A big domino fell over the weekend when Penn State fired James Franklin despite an enormous buyout, creating another Power 4 coaching vacancy. There could be a bunch more on the horizon.
It’s time for our midseason hot seat temperature check across all of the FBS.
ACC
Mike Norvell, Florida State
Two years ago, his team was terrific and got robbed by the selection committee and left out of the College Football Playoff at 13-0. Last year, the Seminoles had a dreadful roster and ended up 2-10. A fast start to 2025 with an impressive win over No. 8 Alabama raised hopes. But they’ve dropped three in a row to Virginia, Miami and Pitt — all by one score — and the chatter to dump Norvell has returned.
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His buyout number is massive at north of $50 million, and FSU doesn’t have the resources of Penn State or Texas A&M. There are also no ranked teams remaining on the schedule, although a road trip to a Clemson team that looks as if it’s started to fig
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