After a 20–13 loss at Stanford, Florida State sits 0-4 in ACC play, facing a nine-game conference skid amid penalties, stalled red-zone drives and identity questions.

Florida State football is sticking with head coach Mike Norvell, for now. Here are his contract details and buyout information.

Penn State has some company in a miserable category this week, as the Nittany Lions are no longer the only former top-10 team ranked in the Bottom 25. Florida State is in the same boat after a 20-13 loss at Stanford marked its fourth straight defeat.

CBS Sports' College Football Insiders reported that frustrations in the Florida State locker room are boiling over during the Seminoles' four-game losing streak.

Earlier this month, Florida State extended a scholarship to three-star running back Qwantavius Wiggins when he took a trip to the Pittsburgh game. Though he's been committed to FIU since June, Wiggins has seen his stock grow with a strong start to the fall.

But now things are at a scalding temperature. In the early hours of Sunday morning, on the East Coast at least, Florida State lost 20-13 to lowly Stanford, a game the Seminoles were favored to win by 17.5 points.

Several college football coaches, even the Clemson Tigers' Dabo Swinney, are on the chopping block more than halfway through the 2025 season.

Optimism was returning to the program following an upset victory against Alabama. Everything has come screeching to a halt since ACC play kicked off. Florida State has lost nine consecutive conference games. READ MORE: FSU athletic director makes stunning statement on Mike Norvell’s future