Florida State Next Head Coach Odds: FSU Candidates & Favorites

• Florida State fired Mike Norvell on Nov. 1 with the Seminoles sitting at 3-5
• A former FSU national title coach tops the next Florida State coach odds on Kalshi
• Read below for the top candidates and how each one fits the job

Florida State didn’t wait for the season to end. The school announced Sunday that Norvell is out after going 41-39 across seven seasons.

Rick Stockstill steps in as interim coach with the Noles at 3-5. The bigger question is who gets the job for good, and the early market already has a short list.

Florida State Next Head Coach Odds

Kalshi has a market on who Florida State announces as its permanent head coach before Sept. 1, 2027. Interim hires don’t count.

Fisher has the highest buy quote among these 10 names. Several candidates are listed at 50¢, with Dickert, Baker and Faulkner at 49¢.

These are buy quotes from a thin market with roughly $1,369 traded, not probabilities that add up to 100%. Fisher has the highest asking price, but that alone does not establish how likely FSU is to hire him.

Kalshi buy quotes checked Nov. 3 at 2:30 p.m. ET. See our Kalshi promo code, and check where Kalshi is legal before trading.

FSU Coaching Candidates & Favorites

The FSU coaching candidates below offer very different résumés, from a former Seminoles national champion to head coaches winning elsewhere in the ACC.

Jimbo Fisher

Fisher is the name every FSU fan knows. He went 83-23 in Tallahassee’s top job, won the 2013 national title and stacked three straight ACC crowns from 2012-14.

He joined ACC Network as a studio analyst in 2025, so he’s stayed close to the league. CBS reported former players lobbying for Fisher, but school interest remained uncertain.

A reunion brings proven results. FSU’s administration still has to decide whether a second Fisher tenure makes sense.

Glenn Schumann

Schumann runs the defense at Georgia and coaches the inside linebackers. He arrived in Athens in 2016 after eight years at Alabama and has led the Dawgs’ defense since 2022.

Schumann’s case as a Florida State coaching candidate starts with player development and championship experience. The catch is he’s never been a head coach, which makes him the less experienced head-coaching options discussed here.

FSU would be betting on his ability to bring that defensive standard to an entire program. It is a different hiring argument from bringing Fisher back: Schumann offers a first-time head coach with years in two demanding programs.

Manny Diaz

Diaz brings his own Seminoles connections. He is a 1995 FSU grad and worked as a graduate assistant on Bowden’s staff in 1998-99, part of a national title staff.

He took over Duke in 2024 and went 9-4 in year one. The Blue Devils are 6-2 through Oct. 31, so he’d come in as a sitting head coach with recent wins on his record.

That combination makes Diaz one of the more interesting FSU coach candidates. The school ties are easy to explain, but his current work at Duke gives the case more substance than nostalgia alone. FSU would still need to convince a sitting ACC coach to leave.

Jake Dickert

Dickert has a strong recent record to bring to this search. Wake Forest is 7-1 after hammering Virginia 51-7 on Oct. 31.

That follows a 9-4 debut with the Deacons in 2025. For FSU, the appeal would be hiring someone already winning in the ACC. His Wake Forest results make him worth watching among the next Florida State coach candidates, though results alone do not establish mutual interest.

Who Is Florida State’s Interim Coach?

Rick Stockstill is Florida State’s interim head coach following Mike Norvell’s firing. FSU has announced a national search for a permanent replacement. That distinction matters for the next-coach odds: Stockstill taking over temporarily does not settle Kalshi’s market.