Mike Norvell

Mike Norvell is the head football coach at Florida State University. Norvell built a reputation as one of the top rising coaches in the country during a four-year tenure at Memphis. He led the Tigers to at least eight wins a season and finished ranked in the top 25 twice. In his final campaign, Norvell's team finished 12-1, won the American Athletic Conference and earned a spot in the Cotton Bowl. Prior to arriving at Memphis, Norvell was the offensive coordinator at Arizona State.  Over his four seasons his teams averaged 38.1 points per game, which ranked second in the Pac-12 during that span.  Norvell also became deputy head coach of the Sun Devils at the end of the 2013 season.  After his first full-time coaching role at Tulsa, he spent a year as the co-offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh.  Norvell held a variety of roles at Tulsa.  In his first year with the Golden Hurricane, he served as a graduate assistant and wide receivers coach.  Norvell was passing game coordinator for two seasons as well.  He began his coaching career at his alma mater as a graduate assistant at Central Arkansas in 2006.  Norvell played wide receiver at the school from 2001-2005 and set an all-time receptions record.