Florida State QB Sean Maguire out four weeks with foot injury

The expectation is Maguire will be ready for the second or third week of the season.

Now, the Seminoles’ focus shifts to bringing Francois along for the season opener.

“I have the utmost respect for Sean Maguire”, Fisher said. This familiarity with the program could become important if he misses the Charleston Southern game and gets his first live action of the season against Louisville. “Life isn’t fair sometimes, and it’s not being fair for him”. “But I’m getting surgery (on Monday) and after surgery, you know, it’s all about getting back to being 100 percent”. “I’ll just continue to do what he tells me to do and continue to practice hard every day”. The ‘Noles likely will have redshirt freshman Deondre Francois as the starter when they open against Ole Miss on September 5 in Orlando.

Fisher insisted that Francois’ best path to success is to pave his own.

Although he has assumed first-team snaps during preseason practice, Francois is still working under the assumption he needs to earn the starting job. It’s kind of like the injury around the nation right now, ” Fisher said.

He is scheduled to meet with reporters for the first time at FSU’s annual media day on Sunday morning and, according to Fisher, is progressing as expected through the first week of fall camp. He said he isn’t naming Francois the starter yet. “I’m not unhappy at all”. The Sparta, N.J., native throw for 392 yards against Houston in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl despite being knocked out of the game in the first quarter for three series with a left ankle injury.

“I’ll never say it’s my offense”, Francois said, “until Coach Fisher tells me it’s my offense”. “The same injury [safety] Derwin [James] had, so [Maguire will be out] about four weeks”.

It was clear earlier Saturday that something was amiss with Maguire when he was spotted in a walking boot in practice.

“(Teammates) love him”, Fisher said.