Norvell Questions Officials After Florida State’s Double-OT Loss
7 sourcesUpdated Oct 18, 20261 min read
Florida State lost 43-35 to No. 3 Miami in double overtime after two disputed calls on the Seminoles’ final possession. A holding penalty on Xavier Chaplin erased Ashton Daniels’ apparent fourth-down touchdown pass to Micahi Danzy, and the resulting fourth-and-31 pass was ruled an interception by Miami’s Bryce Fitzgerald; replay review upheld the call. Coach Mike Norvell said he received no explanation and argued the contested catch should have gone to Florida State, while an ESPN rules analyst said there was not enough replay evidence to overturn the ruling. Norvell also said the same officiating crew had been involved in consecutive years of frustrating Florida State-Miami endings, though official box scores list different crews for the two games.
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Norvell should focus on fixing his team's overtime execution instead of blaming the officials for the loss.
Replay had no angle showing the ball hit the ground, so upholding the interception was the only fair call.
The holding penalty wiped out a clean touchdown and felt overly strict given how the play developed.
