FSU football: 5 takeaways from Mike Norvell’s first year in Tallahassee
By Kelvin Hunt
His Ability To Adapt His Offense Is Impressive
Mike Norvell’s decision to bring Jordan Travis into the Jacksonville State game is why the Noles won three games in 2020.
If that doesn’t happen, there’s a good chance they don’t win a single game. The remarkable thing is, Jordan Travis missed a lot of fall camp with injuries and got banged up in the Miami game.
However, despite him being limited in the offense, Mike Norvell and Kenny Dillingham were able to build an offense around what he does best.
FSU averaged over 30 points in the games Jordan Travis started on the year, and that’s a figure FSU hasn’t approached since 2016.
I know some people want to imply Norvell can’t make second-half adjustments. That’s not true, FSU’s offense became limited against North Carolina and Notre Dame because Jordan Travis was playing while hurt. He’s not as effective when he can’t use his legs or risk taking a big hit.
When it wasn’t limited because of that, it was penalties in the red zone or placekickers missing routine field goals.
I’m excited to see what this offense will look like with a full off-season to implement and players to receive reps.