Details for Norvell’s new contract released
Details of the contract extension Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell agreed to with the university in January were released Monday through a records request from USA Today.
Norvell, who was pursued by Alabama following the retirement of legendary head coach Nick Saban, signed his extension on Feb. 16, after he announced he would be sticking around in a Tweet on Jan. 12.
The new contract for Norvell runs through Dec. 31 of 2031, when he will make $11.05 million in the final year of his contract.
Here's a breakdown of his salary by year.
$10,000,000 in 2024
$10,150,000 in 2025
$10,300,000 in 2026
$10,450,000 in 2027
$10,600,000 in 2028
$10,750,000 in 2029
$10,090,000 in 2030
$11,050,00 in 2031
Per the USA Today coaches salary data, Norvell would have been the sixth highest-paid coach during the 2023 season with his 2024 salary at $10 million. That sits behind former Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker ($10,015,350) and ahead of LSU's Brian Kelly ($9,975,000).
The full contract is below.
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Norvell will make $100,000 for appearing in a conference championship game. He could make another $250K for winning the conference championship. The bonuses for a conference championship max out at $250K.
He could also make $100K for a nonplayoff bowl game appearance.
An appearance in the College Football invitational in the first round he could make $250K, while a semifinal appearance could garner him $500K and $750K for a national championship. If Norvell and the Seminoles win their first national championship, he'd be eligible for a $950K bonus, which is the maximum for a post-season bowl in his contract.
Norvell could earn $50K for being named the conference coach of the year and $100K for national coach of the year. The bonuses are stacked together if he wins both.
The fifth-year head coach will have business-related travel expenses paid for and he'll receive 30 hours of inflight use of private aircraft for his personal use.
Norvell will also receive bonuses for APR performance by the football team including $100K for an APR 950 or above, $125K for 970 or above, $150K for 990 or above and $200K for 1000. Those bonuses do not stack.
Buy-out numbers
FSU is 31–17 under Novell in his first four seasons. He has gone 23-4 over the past two seasons, helping him earn interest around the nation for the top jobs, including Alabama.
The Seminoles went 13-1 last season, including going undefeated during the regular season and winning the ACC Championship.
Norvell, 42, won multiple Coach of the Year awards last season as a result of the strong year by the Seminoles. 2024: $6 million
2025: $4 million
2026: $3 million
2027-28: $2 million
2029: $1 million
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hhhhhhFirst and foremost, LeBron James is a dad.
First. And. Foremost.
It's been that way for some time now, if you've been paying attention.
So, it wasn't a surprise when James responded to a mock draft that has Bronny, James' oldest son and a freshman basketball player at Southern California who sustained a sudden cardiac arrest in the summer, out of the first round and a projected second-round pick in 2025.
James posted on social media, “Can yall please just let the kid be a kid and enjoy college basketball. The work and results will ultimately do the talking no matter what he decides to do. If y'all don't know he doesn't care what a mock draft says, he just WORKS! Earned Not Given!”
He added: “And to all the other kids out there striving to be great just keep your head down, blinders on and keep grinding. These Mock Drafts doesn't matter one bit! I promise you! Only the WORK MATTERS!! Let's talk REAL BASKETBALL PEOPLE!”
He later deleted the posts but he can't make it disappear and the sentiment remains.
James wields enormous influence, and what he says and does carries significance. For at least six years, James has answered questions about the idea of playing in the NBA at the same time as his son and has embraced the idea.
Father-son NBA connections are not uncommon and the trend isn't going away with the sons of former NBA players projected in future drafts. But no father-son combo has played in the NBA simultaneously, and that would be special, a testament to James' incredible longevity and all-time greatness and his son's basketball ability. It's a cool story.
A year ago, Bronny began entering the discussion as a potential firstround pick in the 2024 draft. As his senior year progressed, he improved, and others in the draft class of 2024 were not making dramatic improvements.