BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Jimbo Fisher, who won a national championship at Florida State in 2013, still believes Mike Norvell is a good coach amidst a four-game losing streak that has cranked up the hot seat talk in Tallahassee.

Florida State athletic director Michael Alford issued a vote of confidence in Norvell on Monday morning, saying "we are fully committed to helping Coach Norvell and the 2025 Seminoles strongly rebound in the coming weeks." Alford said a "comprehensive assessment" of the program would be conducted at the conclusion of the season.

That came off as an attempt to tamp down the considerable smoke Sunday that Norvell's job security could be in question after a 20-13 loss to Stanford as influential boosters expressed displeasure with the program's current trajector

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