Florida State’s season took another ugly turn Friday night, and the blowout loss to Louisville quickly turned the conversation from the scoreboard to the sideline.
The Seminoles dropped to 3-3 after a 44-20 defeat, even after racing out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. From there, Louisville took control in the trenches and hammered Florida State with the run game. Isaac Brown was the difference-maker, piling up 235 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries as the Seminoles got shredded on the ground.
Afterward, Mike Norvell didn’t sugarcoat what happened.
“An extremely poor performance by us,” Norvell said after the loss. “We started the game well.
We jumped up 14-0, but too many missed opportunities. … Too many times, we didn’t show the detail, the discipline, the mental toughness that’s necessary on the road.
And it starts with me.”
That result pushed Norvell’s road losing streak at Florida State to 13 straight games, and the frustration around the program spilled over fast. Fans weren’t just calling for a coaching change; plenty of them were already floating Deion Sanders as the next man up.
“I have decided to boycott the 2026 Florida State Seminoles until Mike Norvell is fired,” one fan wrote on X.
“I would love for Deion to get the job at Florida State. Some people knock him as a coach, but I think he does what head coach’s should do, manage. It’s all about him getting the right coordinators,” a second fan commented.
“Would Florida State be desperate enough to try to bring Deion Sanders home?” a third fan asked.
“Boycott the next two Florida state home games. Mike norvell has to go.
Share if your in !!! no tickets no merch nothing.
An empty stadium will make the school make a choice,” another fan said.
The Sanders chatter isn’t hard to understand. Coach Prime has had a rough stretch at Colorado since Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders moved on to the NFL, but Florida State fans still remember what he meant to the program. Before becoming one of the greatest cornerbacks in NFL history, Sanders won the Jim Thorpe Award at Florida State, and his name still carries serious weight in Tallahassee.
The appeal is obvious: a big personality, a built-in connection to the school, and the kind of recruiter who could instantly juice the fan base. If Florida State were looking to swing big and lean into legacy, Sanders would be an eye-catching choice.
For now, though, Florida State is staying with Norvell.
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