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FSU football: Top 3 June observations with Mike Norvell

By Kelvin Hunt

TALLAHASSEE, FL - JUNE 13: Head Coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Football Team speaks with fans before his team a unity walk on June 13, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State players and members of the football coaching staff led fans and supporters on a unity walk from the Doak Campbell Stadium on the Florida State University campus to the state capitol building in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Protests erupted across the nation after George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25th. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, FL - JUNE 13: Head Coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Football Team speaks with fans before his team a unity walk on June 13, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State players and members of the football coaching staff led fans and supporters on a unity walk from the Doak Campbell Stadium on the Florida State University campus to the state capitol building in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Protests erupted across the nation after George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25th. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /
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FSU football head coach Mike Norvell put in a lot of work in his six months on the job. Here are three observations from the seventh month.

FSU football coach Mike Norvell wasted no time hitting the ground running in his first few months on the job.

He was able to hire most of his coaching staff while working to make the Early Signing Period the best in FSU football history.

Coach Norvell was able to sign two prep quarterbacks, which addressed a need that hadn’t been met since Jimbo Fisher was head coach.

They signed 17 of their 18 commitments early and had eight of those players enroll in the spring semester, which will be huge for their development.

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I can’t think of any negatives that he’d have any control over. However, there were still questions about how he’d handle everything that comes with being the head coach at FSU.

It’s his first power five coaching job, and can he handle consistently recruiting at this level? What about players buying into his vision for the program? How will the coronavirus and complete shutdown of spring activities affect the progress of the program?

I think most FSU football fans have seen enough feel confident Mike Norvell can get this program turned around but some are taking a wait and see approach too. Recruiting concerns always seem to be there with fans despite the limitations placed on this staff due to the pandemic.

They were behind on the class for one because of the transition, secondly, it’s hard for recruits to buy-in to a product they can’t see up close and personal.

Norvell has accomplished a lot in his first six months on the job. Here are my top three observations from June with Mike Norvell.

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