On Tuesday, Florida State announced that Daniels would be the Week 1 starter for Florida State is what looks to be another notch on this never-ending cycle. Could Ashton Daniels actually save Florida State from a full-on disaster? Probably not. But you have to think this is Norvell\u2019s final chance to prove to the Florida State administration he\u2019s still the right one to be leading this program.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why Ashton Daniels is already set up for failure at Florida State![\"Auburn](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01kpv7ffny1enqd4pz0p.jpg\" "\\"Auburn")
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Auburn Tigers quarterback Ashton Daniels | Jake Crandall\/ Advertiser \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Daniels has unfair pressure on him now at Florida State. He has to break this losing cycle Norvell has formed. While he has four seasons of experience, he\u2019s had just one season with more than 2,000 passing yards. He was benched for a couple of games at Auburn for Deuce Knight and now he\u2019s granted redemption at Florida State.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What a terrible place to try and redeem yourself. He can\u2019t afford to struggle like Uiagalelei and Castellanos did. But at the end of the day, he\u2019s never been a star in college. Norvell repeating the same cycle at quarterback is only proving how hard it is for him to recruit the transfer portal. The fact that he can\u2019t win with the players he\u2019s plucking out of the portal is a problem. It makes Daniel\u2019s job that much harder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mike Norvell\u2019s repeating quarterback cycle is the real culprit for FSU\u2019s failures<\/p>\n
The quarterback position is already the most important position in football and in college that\u2019s exacerbated. That\u2019s the one position that\u2019s held Norvell and this Florida State team back. Ever since Jordan Travis got hurt in the 2023 season, the Seminoles haven\u2019t had an answer there. Brock Glenn never turned into the college quarterback they expected and the transfers they brought in flopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PASSING YARDS<\/p>\n
TD PASSES<\/p>\n
INTS<\/p>\n
RECORD AS STARTER AT FSU<\/p>\n
DJ Uiagalelei<\/p>\n
1,046<\/p>\n
4<\/p>\n
6<\/p>\n
1-4<\/p>\n
Thomas Castellanos<\/p>\n
2,760<\/p>\n
15<\/p>\n
9<\/p>\n
5-7<\/p>\n
The way the season went in 2023, you would think Florida State would be able to compete with the rest of college football for the top quarterbacks. Instead, Norvell\u2019s been left with the scraps that none of the big schools wanted. Until he lands a good quarterback in the transfer portal, FSU fans can expect the same ol\u2019 mediocrity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ashton Daniels is the linchpin for Mike Norvell\u2019s time at Florida State<\/p>\n
The only thing worse than Norvell choosing bad quarterbacks is choosing them as his lifeline. Norvell avoided the hot seat at the beginning of the season, but seven losses in the final nine games brought the pressure back on. Daniels isn\u2019t exactly who you\u2019d want as a lifeline if it means you\u2019re getting fired after the season. Sure a historically high buyout isn\u2019t ideal, but there\u2019s only so many seasons Florida State is going to push that back for another season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year is probably Norvell\u2019s last year to prove he\u2019s worth keeping around. How well Daniels plays this season will determine if Norvell returns for the 2027 season. With his track record, FSU fans can\u2019t feel optimistic about this season. First they had a Clemson reject, then they had a Boston College reject. Now it\u2019s Auburn\u2019s turn to disappoint FSU fans, though Daniels could very well end the woes.<\/p>\n
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