TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It appears that Florida State football coach Mike Norvell will remain in his post until the end of the 2025 season, but the university said Monday that a “comprehensive assessment” of the program will happen after the team’s final game.
The Seminoles upset Alabama in their season opener and started 3-0, but have lost all four of their Atlantic Coast Conference games since then. That includes a 20-13 loss Saturday at Stanford, a game in which the Seminoles were penalized 13 times.
“We rightfully have high expectations in everything we do to represent Florida State in the manner that built our reputation as one of college football’s best programs, cultivating an extraordinary group of supporters nationally and globally,” said Florida State Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford.
“We embrace those expectations while also sharing the deep disappointment when results on the field are short of that standard. As we continue to move forward this season, our comprehensive assessment of the football program will be completed at season’s end,” he said.
He added that the school is “fully committed to helping” Norvell for the rest of the season.
FSU’s statement was released one day after Florida fired its coach, Billy Napier.
Norvell led the Seminoles to a 13-1 record in 2023, but FSU was left out of the four-team College Football Playoff. A number of players opted out of the team’s bowl game, which became a blowout loss to Georgia.
Since that loss to the Bulldogs, FSU is 5-14.
Norvell is in his sixth season as FSU’s coach.