Summer Scheming: Florida State Seminoles Football

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty ImagesMike Norvell was hired as the new Florida State Seminoles football coach after an interesting search that flirted with names like Deion Sanders and Bob Stoops. Norvell comes to Tallahassee from Memphis where he made a name for himself by posting a 38-15 record with the Tigers. Memphis played in four straight bowl games under Norvell, including a trip to the Cotton Bowl after a 12-1 record in 2019 (12-2 after the bowl not coached by Norvell).

A former wide receiver at Central Arkansas, Norvell is an offensive genius that works a combination of hurry up no huddle into a spread offense that loves to put up big points. The Tigers 40.4 points per game in 2019…