Part of the reason why this news was so significant to Noles fans is because Alford was the man who gave head coach Mike Norvell his now infamous contract extension, making him practically unfireable from a monetary perspective.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Florida State Vice President and director of athletics Michael Alford stands on the sideline before a college football game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida State Seminoles on Oct.4, 2025, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.
(Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)While that buyout still looms over the university and its boosters, the Florida State faithful may have gotten a small bit of news that their master plan of moving on from coach Norvell is in motion.FLORIDA STATE FANS PINING FOR JIMBO FISHER'S RETURN ARE LIVING IN THE PAST, NOT IN REALITYA video has surfaced on social media of a Seminole fan driving past what appears to be Norvell's house with a special vehicle parked in the front driveway.A moving truck? Say it isn't so!It's not just those crazy conspiracy theorists on X that are spreading this rumor, though, as the moving truck video has gained traction on FSU's subreddit.So, is this it?COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES ON HOT SEAT: BILL BELICHICK, MIKE NORVELL AND OTHERS FACING MAKE-OR-BREAK 2026Have the Florida State boosters finally scratched together enough dough to send Norvell packing?I hate to burst everyone's bubble in Tallahassee, but the vast majority of college football fans not wearing their garnet and gold tin foil hats all seem to agree that's a delivery truck.Head Coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles looks on before a game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Nov.29, 2025.
(Getty Images)Not only is Norvell not going anywhere, but it looks ...