With a Week 6 loss to Louisville, where Florida State truly collapsed in all phases of play, coach Mike Norvell squandered a perfect chance to build more momentum before facing the difficult Miami Hurricanes.
After posting just 10 wins in the last 30 games with Florida State, Norvell has had a large enough sample size to prove he can potentially replicate the success he had found in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Norvell is not getting the job done, and Florida State is arguably farther away from being competitive in the ACC than the team previously was when Norvell took over as the coach.
Something drastic needs to be done in order to save the Seminoles from falling deeper into irrelevance, and given how the administration is currently handling the situation, Norvell might be hitting the curb before finishing off the 2026 season.
During his press conference this morning, Norvell revealed that he has not been having weekly check-ins and performance reviews with interim athletic director Bruce Warwick or any of the current administration, which is something the coach previously did. With the Florida State higher-ups seemingly taking a step away from the coach, the preparations for life without Norvell could already be underway.
Mike Norvell, Florida State administration have moved away from weekly discussions and performance reviews
Florida State has been in an awkward spot since the start of the season, with a coach who arguably needed a miracle to remain with the program for the 2027 season, and a roster that does not exactly scream success. At times, it has felt like a failed operation from the start, given the cards the Seminoles dealt themselves, but that does not mean everyone surrounding the program should skirt any sort of blame.
Norvell failed to instill any sort of confidence in himself, the team, or his abilities as a whole this season despite earning a third chance to prove himself. Most coaches receive some sort of grace period after posting a successful season, as Norvell did in 2023, but even LSU cut ties with a championship-winning coach in Ed Orgeron after two poor seasons in a row.
The lack of any real check-ins from the interim athletic director or the administration as a whole could be very telling about which direction the program goes in next. Norvell is not getting the job done, and the fact that nobody at Florida State needs to tell him that anymore likely means no one important within the program sees him as the coach of the future.
The Week 7 game against Miami has long been hyped up as the game that ends Norvell's tenure with Florida State, and given the shift in attitude surrounding Norvell, the idea of him being bought out after the game seems more realistic.
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