Ex-FSU QB Nominates 3 Potential Candidates to Replace Mike Norvell Without Breaking the Bank as FSU Drowns in $437M Crisis

Florida State is drowning in $437 million in athletics-related debt, and firing Mike Norvell has only made its financial mess worse. That’s a $200 million increase from the previous year, largely driven by renovations to Doak Campbell Stadium and a new football operations building. Now, with Norvell’s reported $51 million buyout adding to the burden, the Seminoles must find a coach capable of rescuing their struggling program without making another costly mistake. “It just became blatantly obvious that something had to be done,” former Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell said on CBS Sports College Football on November 2.