The Florida State Seminoles are coming into a very powerful season of Mike Norvell’s tenure in Tallahassee. He’s firmly on the new seat after back-to-back dropping seasons and desperately must get issues again on observe in 2026 to avoid wasting his job.
It was yet one more offseason stuffed with change for the Seminoles, who’ve as soon as once more turned to the switch portal to attempt to enhance their roster and have shaken up the teaching workers. That they had 35 gamers switch out and introduced in 33 to interchange them, to associate with 34 highschool signees.
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With Gus Malzahn retiring as offensive coordinator, Norvell is again to being the playcaller, with Tim Harris Jr. getting promoted to offensive coordinator. In addition they have 5 new place coaches in Kam Martin (working backs), Austin Tucker (quarterbacks), Nick Williams (edge), Ernie Sims (linebacker), Blue Adama (cornerbacks), and a brand new particular groups coordinator in Adam Scheier.
All of the strikes haven’t impressed ESPN’s workers, which ranked FSU’s offseason because the ninth greatest within the ACC. They highlighted FSU’s losses by way of the switch portal and lack of returning manufacturing as issues that went fallacious.
Florida State averted a training search by giving Norvell one other yr however nonetheless endured important roster attrition this offseason. The Seminoles are returning solely seven of the 24 gamers who began five-plus video games in 2026 after dropping eight starters to the portal and 9 extra to commencement. The secondary took a success with the lack of Little (Ohio State) and Edwin Joseph (Ole Miss); linebacker Justin Cryer transferred to Texas; and two of Florida State’s prime 4 move catchers transferred throughout the convention, with receiver Lawayne McCoy going to Louisville and tight finish Randy Pittman Jr. becoming a member of SMU. A complete of 33 scholarship gamers exited through the portal this offseason. The Seminoles pursued a trio of switch QBs in DJ Lagway, Anthony Colandrea and Daniels in January earlier than signing Daniels, a former two-year starter at Stanford who made three begins at Auburn in 2025.
It wasn’t all dangerous for the Seminoles, as they have been impressed by their capability to persuade star large receiver Duce Robinson to return for one remaining season and stop working again Ousmane Kromah, defensive linemen Mandrell Desir and Darryll Desir, and defensive sort out Kevin Wynn from transferring after their freshman seasons.
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