FSU Football’s 2025 success hinges on this Mike Norvell offseason hire
Florida State is entering a pivotal point in head coach Mike Norvell's tenure as the Seminoles look to rebuild an ACC Championship-caliber team. Coming off of a 2-10 2024 season that most fans would like to forget, the 2025 FSU Football team will give a glimpse into what to expect in the years...
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Chip Lindsey, OC, Michigan
Lindsey had an up-and-down two years at North Carolina. In 2023, his first year as offensive coordinator with the Tar Heels, he inherited talented quarterback Drake Maye and, as such, engineered the ACC's top passing offense. Maye led the conference in yards passing (3,608) and ranked second in touchdowns through the air (24), and was selected third overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Lindsey and the Tar Heels struggled to identify an adequate successor for Maye. Subsequently, the Tar Heels' passing production fell off a cliff. North Carolina only produced 224.4 yards passing per game last season -- fifth-worst in the ACC -- and neither of the two quarterbacks that saw meaningful playing time broke the 3,000-yard mark. Even so, Lindsey does have at least part of Maye's development on his résumé, and North Carolina's rushing offense was consistently effective under Lindsey, which means he'll fit Michigan's ground-and-pound philosophy well. How he develops Michigan's quarterbacks, including blue-chip freshman Bryce Underwood, will determine whether the Wolverines return to Big Ten contention.
Gus Malzahn, OC, Florida State
Malzahn hasn't been an offensive coordinator since 2011 and UCF's offense never quite hit its stride during Malzahn's tenure, though a lot of that was due to a rough adjustment to the Power Four level from 2023-24. Still, Florida State's offense was abysmal in its first year without longtime starting quarterback Jordan Travis, and it was a huge reason why the Seminoles plummeted to 2-10 in 2024. Mike Norvell is hoping that he'll get the Malzahn that developed dynamic playmakers like Cam Newton and Nick Marshall at Auburn, especially as the Seminoles search for an answer at quarterback.