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Mike Norvell praises offensive performance in last FSU scrimmage of spring: “Big plays vertically, run game was able to get established”

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Florida State head coach Mike Norvell leads practice Thursday, April 9, 2026. | Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Florida State’s offense answered the defense’s dominant showing from a week ago, with the Seminoles wrapping up their final full-contact practice of the spring Saturday in what head coach Mike Norvell called the best offensive performance of the spring. “Really a great response from a week ago, where the defense really took control of scrimmage,” he said during a Zoom with reporters.

“There were big plays vertically, I thought the run game was able to get established. I thought running backs ran hard, fighting for yards, O-line played well together. ” The offense highlighted the day with two drives of more than 90 yards in backed-up situations.

Wide receiver Devin Carter had a big vertical play to help spark one of those drives, while Norvell said the staff intentionally limited wide receiver Duce Robinson’s workload to get others extended looks. Wide receiver EJ White, returning from roughly two weeks of limited participation with a leg injury, turned in what Norvell described as a strong first full day back. The group’s overall performance drew praise from Norvell, who noted the importance of consistency rather than isolated plays: “to see them put together consistently putting plays together versus different looks — that’s what you want.

” The Seminoles ran 19 consecutive reps at the goal line in a dedicated drill, with the offense edging the defense 10-8. Running back Ousmane Kromah had a pair of tough runs, and Norvell praised the physicality on both sides. “It was a good drill, both sides had their moments,” he said.

“There were a couple plays where you felt penetration from the defensive line, shooting a gap, playing aggressive. And then there’s certain times where it’s a scrum, it’s just a fight — a lot of bodies, everybody pushing, fighting for leverage, angles. ” “There were a handful of passes in those situations that I thought the quarterbacks, receivers — everybody did a good job maximizing the space when we did throw the football down there.

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