Florida State and Mike Norvell have agreed to a restructured contract that includes the football coach contributing $4.5 million of his 2025 salary to help launch a fundraising campaign amid the sport's changing financial landscape.

News and notables from Wednesday's early football national signing day.

Wednesday marks the first of the three-day early signing period for high school football players. Athletes can sign national letters of intent through Friday with their college program of choice.

Baker Mayfield is hoping the NCAA doesn’t outlaw flag planting.

David Waters recaps Florida's 31-11 victory over Florida State and Tavaris Dice's decision to flip his commitment from Auburn to Florida.

Florida headed to Tallahassee for its season-ending rivalry game against Florida State and came home with a 31-11 romp. News4JAX photographer Jacob Simons captured the game in this photo gallery.

It was flag day in college football.

Montrell Johnson ran for 99 yards, including a touchdown, and Florida recovered five fumbles in a 31-11 win over Florida State on Saturday.

Gus Malzahn is resigning as Central Florida’s head coach to become Florida State’s offensive coordinator.

Luke Kromenhoek threw for 209 yards and tossed three touchdown passes as Florida State halted a six-game losing streak and routed Charleston Southern 41-7.

Florida State's current recruiting class is shaping up to be as much of a debacle as anything that’s happened on the field for the Seminoles over the past three months.

No. 20 Florida and under-investigation-coach Todd Golden are about to get a feel for what to expect on the road this season.

Elite 11 quarterback Tramell Jones broke off his long-time commitment to Florida State on Thursday, the latest jolt for the Seminoles in a miserable season.

Florida State coach Mike Norvell fired his offensive and defensive coordinators one day after a 52-3 loss at then-No. 10 Notre Dame.

Worst day ever.

Miami has climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, its highest ranking since 2017.

Mark Fletcher Jr. never considered not playing in Miami’s rivalry game against Florida State, for the simple reason that his father would have wanted him out there.

Clemson added to the woes of Florida State on Saturday night, beating the Seminoles 29-13. Photographer Jacob Simons captured the game in this photo gallery.

Cade Klubnik had 235 passing yards and threw touchdown passes to Antonio Williams and T.

Two major weather systems are bringing heavy rain, high winds and more to Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on one side and the Caribbean on the other.

Ja’Khi Douglas had a 36-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter and Florida State defeated Cal 14-9 on Saturday in the Bears’ first Atlantic Coast Conference game.

Atlantic Coast Conference leaders are discussing new ways of divvying up media rights revenue that could potentially resolve legal disputes with Florida State and Clemson.

Few expected Florida State to run the table again in the Atlantic Coast Conference and coast into the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff.

Seth Henigan threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns — the 40th straight game he has tossed a TD pass — as Memphis beat Florida State 20-12 on Saturday.

Florida State has asked a judge to decide key parts of its lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference without a trial, hoping for a quicker resolution and path to a possible exit from the league.

Florida State has fallen out of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after starting the season 0-2.

Treshaun Ward totaled 138 offensive yards, including a 13-yard touchdown reception, against his former team as Boston College stunned No. 10 Florida State 28-13.

A prominent advocacy group for college athletes says it opposes a settlement agreement of federal antitrust lawsuits facing the NCAA and major college conferences.

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis said a controversial proposal by his administration to develop golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels at state parks is “going back to the drawing board.”.

Riders in Jacksonville’s Brooklyn area have a new travel option when making a lunch stop.

Aidan Birr made a 44-yard field goal as time expired and Georgia Tech upset No. 10 Florida State 24-21 in the first major college football game of the season.

Missouri and Tennessee typically aren’t confused for Georgia and Ohio State when it comes to college football’s powers.

It’s almost time.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney generally has passed on deep dives into the transfer portal for recruits.

More than 100 players who played high school football locally or list the area as their hometown are in the new EA Sports College Football 25 video game.

Four players who played high school baseball in the area were selected during the three days of the Major League Baseball draft.

Tennessee will play in the College World Series finals for the first time in the modern era after it knocked out Florida State with a 7-2 victory to win its bracket.

Jarrian Jones appreciates the comparisons to former Florida State defensive stars, but he wants to make one thing clear. Jones is unique, a 1 of 1 and aims to make his own path in the NFL with the Jaguars. Just how unique is the rookie cornerback? Jones may be in his own echelon when it comes to that.

Jaime Ferrer hit two homers, Carson Dorsey turned in a third straight strong start, and Florida State stayed alive in the College World Series with a 7-3 win over Virginia.

The College World Series opens Friday at Charles Schwab Field and, for the first time since the event expanded to eight teams in 1950, only two conferences will be represented on the college game’s biggest stage.

The NCAA baseball tournament moves to the best-of-three super regionals this weekend.

The College Football Playoff snub of unbeaten Florida State is still a fresh wound for the entire Atlantic Coast Conference.

Former Florida State quarterback Marcus Outzen, who started in the first BCS national championship game against Tennessee in 1999, died on Tuesday in Tampa, according to Tallahassee Democrat and multiple media reports.

Florida State held its annual Garnet and Gold spring football game on Saturday. Photographer Jacob Simons captured the day in this photo gallery.

The Atlantic Coast Conference and Florida State squared off in a courtroom for the first time Friday, following the member school’s push to exit the conference for a more lucrative landing spot elsewhere.

Clemson has filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference in a South Carolina court.

No. 4 North Carolina rolled into the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals by routing Florida State 92-67.

The Jackson basketball team chased a championship down to the wire but fell in heartbreaking fashion on Saturday in Lakeland.

The NFL announced its list of players invited to the combine on Tuesday, with quite a few names local fans will remember.

Lawmakers in Tallahassee are looking at repealing a law over who can sue for pain and suffering when a loved one is killed due to medical negligence, and how much the court can award in such cases.

