Overview
- Florida State dismissed head coach Mike Norvell on Sunday after a 36-24 home loss to Clemson and visible fan protests at Doak Campbell Stadium.
- Norvell is owed a large contractual buyout reported between about $47 million and $50.3 million, with offset language that would reduce payments if he is hired elsewhere.
- The university named longtime assistant and former Middle Tennessee coach Rick Stockstill as interim head coach to lead the program for the rest of the season.
- Norvell finishes 41-39 at FSU with the program 10-22 since the end of the 2023 unbeaten regular season, a decline that included losing seasons in 2024 and 2025.
- FSU must now run a national search for a permanent coach while managing the early signing period, the January transfer window, and potential additional costs if assistants are bought out.