FSU FOOTBALL IN 2024
In case you missed it, Florida State football was awful in 2024, where they finished with a 2-10 record. They had wins over California and Charleston Southern. I never envisioned in a million years that I would witness the Seminoles be that bad, but here we are.
Head football coach Mike Norvell had to make a few crucial decisions to stabilize the program into something sustainable. It wasn’t easy, as Coach Norvell decided to take on a CEO role within the team and hand the offensive playcalling duties to longtime coach Gus Malzahn. The changes didn’t stop there as they added forty-four transfers/recruits and six new coaches.
It is now or never for Norvell, according to some of the fan base. While I am supportive of this coaching staff, some of them had to go. One individual that individuals wanted to see go was offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Alex Atkins (he is an assistant coach at LSU).
JULIAN ARMELLA
This isn’t meant to be a direct shot at Coach Atkins, but there were concerns about him being able to develop high school talent while he was in Tallahassee. One recruit that was thought to be a slam dunk when they signed him was former five-star prospect Julian Armella from Miami, Florida…