After leaving behind offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Alex Atkins, defensive coordinator Adam Fuller and wide receivers coach Ron Dugans, Norvell delivered a clear message to one of the most passionate fan bases in all of college football.

“I mean, obviously everything we do, and I love our fans and I love the people that we represent as part of this program, past players, everyone. But I have to do what I feel is best, my best.” ability to lead this program and the decisions I make,” Norvell said Monday. “There’s going to be a lot of emotions, and there’s going to be a lot of times where our fan base is going to disagree with a decision you make, whatever it may be, in-game, out-of-game, personnel, who we recruit, who we go after, that “It’s part of it. The passion of that is what makes this place wonderful.”

“But I would say this year has been unacceptable, and that depends on the work we’ve done and how we’ve played. There’s a standard here at Florida State that when you come here you adopt it, and I’ll say, ‘It’s part of this job and the I tell players who choose to come here all the time that it’s not for everyone,” Norvell continued. “You have to be absolutely real to be able to come in and understand the expectations of what it should look like and how it should be. It’s not just about what we do on the field but how we do it on the field. Everything is important and we haven’t been good enough this year. It’s hard to make changes, but when change is necessary, you have to be willing to change. That’s nothing against those who have been here. anything against the guys that are currently here, guys that are in that locker room, but we need a change.”

“We need the best to show up, and it has to look, feel and be a certain way because results matter,” Norvell added. “We’re all responsible for it. We want more, and our fan base and everyone around it, we all want this show to be what we know it’s capable of. We’ve seen them, their flashes, and it hasn’t been that way. “It hasn’t been long since we had that, but it will come back, and it will come back quickly, and we’re going to work hard to make sure that’s our reality in the very near future.”

Even as the losses pile up, fans have continued to show up and sell out Doak Campbell Stadium, which is operating at a limited capacity due to ongoing renovations. Seminole faithful and supporters are looking for any kind of positive sign they can believe in after all the negatives since last December.

The coming weeks and months are crucial for Norvell to prove he can rebuild a program worth supporting. One thing is certain: War Chant will be rocking in August when Florida State opens its 2025 season against Alabama.

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