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Florida State announces multiple coaching changes after loss to Notre Dame
By Sydney Hunte
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Florida State fell to 1-9 after a 52-3 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday. The Seminoles were no match for the Fighting Irish, who improved to 8-1.
On Sunday, the program announced multiple changes to Mike Norvell’s coaching staff. Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Alex Atkins, defensive coordinator Adam Fuller, and wide receivers coach Ron Dugans have all parted ways with the Seminoles.
“I appreciate the work these three men have provided over the last five years with me at Florida State,” Norvell said in a statement. “Unfortunately, we have not upheld the Florida State standard with our results on the field this season. I did not make any of these decisions lightly, but I felt changes needed to be made to elevate our program back to where we all desire it to be.”
The Seminoles were a preseason Top 10 team, but opened their campaign with a heartbreaking last-second loss to Georgia Tech in Dublin.
That turned out to be the tip of the iceberg as 2024 has been nothing short of a disaster in Tallahassee. The Seminoles currently rank at the bottom of the ACC in every major offensive category, a complete 180 from the team that won a conference championship behind the play of Jordan Travis in 2023.
Florida State hosts Charleston Southern next before ending a dismal season against Florida.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
