FSU fires Mike Norvell: Top candidates and roster priorities

Normally, the turning point in a coach's tenure occurs on the field, during or after a specific game. Mike Norvell's occurred in a Florida State meeting room Dec. 3, 2023.

On that day, the Seminoles learned they had been left out of the College Football Playoff despite an undefeated regular season and an ACC championship. When the news came down, Norvell leaned forward in his chair in justified disbelief.

No one could know it at that moment, but Norvell would never bounce back in his time at FSU. Though he received a lucrative new contract months later and FSU appeared poised for more success under him, the program couldn't build on its ACC title. Instead, things headed sharply the other way…