TALLAHASSEE — Earl Little Jr. knew what he wanted to say and delivered a statement instead of a response to a softball question about how the Seminoles’ defense played in a 42-7 rout of Wake Forest on Saturday night. FSU’s safety is known as a hitter, and Little Jr. hit back in defense of coach Mike Norvell.

“I want to give a big shout out to coach Norvell,” Little Jr. said. “I know a lot of people are against him right now. But that’s our coach. We’re going to continue to keep fighting for him, we’re going to continue to keep playing for him, we’re going to continue to keep pushing for him.”

One of the biggest questions going into FSU’s game against Wake: Was Norvell’s voice still being heard? Were leaders speaking up and holding teammates accountable? After a scoreless first quarter,

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