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Florida State coach Mike Norvell will return for a seventh season with the Seminoles, pledging to make needed structural changes within the program to enhance performance, the school announced Sunday. Questions that had been mounting about Norvell's job security reached a boiling point after a 21-11 loss to NC State on Friday night that dropped the Seminoles to 5-6. They need a win at Florida on Saturday to reach bowl eligibility. Over the past two years, Florida State is 7-16 (3-13 in ACC play) and winless on the road. Norvell, however, did win an ACC title in 2023 and has maintained his optimism for the future. In a statement, university president Richard McCullough said he, athletic director Michael Alford and board of trustees chairman Peter Collins were in "complete agreement that changes are needed for our program to improve." "Coach Norvell embraces our support in that process and agrees that success must be achieved. He continues to demonstrate an unwavering belief in this program's future, and so do we," McCullough said. "This decision reflects a unified commitment to competing in the rapidly evolving landscape of college football, while maintaining continuity within the program." Sources said more resources would be placed into recruiting and the roster, and changes would be made to the personnel department to allow Norvell the best chance to succeed.

Had Florida State moved on from Norvell, the school would have owed him about $54 million in buyout money. All told, Florida State would have owed about $72 million to Norvell and his staff. In six seasons with the Seminoles, Norvell is 38-33 with only two winning seasons. Despite its record this year, Florida State has made strides over 2024, when it finished 2-10 -- the worst program mark since 1974. Florida State has gone from among the worst offenses in the country -- ranking No. 132 in the nation last year -- to one of the best, ranking No. 8 this year and outgaining opponents in 10 games. - AP College Football

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WR Micahi Danzy, Florida State
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11/19/25 - Duce Robinson, Jr/2027, Florida State, 6-5, 223 (DS#2 WR) + More +

WEEK 10 ACC RECEIVER OF THE WEEK: Duce Robinson, Jr., WR, Florida State (Phoenix, Arizona),...Caught five passes for a game-high 148 yards and a touchdown in the 42-7 win over Wake Forest...His receptions consisted of 65, 39, 29 yards and an 11-yard touchdown...Recorded his third 140-yard receiving game of the season, the most in the ACC and most for a Seminole since 2000...Ranks fifth nationally and second in the ACC behind teammate Micahi Danzy with an average of 20.26 yards per catch...The 148 yards were the most receiving yards Wake Forest has allowed to a player since September 2024...His second ACC Offensive Receiver of the Week honor of the season. - ACC Football

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WR Duce Robinson, Florida State
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11/15/25 - Thomas Castellanos, Sr/2026, Florida State, 5-10, 201 (DS#36 QB) + More +

Tommy Castellanos had a pair of touchdown runs and tossed a 50-yard TD pass to Duce Robinson as Florida State scored on six straight drives to defeat Virginia Tech 34-14. Ousmane Kromah had 59 rushing yards and Samuel Singleton Jr. added 53 as the Seminoles (5-5, 2-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) accumulated 237 yards on 46 carries. After a scoreless first quarter, Florida State controlled the clock and put together five scoring drives of 56 yards or more.

Robinson caught six passes for 134 yards. The junior now has three straight 100-yard receiving games and five in 2025. Marcellous Hawkins had 12 carries for 101 yards as Virginia Tech (3-7, 2-4) racked up 238 yards on the ground. Kyron Drones had an 8-yard touchdown pass to Ayden Greene and a 4-yard TD run, but the Hokies lost for the fourth time in five games. Drones finished 10 of 18 for 125 yards. - Florida State/AP College Football

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QB Thomas Castellanos, Florida State
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10/16/25 - Thomas Castellanos, Sr/2026, Florida State, 5-10, 201 (DS#36 QB) + More +

MIDSEASON AP ACC MOST DISAPPOINTING TEAM: Florida State edged preseason ACC favorite Clemson and North Carolina in the voting for the league's most disappointing team. Florida State (3-3, 0-3) carries a three-game losing streak into Saturday's game against Stanford. - AP College Football

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QB Thomas Castellanos, Florida State
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10/11/25 - Thomas Castellanos, Sr/2026, Florida State, 5-10, 201 (DS#36 QB) + More +

No. 25 Florida State's 3-0 start and top-10 days are long gone. The Seminoles lost their third straight game on Saturday, dropping 34-31 to an unranked Pitt team. After losses to Virginia, Miami and now Pitt, Florida State's immediate future in the poll appears bleak. - AP College Football