College basketball road games have always been difficult to win.

Mike Martin, Florida State’s longtime baseball coach and the winningest coach in college baseball history, died on Thursday. Martin was 79.

Kansas State has its best ranking in 21 years after the Wildcats moved up to fourth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

Ally Sentnor of North Carolina was the No. 1 overall selection in the National Women’s Soccer League draft on Friday night, and her teammate Savy King was picked second.

Florida State and coach Mike Norvell have agreed to a new eight-year deal that will pay him more than $10 million per year, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

Florida State’s football program is facing significant penalties after an assistant coach was found to have facilitated contact between a transfer player and a booster that included an offer to pay that player $15,000 a month if he signed with the Seminoles.

Florida State went from among the top four teams in the College Football Playoff rankings in the final week of the regular season to a 63-3 blowout loss to No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl.

Carson Beck passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns, backup QB Gunnar Stockton passed for two more scores and No. 6 Georgia routed previously undefeated and fourth-ranked Florida State 63-3 in the Orange Bowl in a matchup of teams missing out on the College Football Playoff.

It's Georgia against shorthanded Florida State in the Orange Bowl on Saturday afternoon.

Florida State quarterback Tate Rodemaker will not play in the Orange Bowl, a school spokesperson confirmed on Monday.

Georgia is adding a big weapon to its backfield at the expense of its biggest rival.

Florida State has sued the Atlantic Coast Conference, challenging a contract that binds the school to the league for the next 12 years.

Florida State will hold a board of trustees meeting Friday and The Associated Press has confirmed that the future of the athletic department and its affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference will be discussed.

The Georgia Bulldogs are getting ready for a bowl game, which is standard routine at this time of year.

Florida State will hold a board of trustees meeting Friday and The Associated Press has confirmed that the future of the athletic department and its affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference will be discussed.

In a step toward a potential lawsuit, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Tuesday demanded wide-ranging information from the College Football Playoff Selection Committee about Florida State University’s exclusion from the upcoming four-team playoff.

Lauren Betts had 22 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 2 UCLA beat 20th-ranked Florida State 95-78 on Sunday at the Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase.

Florida running back Trevor Etienne, who led the Gators with nine touchdowns and emerged as one of the team’s most dynamic playmakers, has entered the transfer portal.

College football and politics collided this week following the perceived snub of Florida State’s football team.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

David Waters gives his reaction to the final CFP rankings and discusses the impact of Florida on Florida State missing the CFP.

Florida State won every game this season.

Michael Alford, Florida State’s vice president and athletics director, spared no words by ripping the College Football Playoff committee’s decision to leave the Seminoles out of the national semifinals.

Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected to the College Football Playoff on Sunday, making Florida State the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the four-team field.

Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since its won its last the national championship in 1997, and Georgia slipped to No. 6 after its 29-game winning streak was snapped by Alabama.

Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama are in the College Football Playoff.

Florida State made things as difficult as possible on the College Football Playoff selection committee, using a dominant defensive performance to beat No. 15 Louisville 16-6 on Saturday night for the fourth-ranked Seminoles’ first Atlantic Coast Conference championship since 2014.

Freshman quarterback Brock Glenn made his first career start for No. 4 Florida State in Saturday night’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game against No. 15 Louisville with a potential trip to the College Football Playoff on the line.

Jared Verse rushed off the edge and kept pushing.

Nearly a year after several key players opted to stay in school and chase championships, No. 4 Florida State is on the verge of another one.

Florida suffers their seventh loss of the season in a 24-15 loss to Florida State. David Waters reviews the loss and looks big picture.

No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon all moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll to give the Pac-12 two top-five teams for the first time since the final ranking of the 2016 season.

Trey Benson ran for three touchdowns, including a 26-yarder on third down with less than three minutes to play, and No. 5 Florida State beat rival Florida 24-15 on Saturday night to extend its winning streak to 18.

The back door to the College Football playoff is unlikely to be open for Ohio State or anybody else this championship weekend.

Washington moved ahead of Florida State and into College Football Playoff position, coming in fourth in the latest rankings.

Jalen Warley scored 19 points, Jamir Watkins had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Florida State beat No. 18 Colorado 77-71 in overtime to win the Sunshine Slam championship.

Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis says the severe leg injury he sustained Saturday will end his season.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Ohio State passed Michigan and moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll a week before the Big Ten rivals play another top-five matchup.

Fourth-ranked Florida State lost star quarterback Jordan Travis to a leg injury in the first quarter, yet rallied behind backup Tate Rodemaker and beat North Alabama 58-13 on Saturday night.

Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis was carted off the field after suffering what appeared to be a serious injury to his left leg late in the first quarter of the fourth-ranked Seminoles game against North Alabama.

Georgia has moved up to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, nudging past Ohio State, with third-place Michigan and fourth-place Florida State holding their spots in the top four.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Trey Benson ran for two touchdowns, Keon Coleman hauled in a score and No. 4 Florida State held off rival Miami 27-20 on Saturday to maintain its hold on a College Football Playoff berth.

No. 4 Florida State meets Miami in a matchup of marquee-brand programs that headlines the Atlantic Coast Conference's Week 11 schedule.

Jordan Travis ran for a touchdown and threw for another and No. 4 Florida State clinched a spot in the ACC Championship game with a 24-7 win over Pittsburgh.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Jordan Travis accounted for three touchdowns, including a 2-yard run early in the fourth quarter that gave Florida State its first lead, and the fourth-ranked Seminoles rallied to beat No. 16 Duke 38-20 on Saturday night.

Washington has moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll, the Huskies' best ranking in six years, after a thrilling victory against Oregon.

Jordan Travis ran for two touchdowns and tossed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman as No. 4 Florida State routed Syracuse 41-3.