On the last episode of “As The Florida State Seminoles Turn,” FSU had just fired their athletic director, Michael Alford.
Part of the reason why this news was so significant to Noles fans is because Alford was the man who gave head coach Mike Norvell his now infamous contract extension, making him practically unfireable from a monetary perspective.
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Florida State Vice President and director of athletics Michael Alford stands on the sideline before a college football game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida State Seminoles on Oct. 4, 2025, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
While that buyout still looms over the university and its boosters, the Florida State faithful may have gotten a small bit of news that their master plan of moving on from coach Norvell is in motion.
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A video has surfaced on social media of a Seminole fan driving past what appears to be Norvell’s house with a special vehicle parked in the front driveway.
A moving truck? Say it isn’t so!
It’s not just those crazy conspiracy theorists on X that are spreading this rumor, though, as the moving truck video has gained traction on FSU’s subreddit.
So, is this it?
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Have the Florida State boosters finally scratched together enough dough to send Norvell packing?
I hate to burst everyone’s bubble in Tallahassee, but the vast majority of college football fans not wearing their garnet and gold tin foil hats all seem to agree that’s a delivery truck.
Head Coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles looks on before a game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Nov. 29, 2025. (Getty Images)
Not only is Norvell not going anywhere, but it looks like he’s making himself even more comfortable in his current digs.
And if you don’t believe me, take Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger’s word for it, as he is apparently being told that the Seminole brass still isn’t comfortable paying their head coach’s nearly $50 million buyout.
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Do they really like the coach, or do they really like not having to fork over 50 large to have to pay out his contract and then put together a search committee?
So, it sounds like a false alarm from the Florida panhandle as of right now.
No, Mike Norvell isn’t moving in broad daylight in the middle of the week without a formal announcement coming down.
Head Coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles stands on the field before a game against the SMU Mustangs at Doak S. Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field in Tallahassee, Fla., on Sept. 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
Sorry, Noles fans.
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It sounds like you’ll have to wait a little longer to move on from the Norvell era, much to your chagrin and much to the glee of all of your rivals.