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· collected 2026-08-19 · by Mark Long The Associated Press
Florida State coach Mike Norvell is under pressure to improve his team's performance, particularly on the road and in conference play, after four losing seasons. The Seminoles have lost 11 consecutive games away from home and are 7-18 since being left out of the 2023 College Football Playoff. Despite this, Norvell has reclaimed play-calling duties and is leading an offense featuring transfer QB Ashton Daniels and standout WR Duce Robinson. With a promising pass-catching tandem and a revamped secondary, the team hopes to turn their season around.
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Mike Norvell is under pressure as he tries to avoid another losing season with Florida State. The Seminoles have struggled in recent years, with a 7-18 record since being left out of the 2023 College Football Playoff, and Norvell has had as many losing seasons (4) as his predecessors had in the previous 44 years combined. Specifically, Willie Taggart had 2 losing seasons, Jimbo Fisher had 1, and Bobby Bowden had 1. To turn things around, Norvell reclaimed play-calling duties and will lead an offense with Auburn transfer QB Ashton Daniels and standout WR Duce Robinson, who was named to the preseason All-ACC team after catching 56 passes for 1,081 yards and six TDs last season.
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FSU is 7-18 since getting left out of the 2023 College Football Playoff
right criticizing FSU's performance and implying Mike Norvell is responsible
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Norvell has endured as many losing seasons (4) as predecessors Willie Taggart (2), Jimbo Fisher (1) and Bobby Bowden (1) had in the previous 44 years combined
right highlighting Norvell's poor performance compared to his predecessors
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The Seminoles have lost 11 in a row away from home and are 3-13 in league play the last two years
right criticizing FSU's performance on the road
Leaning score +0.45 for article 1215 (medium confidence, 3 verified quotes) · logged 2026-08-24
Mike Norvell is coaching for his job and surely needs his team to be more than just competitive in Year 7, especially on the road and within the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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team → coach → Conference
The Seminoles have lost 11 in a row away from home and are 3-13 in league play the last two years.
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Seminoles → lose → play
FSU is 7-18 since getting left out of the 2023 College Football Playoff, and Norvell has endured as many losing seasons (4) as predecessors Willie Taggart (2), Jimbo Fisher (1) and Bobby Bowden (1) had in the previous 44 years combined.
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Norvell → leave → years
Norvell is betting on himself to make a difference in 2026.
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Norvell → bet → 2026
He reclaimed play-calling duties following Gus Malzahn’s retirement and will direct an offense led by Auburn transfer QB Ashton Daniels and standout WR Duce Robinson.
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He → reclaim → Daniels
“I expect this year to be the best year of my life,” Norvell said.
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Norvell → expect → life
“You learn lessons, and there’s times you get knocked down — I’ve been there — and you get to come up and go get better through it.”
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you → learn → it
Strengths include a promising pass-catching tandem
Robinson was named to the preseason All-ACC team after catching 56 passes for 1,081 yards and six TDs last season.
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Robinson → include → yards
The 6-foot-6, 230-pound Arizona native returned for his senior season in hopes of improving his NFL draft stock.
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native → return → stock
The Seminoles chose not to add a receiver in the transfer portal because they believe Micahi Danzy could take a jump as a sophomore and give them one of the league’s top receiver tandems.
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Danzy → choose → tandems
Danzy totaled 787 all-purpose yards and six TDs as a freshman — 571 yards receiving and 216 yards rushing.
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Danzy → total → freshman
He averaged a league-leading 21.2 yards per reception.
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He → average → reception
He’s up to 194 pounds this year, believing the extra bulk will make him better in short and intermediate routes.
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him → ’ → routes
Weaknesses include revamped secondary
SS Ashlynd Barker and CB Ja’Bril Rawls Jr. are back, giving FSU some carryover from last year’s passing defense that ranked second in the ACC.
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that → include → ACC
But the Seminoles have three transfer starters to integrate into the mix – CB Nehemiah Chandler from South Alabama, FS CJ Richard Jr. from Illinois State and nickelback Ma’Khi Jones from Duke.
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Seminoles → have → Duke
Depth in the secondary took a hit when Notre Dame transfer safety Karson Hobbs tore a knee ligament during camp and had season-ending surgery.
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Hobbs → take → surgery
