Mike Norvell deflects question on if he can still save his job at Florida State

Mike Norvell deflected a question on if he can still save his job at Florida State. But there is going to be a comprehensive review of the football program at season’s end.

Norvell’s name is on hot seat lists when it comes to who’s next on the chopping block. It’s been a long two seasons since a 13-1 campaign where FSU won the ACC and just missed out on the College Football Playoff.

But Norvell isn’t about what’s to come in the near future. He’s solely focused on the day to day operations with Florida State, so long as he has a job with the program.

“It’s about today for me, like, I’m going to show up and I’m going to do everything I can to win today, and then everything building up for Wake Forest,” Norvell said. “I’ve got a lot of confidence in the long term of what this will be. I mean, until somebody tells me different, I have the absolute belief in long term, and you know, the pressures, the opinions, the expectations, because there’s been times, I mean, you look at our first two and a half years, I wasn’t happy with the results there. Even after beating LSU and sitting there 4-3 after a three game losing streak. I mean, I was extremely disappointed. 

“And we hadn’t won a couple games that were exciting. We hadn’t shown the ability to sustain that. And then we did, and, you know, and even with winning 19 straight games, it’s hard to do. I don’t care who you have.” 

Norvell is 3-4 this season after a 2-10 campaign last year. They haven’t won an ACC game in over a year and Florida State is still searching for answers.

“In 2024, we experienced a disastrous season,” Norvell said. “Because one, you know, there were some different elements that put us in challenging situations. But then there was also, you know, I mean, we didn’t handle it very well, and it just kind of snowballed on itself. You come into this year, and now we got off to a great start. You know, exciting in the beginning. And, you know, we faced  some real adversity where we haven’t played complimentary football, and now it’s our job to get it right.”

Florida State has a bye week before returning to action the following weekend. They’ll take on Wake Forest on November 1st at home.