High three-star quarterback prospect Chris Parson is a bit different of a quarterback than what the Bears have offered this cycle, but he is plenty talented. The 6-foot recruit from Ravenwood HS in Brentwood, Tennessee has added Cal to his offer list this morning as he continues to look at his options while remaining committed to Florida State. He has been committed to the Seminoles since last July, but the QB coach he committed to (Kenny Dillingham) has since left Tallahassee for Oregon. Parson is friends with Cal target Mikal Harrison-Pilot, so it is certainly not a bad offer for the Bears to make at this stage with the Texas athlete strongly considering the program right now and in line for an official visit.
Parson was just invited to the prestigious Elite 11 finals in LA later this month where he will be able to compete among the top quarterbacks in the class. Parson has not hinted that he is looking to back away from his pledge to FSU, but the Seminoles just last week offered four-star Purdue quarterback commit Rickie Collins. The plan is for that program to take two quarterbacks, but in today's recruitment game that tends not to sit well with prospects. Obviously, for an offer to happen there has to have been some conversation going on, so clearly Parson is at least open to listening to other schools.
It will be interesting to see where the process goes from here, but Cal is jumping into the mix. Parson has a diverse offer list with options all over the country Miami, Iowa, TCU, Kentucky, Oregon State, Mississippi State, Louisville and Virginia Tech are some of his other offers.
