2024 was, as you might have heard, a disaster for Florida State football, amping up the pressure for head coach Mike Norvell and his revamped staff in 2025 — especially after promises of a fast, immediate fix heading into the sixth year of his tenure.
In its way-too-early hot seat breakdown, done by tiers, ESPN included Norvell and placed him in the “don’t do that again” category (alongside Mike Gundy):
Not much has gone right for Norvell or FSU since the CFP snub in 2023. The Noles beat only one FBS opponent in 2024 and tumbled to 130th nationally in scoring and 88th in points allowed.