Mike Norvell sets expectations for 2022 season

Through two seasons, including one impacted by the pandemic, things have been disappointing for Mike Norvell at Florida State. In his third season as the head man in Tallahassee, Norvell is already setting high expectations.

“We have great expectations,” said Mike Norvell. “The daily expectation with the season expectation is for us to go out there and be our best to improve daily, to go out there and not only be competitive, but to push to new limits of where we are and also where we’re going.”

“To see this team come together and to play as one. Those are the things that we’ve seen in laying that foundation this last year and to be able to see the growth, to see the confidence that our players have. I’m going to put no limits to what these guys can accomplish.”

To fix issues that the Seminoles have had, Mike Norvell has leaned heavily on the transfer portal. He’s hoping that those players will be able to fill gaps. The rest of the team is filled out by players Norvell recruited and developed. It’s a group that Norvell has a lot of confidence in.

“I’ve got an unbelievable amount of confidence in them,” Mike Norvell continued. “But ultimately, for us, it’s about us showing up every single day and going to perform and to execute at that level with an incredible level of consistency throughout that process. We have great expectations as a program.”

Through his first two seasons, Mike Norvell is just 8-13. Florida State fired his predecessor, Willie Taggart, part-way through his second season for going 9-12. The pressure is on Norvell and his players to win at Florida State and to win now.

“When you are at Florida State, that’s part of it. You don’t choose to come play at Florida State, you don’t choose to coach at Florida State unless you embrace that opportunity and embrace those expectations to go out there and play at an extremely high level on a day-in and day-out basis.”