Florida State decided to punt on a coaching search rather than jumping onto a crowded 2025 coaching carousel. And in case the 2026 FSU season goes off the rails early, here are some other head coach candidates to keep an eye on throughout the year. Florida State hasn’t done much to inspire confidence from a standing P4 head coach, so FSU’s best options will likely either be another hot-shot non-power conference head coach or a top coordinator. This is a situation where Florida State may not be able to pry Lashlee away from SMU. However, he has experience at Florida State, coaching under Norvell in 2020-21, and has spent the offseason begging for money to keep the program in College Football Playoff contention.