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QB Thomas Castellanos, Florida State
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10/11/25 - Quintrevion Wisner, Jr/2027, Florida State, 5-11, 194 (DS#16 RB) + More +

The Longhorns' stint as an unranked team was likely short-lived after a convincing win against Oklahoma on Saturday. Texas went on a 20-0 run in the second half, solidifying a 23-6 win. - AP College Football

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RB Quintrevion Wisner, Florida State
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09/22/25 - Micahi Danzy, rFr/2029, Florida State, 6-1, 189 (DS#3 WR) + More +

WEEK 4 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Micahi Danzy, WR, R-Fr., Florida State (Tallahassee, Florida),...Had just three touches versus Kent State - 47-yard reception, 65-yard reception and 64-yard touchdown run...All of his 176 yards came in the first quarter in the blowout win...His touchdown run was his third in 2025, each longer than the last - 32 vs. Alabama, 53 vs. ETAMU and 64 vs. Kent State...His 47 and 65-yard receptions were the longest of his career...Recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game...He is averaging 33.2 yards per touch (four catches for 126 yards; five rushes for 173 yards) on the season. - ACC Football

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WR Micahi Danzy, Florida State
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09/20/25 - Thomas Castellanos, Sr/2026, Florida State, 5-10, 201 (DS#36 QB) + More +

Tommy Castellanos passed for 205 yards and had two of No. 7 Florida State's eight rushing touchdowns in a 66-10 rout of Kent State on Saturday. Gavin Sawchuk had 11 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns as the Seminoles (3-0) ran for a single-game school record 498 yards and surpassed last season's win total. Florida State had as many touchdowns against Kent State as it did in 12 games in 2024.

Castellanos left in the second quarter with an apparent ankle injury, but he ran down the sideline in the third quarter. With the Seminoles in front 45-7, Castellanos did not play in the second half. Micahi Danzy had a 64-yard touchdown run and added receptions of 65 yards and 47 yards. The redshirt freshman now has three touchdowns in three games. The Golden Flashes' Dru DeShields completed 9 of 18 passes for 129 yards and had a 75-yard touchdown pass to Da'Shawn Martin. - Florida State/AP College Football

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QB Thomas Castellanos, Florida State
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09/08/25 - Duce Robinson, Jr/2027, Florida State, 6-5, 223 (DS#2 WR) + More +

WEEK 2 ACC RECEIVER OF THE WEEK: Duce Robinson, Jr., WR, Florida State (Phoenix, Arizona),...Posted a career-high 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Florida State's rout of East Texas A&M. ..Marked his first career multi-touchdown game...Hauled in an 82-yard touchdown reception - the longest by a Seminole since 2019...Recorded 160 of his 173 receiving yards in the first quarter, setting a school record. - ACC Football

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WR Duce Robinson, Florida State
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09/08/25 - Adrian Medley, rSr/2026, Florida State, 6-5, 309 (DS#108 OG) + More +

WEEK 2 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Adrian Medley, R-Sr., RG, Florida State (Pensacola, Florida),...Was the highest-graded offensive lineman in Florida State's 77-3 win over East Texas A&M. ..Responsible for four blocks that led to a first down or touchdown...The Seminoles' offense set a school record with 10.27 yards per play...Paved the way for 368 passing yards and 361 rushing yards - the Seminoles' first 350-350 game since 1995...Florida State scored touchdowns on 11 of its 12 possessions, including all seven in the first half with Medley on the field. - ACC Football

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OG Adrian Medley, Florida State
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09/07/25 - Thomas Castellanos, Sr/2026, Florida State, 5-10, 201 (DS#36 QB) + More +

WEEK 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Boston College transfer Tommy Castellanos was 9-of-14 passing for 152 yards and he rushed for a team-best 78 yards and a TD on 16 carries in Florida State's 31-17 win over Alabama; TCU's Josh Hoover was 27 of 36 for 284 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-14 win at North Carolina; Georgia Tech's Haynes King rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns, including the winning 45-yarder late in the game, and passed for 143 yards in a 27-20 win at Colorado; Miami DL Reuben Bain Jr., who dominated the line of scrimmage in a come-from-behind 27-24 win over Notre Dame, made six tackles and in the fourth quarter had his first career interception. - AP College football

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QB Thomas Castellanos, Florida State
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09/06/25 - Duce Robinson, Jr/2027, Florida State, 6-5, 223 (DS#2 WR) + More +

Tommy Castellanos passed for 237 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Duce Robinson, as No. 14 Florida State routed East Texas A&M 77-3 on Saturday. FSU (2-0) scored on 10 straight drives to open the game and finished with its most points in the Mike Norvell era. The Seminoles' six passing TDs is their most in a game since 2011. Gavin Sawchuk had three touchdowns, including a 53-yard catch-and-run on fourth down that was his first career receiving TD. The Oklahoma transfer also had a pair of 1-yard scoring runs as the Seminoles piled up 361 rushing yards, averaging 7.1 yards per carry.

