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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State coach Mike Norvell has dealt with 0-2 starts. Bad home losses. Negativity. Quarterbacks getting booed.
Never, however, as a defending conference champion.
And never as a top-10 team.
Coming off a season when Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff as an undefeated conference champion, Norvell had plenty on his plate: rebuilding a roster, developing leadership and getting his team past a snub that continued to sting months later.
He felt good about his plan, telling ESPN in July, "This has been arguably the best offseason I've ever been a part of.