Florida State Slumps to 8-17 Since 2024 as Jordan Travis's Exit Reframes Mike Norvell's Rise
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 31
Florida State Slumps to 8-17 Since 2024 as Jordan Travis's Exit Reframes Mike Norvell's Rise
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 31
Summary
Florida State’s 17-point Week 0 win over New Mexico State intensified scrutiny of Mike Norvell, whose record has fallen to 8-17 since the start of 2024 after a 23-4 run in 2022-23.
Jordan Travis has become the focal point of that debate because the Seminoles’ offense averaged 38.8 points per game before his 2023 season-ending injury and just 14.3 afterward.
That drop fed the view that Travis masked deeper problems in Norvell’s program, extending plays and elevating rosters that also sent talents like Jared Verse, Braden Fiske and Keon Coleman to the NFL.
The contrast is stark in the records: Travis and Norvell went 29-10 together, while Norvell’s overall Florida State mark stands at 39-34, underscoring how much the quarterback’s departure reshaped perceptions of the coach.