Mike Norvell doubles down on end of FSU football game vs. Miami

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Mike Norvell doubled down on his frustration over the officiating at the end of Florida State football's 43-35 double-overtime loss to No. 1 Miami, and he said he still hasn't received a final review from the ACC about the calls.

The Seminoles (3-4, 1-3 ACC) were called for a holding on Xavier Chaplin that wiped away a Micahi Danzy touchdown on fourth and 21 that would have given FSU a chance at a two-point conversion to tie the game in the second overtime.

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Norvell called it an "absolute joke." He said he called the ACC's Supervisor of Football Officials, Gary Patterson, and as of his press conference on Monday, Oct. 19, he hadn't heard his final review.

"The holding call was an absolute joke. I called and talked to Gary Patterson, the head of officials, and I've not heard his final review of it. I've got a lot of respect for the job everybody has. You go through the course of that game, the same thing happened a few plays earlier that was not called," Norvell said.

"In that moment, that play, it's a shame. ... We had to go convert the two-point play, and for those kids not to be able to finish that game on the field, in that moment, was really disappointing. There are a lot of judgment calls in all things, but that was bad. I haven't got the final response from them, but if it is anything less than what I've said. That tells me what I need to know."

The call took Danzy's touchdown off the board and left the Seminoles facing fourth-and-31 with the game on the line. It led to another point of frustration for Norvell as quarterback Ashton Daniels threw a Hail Mary to Duce Robinson near the goal line.

Robinson battled for the ball in a sea of orange, and the ruling was ultimately made that Miami defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald came away with the interception. The mangle of bodies led to a review by the ACC command center, which was broadcast live, and Norvell was upset that simultaneous possession was never brought up in the review process.

According to the 2026 NCAA rule book, under 'Rule 7 / snapping and passing the ball, Article 6,' "Any forward pass is complete when caught by a player of the passing team who is inbounds, and the ball continues in play unless completed in the opponent’s end zone or the pass has been caught simultaneously by opposing players. If a forward pass is caught simultaneously by opposing players inbounds, the ball becomes dead and belongs to the passing team (Rules 2-4-3 and 2-4-4) (A.R. 2-4-3-III and A.R. 7-3-6-I-VIII)."

It's the ruling Norvell was seeking during the review process of Robinson's battle for the ball with Fitzgerald.

"The only disappointing thing, I know it went to review, and I don't sit back and watch all the things, from what I've been told, simultaneous possession never came up in the conversation of review... As I said right after the game, you got two guys going up for the catch, and they both come to the ground. Simultaneous possession, that has to be part of the discussion," Norvell said.

"I'm not an official; I'm not sitting in the command center, but when you broadcast it, and that's not mentioned, that is something that would at least be part of the discussion, I would think. At the end of the day, those are two plays in a moment where I'm proud of our football team."

Florida State football schedule 2026

(Current Record 3-4, 1-3 ACC)

vs. New Mexico State | 34-17 W

vs. SMU* | 27-24 L

Bye

at Alabama | 50-36 L

vs. Central Arkansas | 34-7 W

vs. Virginia* | 38-7 W

at Louisville* | 44-20

at Miami* | 43-35 L 2OT

Bye

vs. Clemson* | Oct. 31

at Boston College* | Nov. 7

at Pittsburgh* | Nov. 13

vs. NC State* | Nov. 21

vs. Florida | Nov. 27

Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @__liamrooney.

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