OTB: Mike Norvell is here to stay
On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network
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4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 November 2025
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
On Sunday, Florida State announced that Mike Norvell will continue as the head coach in 2026. The Seminoles are coming off a 21-11 loss at NC State, falling to 5-6 overall and finishing the ACC slate with a 2-6 conference record. FSU hasn't won at an opponent's stadium since 2023.
FSU's statement included votes of confidence from President Richard McCullough, Board of Trustees Chairman Peter Collins, and Athletic Director/VP Michael Alford.
This episode of On The Bench gives an immediate reaction to Florida State's decision and discusses how it affects the long-term outlook of the program.
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| 1:01.8 | Mere days after a sparkling performance in Raleigh, North Carolina, where you allowed |
| 1:07.7 | yourself to become in a national embarrassment yet again. |
| 1:12.1 | Florida State fans get a little bit more fun news on Sunday morning. |
| 1:16.5 | It looks like official, |
| 1:19.8 | official, ready to go statements today. |
| 1:22.2 | Mike Norvell is being retained by Florida State University. |
| 1:26.5 | I think I'll read through the statements before we go through the myriad of things that need to be worked through. Let me just read what we have here. So this is from Mike Norvell, this statement. And guys, you add on which parts. I'm not going to read all of it. It's pretty lengthy. Surprise, surprise, word salad. But we'll get through it. And you guys highlight the things that you think are important. but I'm just going to read all of it. It's pretty lengthy. Surprise, surprise, word salad. |
| 2:02.0 | But we'll get through it and you guys highlight the things that you think are important. But I'm just going to go through from Mike Norville. FSU board of trustees chairman, Peter Collins, vice president, director of athletics, Michael Alford and I are complete agreement. The changes are needed for our program to improve. Oh, this is from Richard McCull, excuse me. Coach Norville embraces our support of that process and agrees. |
| 2:03.4 | Success must be achieved. |
| 2:01.2 | You continue to demonstrate an unwavering belief in this |
| 2:06.4 | program's future, and so do we. This decision reflects a united commitment while maintaining continuity. |
| 2:11.2 | Continuities important to Richard McCullough. This is from Mike. This program has been built on |
| 2:17.1 | belief, sacrifice, and putting the team first. |
| 2:19.8 | That set of values has always guided my actions and those of our players. |
| 2:23.6 | The driving motivation behind this is to make certain that we are doing everything properly to obtain and retain elite players, add critical pieces, and sustain long-term success. |
| 2:33.5 | I love Florida State. |
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