

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I'm just kind of wondering why Lee's mom would drop the "single parent" line in that quote? Not as a "parent," but as a "SINGLE PARENT." That struck me as a bit odd....They must have filled her head with NFL promises for her son. I dunno why he stuck it out there in the first place.
because Bobby Bowden goes in the homes of these single parents and tells the mom's he will be the father figure and protect and do whats bestfor her child. When U make that a selling point as a recruiter, it will be used against u when %!#% goes wrong.

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Originally Posted by Ryanbbn1

I sure hope he gets drafted becuase hes a beast. Should have started everygame at FSU.

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Originally Posted by i am toddzo

XL's parents aren't helping him take responsibility for being a bum.

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They must have filled her head with NFL promises for her son.

"They" the FSU program or "They" the runners employed by certain NFL player agents?

How do you redshirt for your junior year?

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Originally Posted by Bigmike23

atleast X didnt read the playbook and sucks, drew knows the whole god damn thing and is a +#$$!$! bum thats more embrassing.

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Physically, X is better than damn near any QB in the nation

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That is a bold statement, and frankly, I never seen anything in Xavier Lee to warrant all the hype he got.

Too bad as a QB, you need more than "physical gifts", you need to work hard and have a brain. I don't know what this kid is thinking going tothe NFL Combine, no one is going to give him a shot at QB with that work ethic.

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Originally Posted by dreClark

Physically, X is better than damn near any QB in the nation.... But, he is the definition of inconsistency..... And in prior years, X was pulled on the spot....But not in the WF game and not in the UM game this year....or in his two winst against State and Bama (started 2nd half) He would come out killing in the 1st half....then not be able to do !%#% in the 2nd half Did you see the last drive??? This dude FOLDED under the pressure....And he doesn't know the playbook....Thats my biggest thing.... I mean yeah, the coaches didn't give him a fair shake blah, blah, blah.....But dude doesn't know the plays...Jimbo gave him WAAYY more opportunity than Jeff Bowden did....and what did X do with it??? Oh yeah...the N' stopped going to class and got suspended for academics....then got reinstated....then got suspended again...

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