- Mike Norvell has +200 odds to be the first college football head coach fired this season.
- Florida State beat New Mexico State 34-17 in Week 0.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Yes, Florida State came away with a win in Week 0. The only issue is that the Seminoles were dominated on the line of scrimmage and were in a dogfight against New Mexico State.
With the horrible-looking win, college football prop betting sites have Mike Norvell favored to be the first head coach fired this season. He sits ahead of the rest of the field with +200 odds of being let go first.
First College Football Head Coach Fired 2026
- Mike Norvell (FSU) +200
- Mike Locksley (Maryland) +500
- Bill Belichick (UNC) +600
- Dave Aranda (Baylor) +800
- Luke Fickell (Wisconsin) +900
Are The Seminoles Headed For A Nightmare Season?
If Week 0 against New Mexico State is any indication as to how this season will go for Florida State, this could very well be a repeat of the 2024 2-10 season. Before getting into the numbers, New Mexico State was ranked the second-worst offense in Conference USA last season (21.6 points) and had a -6 point differential for the year as a whole.
Now knowing that, Florida State allowed 272 passing yards for two touchdowns, both of which were 30+ yard deep balls. On the line, New Mexico State’s front seven terrorized the Seminoles offensive line in what was an awful showing. Ashton Daniels was constantly rolling out and was eventually sacked and threw an interception. Daniels was brought in by Norvell to replace Tommy Castellanos and got off to a slow start, going 17/27 for 202 yards, one passing TD, and one rushing TD at a 59.5 QBR.
Florida State was a 31.5-point favorite going into the game and did not live up to the expectation at all. The Seminoles are now a 3.5-point underdog at home on Labor Day against SMU. If Norvell puts up a similar or worse showing against SMU, these odds on Florida prop betting sites could cash sooner rather than later.
