For many, there’s no need to waste time on an exhaustive post-mortem of the 2024 season. Seminoles want and deserve quick action.

Cue the bugle, and the burial. Somewhere in the subconscious of Seminole fans, the mournful notes of taps resonated as Norvell’s words tailed off. The slow death of the program’s worst season in a half-century finally reached its benediction on a raw November night before 55,107 fans.

Florida State football coach Mike Norvell is set to hire Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White for the same role.

Since the BCS was created and the history of this, there’s never been an undefeated Power 5 team that was denied an opportunity to play for a national championship over a one-loss team.”