Florida State, coach Mike Norvell agree to eight-year, $80-plus million extension

The Florida State Seminoles put together their best win total since their undefeated 2014 national championship season, finishing 13-1 this season — and coach Mike Norvell has been rewarded a new deal for the feat.

Norvell and FSU have agreed to a new eight-year deal worth in excess of $10 million per season, per multiple reports. 

This seemingly dispels rumors that Norvell, 42, was in serious talks to fill Alabama's new high-profile head coaching vacancy; Nick Saban recently announced his retirement after 17 seasons.

FSU put together a high-octane 2023 campaign that saw it spend most of the season in the top four of the College Football Playoff rankings. That said, the Seminoles slipped to No. 5 after the final week of the regular season and became the first undefeated Power 5 champion (ACC) to be left out of the CFP.

A season-ending knee injury to star quarterback Jordan Travis in Week 12 dented FSU's playoff aspirations, as did then-No. 8 Alabama beating then-No. 1 Georgia in the SEC championship. FSU was then routed by Georgia in the Orange Bowl, 63-3, as 20-plus players opted out of the game.

Norvell just wrapped his fourth season at the helm in Tallahassee. The Seminoles went 3-6 in 2020, followed by a 5-7 campaign the following year. They began to turn a corner in 2022, going 10-3 before their 13-1 campaign this season. 

Prior to taking over at FSU, Norvell was the head coach of Memphis (2016-19), going 38-16 during that time.

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