Deion Sanders has transitioned from one of the most electrifying players in the NFL to one of the hottest head coaches in college football seamlessly.
With three games left in the regular season, “Coach Prime” has the Colorado Buffaloes in contention for the College Football Playoff with a (7-2) record. Sanders inherited a Colorado program last season that had won just a single game in 2022, and while the Buffaloes only won four games in 2023, they suddenly became one of the most polarizing stories in all of college football.
Coach Prime tapped into the transfer portal this offseason, overhauled the roster, and just like that, Colorado has a legitimate shot of making the College Football Playoff.
On the other side of the country, Mike Norvell and the Florida State Seminoles — where Sanders dominated under head coach Bobby Bowden in the late 80’s — are falling off a cliff.
Norvell looked like he had Florida State trending in the right direction, and after a (13-1) finish last season, the Seminoles entered the 2024 campaign with legitimate national championship aspirations.
But with three games left in the college football regular season, Norvell’s team has been beyond bad. The Seminoles currently have a (1-9) overall record. They rank dead last of the 134 FBS college football teams with 13.3 points per game. On the defensive side of the ball, they can’t stop the run or pass, and have forced just three turnovers on the season.
On Sunday, Norvell cleaned house, firing both coordinators and other key assistants. While it seems like the FSU brass is preparing to give Norvell another season to right the ship, one ESPN analyst believes there’s a scenario where Sanders comes back to Tallahassee and takes over as the Florida State head coach.
With three games left in the regular season, “Coach Prime” has the Colorado Buffaloes in contention for the College Football Playoff with a (7-2) record. Sanders inherited a Colorado program last season that had won just a single game in 2022, and while the Buffaloes only won four games in 2023, they suddenly became one of the most polarizing stories in all of college football.
Coach Prime tapped into the transfer portal this offseason, overhauled the roster, and just like that, Colorado has a legitimate shot of making the College Football Playoff.
On the other side of the country, Mike Norvell and the Florida State Seminoles — where Sanders dominated under head coach Bobby Bowden in the late 80’s — are falling off a cliff.
Norvell looked like he had Florida State trending in the right direction, and after a (13-1) finish last season, the Seminoles entered the 2024 campaign with legitimate national championship aspirations.
But with three games left in the college football regular season, Norvell’s team has been beyond bad. The Seminoles currently have a (1-9) overall record. They rank dead last of the 134 FBS college football teams with 13.3 points per game. On the defensive side of the ball, they can’t stop the run or pass, and have forced just three turnovers on the season.
On Sunday, Norvell cleaned house, firing both coordinators and other key assistants. While it seems like the FSU brass is preparing to give Norvell another season to right the ship, one ESPN analyst believes there’s a scenario where Sanders comes back to Tallahassee and takes over as the Florida State head coach.