Robinson had four catches for 160 yards in the first 15 minutes, the most receiving yards by a Florida State player in a quarter in program history. Robinson finished with five catches for 173 yards and two scores, including an impressive one-handed snag. Earl Little Jr. and Jerry Wilson each had interceptions in the first half that led to Florida State touchdowns. - Florida State/AP College Football

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WR Duce Robinson, Florida State
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09/02/25 - Luke Petitbon, rSr/2026, Florida State, 6-2, 310 (DS#15 C) + More +

WEEK 1 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Luke Petitbon, R-Sr., C, Florida State (Annapolis, Maryland),...Started and played all 63 snaps in Florida State's 31-17 win over No. 8 Alabama...The Seminoles did not allow a sack for the first time since September 2023...The Seminoles ran for 230 yards and four touchdowns, their most against a ranked opponent since 2012...Credited with seven knockdown blocks and seven blocks that led to either a first down or touchdown...Received an 85% job grade and 96% effort grade against the Crimson Tide. - Atlantic Coast Conference

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C Luke Petitbon, Florida State
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09/01/25 - Ethan Pritchard, Fr/2029, Florida State, 6-2, 224 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

A Florida State linebacker is in critical but stable condition after being shot while visiting family, the Seminoles said Monday. Ethan Pritchard, a 6-foot-2, 224-pound freshman from Sanford, was in intensive care at a Tallahassee-area hospital. He was shot Sunday evening while inside a vehicle outside apartments in Havana, according to the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office. "The Pritchard family is thankful for the support from so many people, as well as the care from first responders and medical professionals, and asks that their privacy be respected at this time," FSU said in a statement. "Further updates will be provided as they are available." Pritchard did not play in Florida State's season opener, a 31-17 victory Saturday over No. 8 Alabama in Tallahassee. - AP College Football

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OLB Ethan Pritchard, Florida State
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08/30/25 - Thomas Castellanos, Sr/2026, Florida State, 5-10, 201 (DS#36 QB) + More +

New quarterback Tommy Castellanos led a punishing rushing attack for Florida State with 78 yards and a touchdown as the Seminoles stunned No. 8 Alabama 31-17 on Saturday, ending the Crimson Tide's streak of 23 straight wins in season openers. Coming off a 2-10 season, Florida State handed a crushing setback to Alabama, which was viewed as a College Football Playoff contender under second-year coach Kalen DeBoer. Students and fans swarmed the field at Doak Campbell Stadium to celebrate the upset by the Seminoles, who were 13 1/2-point underdogs according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Under new offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn - who spent eight seasons as Auburn's head coach - Florida State was physical from the start, finishing with 230 rushing yards and averaging 4.7 yards per carry. The Seminoles averaged just 89.9 yards during their disastrous 2024 season.

The Crimson Tide had not dropped a season opener since losing 20-17 to UCLA in 2001 under Dennis Franchione, and this defeat will ratchet up the pressure on DeBoer from the demanding Tuscaloosa faithful. His predecessor, Nick Saban, led Alabama to six national titles. DeBoer fell to 6-4 against unranked teams at Alabama; Saban went 124-4 in such games. Alabama couldn't solve Florida State's defense, finishing with 87 rushing yards on 29 carries. Florida State halted Alabama three times on fourth down, the final time coming with 5:39 to go. Castellanos, a Boston College transfer, had 16 carries while no one else had more than seven rushing attempts for the Seminoles. He also completed 9 of 14 passes for 152 yards as Florida State defeated its first ranked opponent since knocking off No. 19 Louisville in the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Micahi Danzy, Caziah Holmes and Gavin Sawchuk also had rushing touchdowns for Florida State. - Florida State/AP College Football

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QB Thomas Castellanos, Florida State
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