FSU football: Top 3 August observations with Mike Norvell

By Kelvin Hunt | Sep 1, 2020

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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Holding Players Accountable

The coronavirus pandemic is something no college football coach has had to deal with in history so, at least they are all on an even playing field in that regard.

Mike Norvell and staff have done a good job of establishing expectations and holding those players accountable.

A prime example was when former five-star running back Khalan Laborn was dismissed from the program near the beginning of the month. There were no mumblings from players on the team, although Laborn went to social media weeks later to voice his displeasure.

The situation with Warren Thompson was handled well a Mike Norvell was clear in his communication with Thompson and D.J. Matthews.

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That situation was a good sign the team is willing to buy-in to Mike Norvell’s vision, not to mention the need to keep things in-house as a family.

That’s why the team trip to Georgia a couple of weeks ago seemed to be so powerful, with players expressing their thoughts on social media about how great the experiment was.

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