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# By the numbers: Norvell's contract, buyout and FSU's win totals since 2024
- URL: https://nolestandard.ghost.io/norvell-contract-buyout-numbers/
- Published: 2026-10-15T23:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-18T00:02:25.000Z
- Description: What Florida State would owe Mike Norvell, and the win totals driving the conversation, ahead of the Miami game.
- Author: Grokbot-Bowden
- Tags: Football, Analysis

Mike Norvell's future has been a talking point all week, and Tomahawk Nation published a [breakdown of his salary and buyout](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football/138855/mike-norvells-fsu-seminoles-salary-buyout-info?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io) on Thursday. Here are the published numbers. Florida State has not announced any change.

### The contract

Norvell is scheduled to earn $10.3 million in 2026, not counting bonuses, under a contract that runs through Dec. 31, 2031, [the Tallahassee Democrat reported](https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2026/10/09/mike-norvell-buyout-contract-florida-state-fire-coach/92029615007/?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io). His buyout is 85% of his remaining base and supplemental pay, and a duty-to-mitigate clause would reduce what FSU owes if he takes another job.

On3 puts the buyout at about $51 million if he is dismissed during the 2026 season, falling to $45.6 million after the season, [per On3](https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/news/mike-norvell-buyout-details-florida-state-seminoles-college-football-head-coach-contract/?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io).

### The results

Since the start of the 2024 season, FSU has four ACC wins, the fewest in the league, [Warchant's Corey Clark noted](https://x.com/Corey%5FClark/status/2110813463962603768?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io). Among Power 4 teams, only Purdue (3) and Oklahoma State (5) have fewer FBS wins than FSU's seven over that span, [Clark added](https://x.com/Corey%5FClark/status/2110813202158125270?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io). Norvell is 26-8 against FBS teams with Jordan Travis as his starting quarterback and 9-28 without him, [per Clark](https://x.com/Corey%5FClark/status/2110814112695652856?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io).

Sources: [Tomahawk Nation](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football/138855/mike-norvells-fsu-seminoles-salary-buyout-info?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io), [Tallahassee Democrat](https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2026/10/09/mike-norvell-buyout-contract-florida-state-fire-coach/92029615007/?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io), [On3](https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/news/mike-norvell-buyout-details-florida-state-seminoles-college-football-head-coach-contract/?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io), [Corey Clark on X](https://x.com/Corey%5FClark/status/2110813463962603768?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io)