Mike Norvell praises Florida State's progress through camp, excited to get season underway

Mike Norvell likes what he’s seen from the Florida State Seminoles in advance of the 2022 season.

Speaking with the media, the Seminoles coach praised his team’s progress through camp, and stated how excited he is to get the season underway.

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“Excited that we are here at game week. A lot of hard work that’s gone in. As I told the team yesterday, back to last December, really. We were able to sign a class, come in in January — 23 newcomers that entered the program in January. Was able to really be very progressive. What we did, seeing the team come together. Try to establish an identity throughout spring practice and that carried over into the summer. I had a couple new additions. Really, the overall development of our football team. I’m proud of the work they put in,” stated Norvell. “As we went through fall camp, and it was a strenuous fall camp. The workload, I try to track things from year to year and over the three year period of time that we’ve been able to see that output in a fall camp, it was by far the best player load, the highest velocity and top speeds, just as an overall average of a football team.

“Our explosive movements, change of direction — I mean, we blew it out of the water from years past. I love the competitiveness that I saw from our team. Really excited about the opportunity that’s ahead. As we get into Week 1, just so grateful for the opportunity to be able to kick it off here at home at Doak-Campbell Stadium in front of our home crowd. It’s going to be a wonderful experience for our players, coaches, all the families and just excited for our fan base to be here on this opening weekend of college football.”

While Norvell can’t wait for the games to count, he’s reminding his team that the focus remains the same as it always has.

“I told our players this as we jumped into this week, the focus does not change. The focus is still on our improvement every single day,” added Norvell. “Building that consistency, having an opportunity to go and compete to be the best us come Saturday. I’m excited about the work they’ve put in, and really grateful to be able to coach this team.

“Looking forward to Saturday night, and seeing them go out and execute and play this game that we all love.”

Mike Norvell is hoping to have his best season since taking over the Seminoles, and it’s evident he believes his team is ready to do just that.