Tate Rodemaker (born April 30, 2001)[1] is an American football quarterback for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He previously played for the Florida State Seminoles.
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles – No. 18 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 30, 2001[1] Valdosta, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Valdosta (Valdosta, Georgia) |
Early life and high school
editRodemaker was born in Valdosta, Georgia where he attended high school at Valdosta.[2] In Rodemaker's high school career, he passed for 6,811 yards and 74 touchdowns.[3] Rodemaker originally decided to commit to play college football for the South Florida Bulls.[4] However, Rodemaker decided to flip his commitment to play for the Florida State Seminoles.[5][6]
College career
editFlorida State
editRodemaker made his first career start in the 2020 season versus Jacksonville State.[7] In Rodemaker's first career start, he completed eight of his 12 passes for 58 yards and an interception, and he was benched for Jordan Travis, as the Seminoles defeated Jacksonville State 41–24.[8] Rodemaker finished his first career season in 2020, going 17 for 29 on his pass attempts for 130 yards and three interceptions.[9] In the 2021 season, Rodemaker appeared in one game where he completed one of his two passes for seven yards.[10] In week three of the 2022 season, Rodemaker came off the bench for an injured Jordan Travis where he threw for 109 yards and two touchdowns, as he helped lead the Seminoles on a comeback victory beating Louisville 35–31.[11] Rodemaker finished the 2022 season, completing 18 of his 31 passing attempts for 254 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions.[12] In week twelve of the 2023 season, after Jordan Travis went down with an injury, Rodemaker came in for relief where he completed 13 of his 23 pass attempts for 217 yards and two touchdowns, in a win over North Alabama.[13] After the North Alabama game, Rodemaker took over as the Seminoles starting quarterback after Jordan Travis suffered a season ending injury, as he is looking to help guide them to the College Football Playoff.[14][15]
On December 25, 2023, Rodemaker announced that he would be entering the transfer portal and would skip the 2023 Orange Bowl.[16]
Southern Miss
editOn January 6, 2024, Rodemaker announced that he would transfer to Southern Miss.[17] He was named as the starting quarterback for the 2024 season opener.[18]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 1–0 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 130 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 75.6 | 8 | -13 | -1.6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 79.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0–0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 254 | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 135.3 | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 1–0 | 32 | 56 | 57.1 | 510 | 9.1 | 5 | 0 | 163.1 | 9 | -18 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 23 | 2 | 2–0 | 68 | 118 | 57.6 | 901 | 7.6 | 7 | 5 | 132.9 | 27 | -17 | -0.6 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b @TateRodemaker (April 30, 2019). "Came a long way! Finally 18, all glory to God🥳💞🙌🏻" (Tweet). Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Holcomb, Todd. "The Leaderboard: Rodemaker setting passing records at Valdosta".
- ^ Davis, Spenser (November 19, 2023). "Who is Tate Rodemaker? 5 things to know about the Florida State quarterback". Saturday Down South. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Knight, Joey (June 18, 2019). "Valdosta High QB Tate Rodemaker commits to USF". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ McGahee III, Wayne (December 18, 2019). "Florida State recruiting: Three-star QB Tate Rodemaker signs with FSU football". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Weiler, Curt (December 13, 2019). "Mike Norvell lands first FSU commit, three-star quarterback Tate Rodemaker". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Weiler, Curt (October 3, 2020). "Florida State true freshman quarterback Tate Rodemaker to start vs. Jacksonville State". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Travis comes off bench to guide Florida State rally". CBS Sports. October 3, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Tate Rodemaker 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Tate Rodemaker 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Sutelan, Edward (November 19, 2023). "Who is Tate Rodemaker? Meet Florida State backup coming in for injured Jordan Travis". Sporting News. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Tate Rodemaker 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan. "Who is Tate Rodemaker? Florida State backup QB tasked with leading CFP charge after Jordan Travis injury". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Ferrante, Bob (November 19, 2023). "3 things learned after FSU turns to backup QB Tate Rodemaker". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Kassim, Ehsan (November 19, 2023). "'Go be Tate': How Tate Rodemaker rose to the occasion for FSU after Jordan Travis injury". News-Press. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Schoffel, Ira (December 25, 2023). "Florida State QB Tate Rodemaker plans to enter transfer portal, skipping Orange Bowl". On3.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Sklar, Sam (January 6, 2024). "Florida State QB Tate Rodemaker transferring to Southern Miss football". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ DeWitt, Ethan (August 20, 2024). "Southern Miss names starting quarterback". A Sea of Blue. Retrieved August 23, 2024.