Florida State athletic director Michael Alford said Monday he is “fully committed” to helping coach Mike Norvell and his team “strongly rebound in the coming weeks.”

But Alford also noted that “a comprehensive assessment of the football program” will be completed at the end of the season.

Alford’s statement came two days after a 20-13 loss at Stanford in which Norvell got into a heated exchange with defensive back Edwin Joseph on the sideline. The two had to be separated.

Florida State (3-4, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) has dropped four consecutive games after starting the season 3-0. Shocking then-No. 8 Alabama in the opener looked like a turning point for Norvell after last year’s 2-10 debacle.

But it now appears to be among the biggest flukes in the college football season, wi

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