Tate Rodemaker

Tate Rodemaker (born April 30, 2001) is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Florida State Seminoles.

Early life Rodemaker attended Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia, where he passed for 6,811 yards and 74 touchdowns. He originally committed to play college football for the South Florida Bulls. However, Rodemaker decided to flip his commitment to play for the Florida State Seminoles.

College career Florida State Rodemaker made his first career start in the 2020 season versus Jacksonville State, where he completed eight of 12 passes for 58 yards and an interception and he was benched for Jordan Travis in the 41–24. He finished his freshman season in 2020, going 17 for 29 for 130 yards and three interceptions. In 2021, Rodemaker appeared in one game where he completed one of two passes for seven yards. He finished the 2022 season completing 18 of 31 passing attempts for 254 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. After the North Alabama game, Rodemaker took over as the Seminoles starting quarterback after Travis suffered a season-ending injury. Rodemaker suffered a concussion against Florida that forced Brock Glenn to fill in for the ACC Championship Game.

On December 25, 2023, Rodemaker announced that he would be entering the transfer portal and would skip the 2023 Orange Bowl.

Southern Miss On January 6, 2024, Rodemaker announced that he would transfer to Southern Miss. He was named as the starting quarterback for the 2024 season opener.

On December 5, 2024, Rodemaker announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.

Western Carolina On May 16, 2025, Rodemaker announced that he would transfer to Western Carolina. However, he was not on Western Carolina's 2025 roster.

Statistics 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 0Career 32 9 3−6 166 282 58.9 1,886 6.7 14 12 122.9 53 -107 -2.0 0