Florida State Fires Mike Norvell After 3-5 Start as Banner Protest Roils Program
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Nov 1
Florida State Fires Mike Norvell After 3-5 Start as Banner Protest Roils Program
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Nov 1
Summary
Florida State dismissed Mike Norvell on Sunday, hours after a plane flew over Doak Campbell Stadium urging the school to fire him before a 36-24 loss to Clemson.
The firing followed a 3-5 start and a third straight defeat, with FSU allowing at least 36 points in each of those losses and coughing up four turnovers against Clemson.
Norvell finished 41-39 in more than six seasons, but Florida State has gone 10-22 since its 2023 undefeated regular season, with 23 of his wins concentrated in 2022 and 2023.
Dabo Swinney called the misspelled banner "embarrassing" and "disrespectful," defending Norvell as "a good man" even as pressure mounted around the struggling program.
The move lands amid wider athletic-department upheaval: Florida State fired AD Mark Alford in September, is still searching for a replacement, and President Richard McCullough this week vowed not to ask fans to lower expectations.