FSU to make decision on Norvell after season

Amid speculation astir Florida State manager Mike Norvell and his occupation information astatine the schoolhouse pursuing a fourth consecutive loss, diversion manager Michael Alford said successful a connection Monday that a broad reappraisal of the shot programme volition hap erstwhile the play ends.

The Seminoles opened the twelvemonth with a 31-17 triumph implicit Alabama and started 3-0 earlier a Friday nighttime treble overtime nonaccomplishment to Virginia began their 4 crippled slide. Florida State has mislaid each 4 games by 1 score. Going backmost to past season, Florida State has mislaid 9 consecutive ACC games.

In the statement, Alford expressed disappointment astir the mode the play has progressed and said helium is "fully committed" to helping Norvell and the squad rebound successful the coming weeks.

Florida State is connected an unfastened day earlier playing Wake Forest connected Nov. 1.

"We rightfully person precocious expectations successful everything we bash to correspond Florida State successful the mode that built our estimation arsenic 1 of assemblage football's champion programs, cultivating an bonzer radical of supporters nationally and globally. We clasp those expectations portion besides sharing the heavy disappointment erstwhile results connected the tract are abbreviated of that standard.

"As we proceed to determination guardant this season, our broad appraisal of the shot programme volition beryllium completed astatine season's end. Meanwhile, we are afloat committed to helping Coach Norvell and the 2025 Seminoles powerfully rebound successful the coming weeks."

If Florida State made a determination distant from Norvell, the Seminoles would beryllium him astir $54 cardinal successful buyout money. All told, including unit salaries, Florida State would person to wage astir $72 cardinal if Norvell and his unit are fired.

After going 13-1 and winning the ACC successful 2023, Florida State went 2-10 a twelvemonth ago, and Norvell made unit and unit changes to effort and alteration the trajectory of the program. He hired Gus Malzahn arsenic violative coordinator and Tony White arsenic antiaircraft coordinator, and brought successful transportation backmost Tommy Castellanos to pb the way.

Norvell, successful his sixth play with the Seminoles, vowed his squad would play the borderline that was missing a twelvemonth ago, and against Alabama it surely looked that mode arsenic the Seminoles were assertive and acceptable the code astatine the enactment of scrimmage. But successful 4 ACC losses, the aforesaid mistakes that plagued them past twelvemonth person cropped up, from turnovers to penalties to blown assignments.

The debased constituent came Saturday successful a 20-13 nonaccomplishment astatine Stanford, erstwhile Florida State had 13 penalties and allowed a backup backmost who had ne'er thrown a collegiate walk to bushed them. Fan discontent has grown, and speculation has swirled astir the absorption of the program.

Florida State is 5-15 Since the 2023 ACC title game, including an embarrassing nonaccomplishment to Georgia successful the Orange Bowl -- aft the Seminoles were near retired of the four-team playoff.