PHOTOS: FSU football coach Mike Norvell takes recruiting trip to Windermere High via helicopter

As part of the first college football recruiting contact period of 2025, Florida State football coach Mike Norvell took advantage of an Agusta AW119Kx helicopter to visit high school football prospects up and down the state of Florida Jan. 23, including a stop at Windermere High to speak with Wolverines football’s junior class.

Norvell made quite the entrance as he landed the helicopter right in the middle of the school’s new on-campus football field.

Welcomed by Windermere coach Riki Smith and Principal Andrew Leftakis, an FSU alum, Norvell shared a few nuggets of wisdom with the group of players before meeting individually with three-star defensive back C.J. Bronaugh and his parents.

Bronaugh, currently a Nebraska commit, is a 6-foot-1 corner with sprinter speed who shined in his first season for the Wolverines — catching six interceptions in just seven appearances in 2024.