‘All is well. This is Fine.’
As questions about his future with the program mount following another loss,
Florida State coach Mike Norvell
doubled down on his belief that the Seminoles will win a championship
"in the very near future."
Norvell was asked Monday what he thinks of the trajectory of the program headed into 2026 after FSU dropped to 4-5 after a 24-10 loss to
Clemson on Saturday. The Seminoles are now 2-12 in ACC play dating to 2024.
Norvell gave an impassioned six-minute response, in which he defended his track record while also admitting the results over the past two years have not been good enough. Florida State went 2-10 last season, after winning the ACC championship in 2023.
Following a 20-13 road loss to
Stanford last month, Florida State athletic director Michael Alford said in a statement that a
comprehensive review of the football program would happen when the season ends. But that has not stopped fans from questioning the direction of the program, particularly after so many disheartening losses.
When Norvell arrived in 2020, the program was at a low point. He won the ACC championship in 2023, but the pain of just missing out on the four-team College Football Playoff that season sent ripple effects through the program.
Norvell, who is 37-32 in his six seasons with the Seminoles, said Monday that he has fixed the program once, and he will fix it again.