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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 30, 2001 Peach County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Valdosta (Valdosta, Georgia) |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Tate Rodemaker (born April 30, 2001)[1] is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Florida State Seminoles.
Early life
[edit]Rodemaker attended Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia,[2] where he passed for 6,811 yards and 74 touchdowns.[3] He originally committed 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]
College career
[edit]Florida State
[edit]Rodemaker made his first career start in the 2020 season versus Jacksonville State,[6] where he completed eight of 12 passes for 58 yards and an interception and he was benched for Jordan Travis in the 41–24.[7] He finished his freshman season in 2020, going 17 for 29 for 130 yards and three interceptions.[8] In 2021, Rodemaker appeared in one game where he completed one of two passes for seven yards.[8] In week 3 of the 2022 season, Rodemaker replaced an injured Travis and threw for 109 yards and two touchdowns in a 35–31 comeback win over Louisville.[9] He finished the 2022 season completing 18 of 31 passing attempts for 254 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.[8] In week 12 of the 2023 season, Rodemaker replaced an injured Travis and completed 13 of 23 pass attempts for 217 yards and two touchdowns in a win over North Alabama.[10] After the North Alabama game, Rodemaker took over as the Seminoles starting quarterback after Travis suffered a season-ending injury.[11] Rodemaker suffered a concussion against Florida that forced Brock Glenn to fill in for the ACC Championship Game.[12]
On December 25, 2023, Rodemaker announced that he would be entering the transfer portal and would skip the 2023 Orange Bowl.[13]
Southern Miss
[edit]On January 6, 2024, Rodemaker announced that he would transfer to Southern Miss.[14] He was named as the starting quarterback for the 2024 season opener.[15]
On December 5, 2024, Rodemaker announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[16]
Western Carolina
[edit]On May 16, 2025, Rodemaker announced that he would transfer to Western Carolina.[17] However, he was not on Western Carolina's 2025 roster.
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2020 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 1–0 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 130 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 75.6 | 8 | -13 | -1.6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Florida State | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 79.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Florida State | 7 | 0 | — | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 254 | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 135.3 | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Florida State | 9 | 1 | 1–0 | 32 | 56 | 57.1 | 510 | 9.1 | 5 | 0 | 163.1 | 9 | -18 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 9 | 7 | 1–6 | 98 | 164 | 59.8 | 985 | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 115.8 | 26 | -90 | -3.5 | 0 | |
| Career | 32 | 9 | 3−6 | 166 | 282 | 58.9 | 1,886 | 6.7 | 14 | 12 | 122.9 | 53 | -107 | -2.0 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ @TateRodemaker (April 30, 2019). "Came a long way! Finally 18, all glory to God🥳💞🙌🏻" (Tweet). Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Holcomb, Todd (November 2, 2018). "The Leaderboard: Rodemaker setting passing records at Valdosta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ 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 (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.
- 1 2 3 "Tate Rodemaker College Stats". 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hale, David (December 2, 2023). "Brock Glenn gets start for Florida State for ailing Tate Rodemaker". ESPN.
- ↑ 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. SB Nation. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ↑ Lewis, Dustin (December 5, 2024). "Former Florida State Quarterback Enters Transfer Portal For Second Time". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- ↑ @CatamountsFB (May 16, 2025). "Gunslinger from the Peach State! Welcome, @TateRodemaker #NoExcuses » #LOTE" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).