Mike Norvell on first day of full pads for FSU football: There were some good things that we did and there’s some ugly moments, and some really good responses throughout the course of practice"

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Mike Norvell discusses the first day of full pads for FSU football, highlighting both positive and negative moments during practice.

Florida State wrapped up the first week of spring camp Friday with its first padded practice, with coach Mike Norvell pointing to several newcomers who have made early impressions on a roster still taking shape. “There were some good things that we did and there’s some ugly moments, and some really good responses throughout the course of practice,” Norvell said. “Some big plays showed up both sides of the ball.” We were aggressive in our installations, just trying to force guys with their study, their process, and the application of the things we put in,” he said. “I felt the winter program prepared them.” The linebacker room drew particular praise. Freshman Noah LaVallee forced a fumble in the opening practice Monday and followed with open-field tackles on Friday. Norvell also mentioned freshmen Karon Maycock and Daylen Green as contributors in the early going. Linebacker Izayia Williams remains sidelined working back from a knee injury but has been present in meetings. Veteran linebacker Chris Jones said the first day in pads brought a different kind of energy to the group. “I love to hit, so it was just good to be back in pads for sure,” Jones said. He also credited the…

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Guest: Mike Norvell

Topics covered

• FSU football
• spring camp
• padded practice
• linebacker performance
• coaching
• team dynamics

Keywords

• FSU football
• Mike Norvell
• spring camp
• linebackers
• padded practice
• team performance
• coaching

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Organizations: Florida State, Coach Sims

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