FAU’s quarterback room got a lot more interesting.

Former FSU quarterback Deondre Francois is transferring to FAU as a walk-on graduate transfer, as first reported by 247Sports. Since he’s already graduated from FSU, Francois will be immediately eligible to play for the Owls.

Francois, a former four-star high school recruit, had a promising start to his college career but his play faded after that. He threw 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions as a freshman, completing 58.8 percent of his passes.

But the following year Francois suffered a season-ending knee injury in FSU’s Week 1 matchup against Alabama. Francois returned in 2018 and put up good, but certainly not great stats: 15 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a 57.3 completion percentage.  

He’ll hope to bounce back with the Owls, who could use a quarterback after 2018 starter Chris Robison was inconsistent as a freshman and was then suspended from football activities for the spring.

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