Florida State President Richard McCullough and interim athletic director Bruce Warwick addressed the media Sunday evening after the university fired head coach Mike Norvell. McCullough said the decision came down to trajectory and results.
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Speaking about the next head coach, McCullough said, “This is just me speaking. I’m not the only person here, but it’s got to be a Florida State person.” Asked later whether he meant someone with FSU ties, he said, “I’m just talking about character and fit.”

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fsu-pr...05794.html

Should hire your AD first, just my advice to my Noles friends.

(11-01-2026 11:55 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Should hire your AD first, just my advice to my Noles friends.

Excellent advice. Reportedly that was the administrators’ plan and they appear to be staying with it.

https://tallahassee.com/story/sports/col...656482007/

Rick Stockstill, former Seminoles QB and 5th all-time scoring leader, is the Seminoles’ interim head coach.

Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Tim Harris Jr. will call plays.


Ernie Sims, new DC

Ernie Sims, former all-American linebacker at Florida State, will serve as defensive coordinator. He has been working on the staff as linebackers coach.

Assistant defensive backs coach Greg Moss will take over the coaching of safeties.

Florida State’s remaining 2026 schedule:

11.07 @Boston College

11.14 @Pittsburgh

11.21 NC State

11.28 Florida

Two early favorites for the Seminoles’ head coaching job?

According to Jonathan Adams of SI: Jimbo Fisher and Jake Dickert.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ex-95-...28067.html

Dickert showed even if you have less money ....as long as you spend it wisely......you can win.

Basically the opposite of what NCSU did.

Jake Dickert is having a great year with WF for sure, 2 good years with them actually, but he went only 23-20 @ Washington State. Can’t say he’s a sure thing. Through 5 1/2 seasons he is only 37-25. He seems to have figured some things out though at awake, going 14-5. If you’re going for a younger coach, why not look at Spencer Danielson. He’s 31-9 at Boise.

(11-02-2026 06:15 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Jake Dickert is having a great year with WF for sure, 2 good years with them actually, but he went only 23-20 @ Washington State. Can’t say he’s a sure thing. Through 5 1/2 seasons he is only 37-25. He seems to have figured some things out though at awake, going 14-5. If you’re going for a younger coach, why not look at Spencer Danielson. He’s 31-9 at Boise.

Some coaches are a better "fit" at private institutions than public ones.

Dave Clawson left Dickert a well stocked cabinet.

(11-02-2026 06:15 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Jake Dickert is having a great year with WF for sure, 2 good years with them actually, but he went only 23-20 @ Washington State. Can’t say he’s a sure thing. Through 5 1/2 seasons he is only 37-25. He seems to have figured some things out though at awake, going 14-5. If you’re going for a younger coach, why not look at Spencer Danielson. He’s 31-9 at Boise.

23-20 at Wazzu is good. Nobody will win there anymore.

Dickert is a good coach, and probably not a lifer like Clawson. He's already proven he can win in the ACC, which would be good news for Noles fans.

I'll give you Brian Hartline for free if you take Tim Beck with him.

Sounds like FSU has another suitor. Is it just one sided?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brian-...03502.html

FSU should hire Manny Diaz.

(11-03-2026 09:06 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Sounds like FSU has another suitor. Is it just one sided?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brian-...03502.html

I'd be shocked if FSU hired Brian Kelly OR Jimbo Fisher - too old.

(11-04-2026 09:36 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  FSU should hire Manny Diaz.

This is a possibility, especially since he's an alum (and coach of the reigning ACC champs)

(11-04-2026 02:58 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(11-03-2026 09:06 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Sounds like FSU has another suitor. Is it just one sided?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brian-...03502.html

I'd be shocked if FSU hired Brian Kelly OR Jimbo Fisher - too old.

(11-04-2026 09:36 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  FSU should hire Manny Diaz.

This is a possibility, especially since he's an alum (and coach of the reigning ACC champs)

Why not Franklin?

(11-04-2026 05:28 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(11-04-2026 02:58 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(11-03-2026 09:06 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Sounds like FSU has another suitor. Is it just one sided?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brian-...03502.html

I'd be shocked if FSU hired Brian Kelly OR Jimbo Fisher - too old.

(11-04-2026 09:36 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  FSU should hire Manny Diaz.

This is a possibility, especially since he's an alum (and coach of the reigning ACC champs)

Why not Franklin?

Seems to me that Franklin is at an ideal situation. He runs a program that has proven in the past that they can contend for national championships without the pressure of having to win big right now. VT will give him time to build his program. In my opinion, FSU will not. Besides, I would like for him to continue to coach in the ACC. If he goes to FSU and then FSU leaves the ACC, that would not be good.

Yea FSU needs to hire an AD first and let him get the lay of the land for a week or so. After that go after a HC. The former QB for the Noles who does radio and ESPN or one of the many sports outlets said a couple of names that are repeating Diaz and Dickert, but the 3rd one was Florida A&Ms HC. I think this would be an excellent or least intriguing pick which wouldn’t cost the program an arm and leg to do. I can not think of the guys name, but least it wasn’t names of HCs that are going to cost FSU more money to hire.

(11-04-2026 05:28 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(11-04-2026 02:58 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(11-03-2026 09:06 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Sounds like FSU has another suitor. Is it just one sided?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brian-...03502.html

I'd be shocked if FSU hired Brian Kelly OR Jimbo Fisher - too old.

(11-04-2026 09:36 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  FSU should hire Manny Diaz.

This is a possibility, especially since he's an alum (and coach of the reigning ACC champs)

Why not Franklin?

Mutual interest existed last year. By all reports James Franklin contacted Florida State and gave them a shot before taking the job at Virginia Tech.
(Another reason boosters close to the program have been so done with Mike Norvell.)

I don’t think it happens now because, even if he wanted to switch (VT is a good job), James Franklin is not that kind of guy. He made a commitment to the Hokies and that is where he coaches now. He isn’t running off somewhere else after getting hopes up for one year.

He’s a class act who views a university as an extended family of sorts. It’s exactly the attitude FSU traditionally respects, likes, and wants in its own staff. But for precisely that reason he is probably not on the board this time.

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(11-04-2026 02:58 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(11-03-2026 09:06 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Sounds like FSU has another suitor. Is it just one sided?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brian-...03502.html

I'd be shocked if FSU hired Brian Kelly OR Jimbo Fisher - too old.

(11-04-2026 09:36 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  FSU should hire Manny Diaz.

This is a possibility, especially since he's an alum (and coach of the reigning ACC champs)

If they wanted an alumni and a hall of fame coach as well, I hear that Mack Brown is available.

Bring back Lee Corso as the figure head. Think of all that Gameday exposure.