Thomas Castellanos promises better sportsmanship after win vs. Alabama

Thomas Castellanos talked the talk this offseason about the Alabama game. He backed up his words, walking the walk in spectacular fashion. Once the game was all but wrapped up, a celebration kicked off on the Florida State sideline, dancing to some of the in-stadium music.

A great moment for Castellanos and his teammates, he actually promised better sportsmanship moving forward. Emotions after taking down the No. 8 team in the country were always going to be high. But in future games, Castellanos wants to make sure there is a little more “class” on his end.

“We were just having fun,” Castellanos said. “I think that moment kind of just brought us together closer as a team. But we do have to do a better job finishing the game better and showing better sportsmanship. But we were excited, emotions were high. Trust me, it’s going to be corrected and we probably won’t be able to do that again. Emotions were high, we were excited, it was a big win for us. But we can’t finish like that. Got to show more class and finish better.”

The trash talking for Castellanos dated back to him sitting down for a one-on-one interview with On3’s Pete Nakos. He mentioned how Alabama does not have Nick Saban to “save them” anymore. Comments went viral on social media and certainly were well-known within the Crimson Tide locker room.

Castellanos went on to double down and even triple down on what he said. Not many out there expected him to be able to back it up. But Castellanos wound up proving a whole ton of people wrong.

“I’m excited, man,” Castellanos told Nakos. “People, I don’t know if they know, but you go back and watch every first game that I played in, we always start fast. I dreamed of moments like this. I dreamed of playing against Alabama. They don’t have Nick Saban to save them. I just don’t see them stopping me.”

Better sportsmanship will take place in the coming weeks. Florida State will get to celebrate the Alabama win for a day or two before turning attention to Texas A&M-Commerce. One more nonconference game against Kent State pops up on the schedule before dipping into ACC play.

Castellanos appears to be a massive problem for the rest of the league. He wants to become more of a silent killer, though, letting his game speak.