Mike Norvell climbed from 21st to tenth overall in Bruce Feldman’s annual coach rankings for the TheAthletic.
Another really, really good offensive mind. I think the Seminoles got hosed last year by the College Football Playoff committee, but their 13-1 season showed Norvell has built the program back into a powerhouse. Remember, FSU had gone 18-20 in the three years before he arrived. The place was reeling for a few years before he got it going again. In the past seven years, the 42-year-old Norvell has posted four 10-plus winning seasons. In his fourth year at Memphis, he went 12-1; in his fourth year at FSU, he went 13-1.