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Mike Norvell

Mike Norvell reportedly will be named Florida State head coach

Florida State appears to have found its new football coach. According to Wayne McGahee III of the Tallahassee Democrat, Memphis coach Mike Norvell will likely be announced as the new head coach of the Seminoles on Sunday. He will replace Willie …

Florida State logo

Report: Brian Kelly, Mike Norvell mentioned in connection with Florida State job

Florida State fired Willie Taggart on November 3 and the talk about their search for a new head coach has mostly been quiet ever since. We know their search is moving well and that they reportedly are on track to make a hire by the end of the season. …

Willie Taggart FSU

Willie Taggart will receive buyout from Florida State despite contract issue

Willie Taggart was fired by Florida State earlier this month in the middle of only his second season with the team. When a big program parts ways with a coach that quickly, that typically means a large buyout is forthcoming. After some questions …

Report: Florida State on track to hire new coach by end of season

The Florida State Seminoles are in the middle of a search for a new head football coach after firing Willie Taggart midseason, and they are on track to make a hire by the end of the season, according to a report. The Athletic’s Tashan Reed …

Bob Stoops

Bob Stoops does not rule out return to college football

Bob Stoops has been heavily linked to the Florida State head coaching vacancy since Willie Taggart was fired earlier this month, and the latest remarks he made about potentially returning to the college ranks are only going to fuel those rumors. …

Deion Sanders

Deion Sanders says he has not spoken to Florida State about head coach job

The rumor that Deion Sanders was a candidate to coach the Florida State Seminoles came as a surprise, and it seems Sanders himself may not be in on it. Sanders told Clay Travis of Fox Sports that he had not been contacted by Florida State about the …

LeBron James

LeBron James backs Deion Sanders for Florida State coaching job

Deion Sanders is apparently being considered as a potential candidate for the Florida State head coaching job, which is somewhat shocking given that he has no coaching experience at the college or pro level. But if LeBron James were the athletic …

Report: Deion Sanders a candidate for Florida State head coach job

Florida State is in the market for a new head football coach, and one report says they are considering their most famous football alumnus as a candidate. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported on Thursday night that Deion Sanders …

Bob Stoops

Report: Bob Stoops not a candidate for Florida State job

A number of reports have indicated that Florida State is closing in on an agreement that would make Bob Stoops its next head football coach, but Seminoles fans may want to wait before they get too excited about the possibility. Alison Posey of WTXL …

Lane Kiffin FAU

Lane Kiffin denies reported interest in Florida State head coach job

Hours after he was reported as interested in the Florida State head coaching job, Lame Kiffin is denying that chatter and using it as a recruiting pitch. Kiffin took to Twitter to reply to someone urging him to come to Seminoles, denying the rumor …

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops refusing to be drawn into Florida State speculation

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops’ name has popped up frequently as a speculative contender for the vacant Florida State head coaching job, but with key games looming, the coach isn’t going there. Stoops said Monday that he had no interest in …

Lane Kiffin

Report: Lane Kiffin interested in Florida State head coach job

Look out, folks. Lane Kiffin wants back into the Power Five. According to Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports, Kiffin has expressed his interest in the Florida State job on the heels of Willie Taggart’s Sunday firing. Of course, that interest has to be …

Willie Taggart owed massive buyout from Florida State after firing

Florida State’s decision to fire Willie Taggart so early in his tenure is a costly one. Taggart was owed nearly $18 million in his contract buyout, according to the Orlando Sentinel’s Matt Murschel. Willie Taggart was 9-12 during his time …

Willie Taggart fired by Florida State

Willie Taggart was the man Florida State trusted to keep the Seminoles in national championship contention after Jimbo Fisher resigned, but the university apparently feels he has not done a good enough job in the less than two years he has been with …

Urban Meyer

Report: Florida State considering firing Willie Taggart, pursuing Urban Meyer

The Florida State Seminoles expect to be among college football’s elite, and the fact that they’re not may cost Willie Taggart his job. According to Zach Barnett of Football Scoop, Florida State has begun discussing Taggart’s future …

Florida State avoids upset after ULM kicker Jacob Meeks misses extra point in OT

The hot seat for Willie Taggart was about to get scorching, but he was bailed out by Louisiana-Monroe’s kicker. Louisiana-Monroe took Florida State to overtime in Tallahassee on Saturday before losing 45-44. The score was tied 38-38 after …

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