Florida State sticking with Mike Norvell; AD plans review after season

Field Level Media

Despite his “deep disappointment” in the football program, Florida State athletic director Michael Alford is not ready to make a coaching change.

Head coach Mike Norvell’s future with the Seminoles will undergo a “comprehensive assessment” at the end of the season, Alford said in a statement released Monday.

Florida State (3-4, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) opened the season with a victory against then-No. 8 Alabama but suffered its fourth consecutive loss on Saturday at Stanford.

“Florida State football benefits from unmatched passionate support from the entire FSU family, and the commitment to our football program is unwavering,” read Alford’s statement. “We rightfully have high expectations in everything we do to represent Florida State in the manner that built our reputation as one of college football’s best programs, cultivating an extraordinary group of supporters nationally and globally. We embrace those expectations while also sharing the deep disappointment when results on the field are short of that standard.

“As we continue to move forward this season, our comprehensive assessment of the football program will be completed at season’s end. Meanwhile, we are fully committed to helping Coach Norvell and the 2025 Seminoles strongly rebound in the coming weeks.”

Florida State was ranked as high as No. 7 in the AP Top 25 back in mid-September before the collapse began with a two-overtime loss at Virginia on Sept. 26. Losses to then-No. 3 Miami and Pitt preceded Saturday’s 20-13 setback at Stanford. All four of the losses were by one score.

Norvell is 36-31 since taking the reins in Tallahassee in 2020. He was the ACC Coach of the Year in 2023 after leading the Seminoles to a 13-0 start before falling to Georgia in the Orange Bowl.

Florida State followed that success with a dismal 2-10 campaign in 2024.

The Seminoles are off this weekend and will return to action at home against Wake Forest on Nov. 1.