The second stretch of the regular college football season has started, and fresh hits on the job market have taken place. Colorado State’s head coach, Mike Norvell , is the latest to appear on the list, becoming the first coach to be fired during midseason when Sark Arslanian parted ways with the program after five games in the 1981 season.

Why was Jay Norvell fired?

The Rams’ overall record has been a concern for a while now. But it wasn’t always like that. Jay Norvell’s entry at Colorado State brough along a new optimism. The fans expected him to lead and improve Colorado State, similarly to what he had achieved at Nevada.

In 2021, he led the Wolf Packs to an 8-4 overall record, wrapping up the last game of the regular season against CSU, led by the then HC Steve Addazio. Norvell cl

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