The Florida State administration made the unpopular decision to retain Mike Norvell for at least the 2026 season. The huge buyout courtesy of the contract extension Mike Norvell received after the 2023 season is the only reason he’s still employed as FSU’s head coach.
It was unclear if Mike Norvell would return after two seasons that failed to meet expectations, and one name that many former players and some fans kept mentioning was former head coach Jimbo Fisher.
Fisher kept his home in Tallahassee after leaving FSU for the Texas A&M job during the 2017 season. He works as an analyst for the ACC Network and openly spoke about his love for FSU and the great moments he had while coaching in Tallahassee before FSU hosted the Miami Hurricanes earlier this year.