The Florida State Seminoles have only made two bowl games during head coach Mike Norvell's six seasons in Tallahassee. The Seminoles looked to be turning a corner in 2022 and 2023, posting a 23-4 record and winning an ACC Championship. However, the climb has crashed off the mountain over the last two years. Since the beginning of the 2024 season, Florida State is just 7-17 overall and winless outside of Doak Campbell Stadium. READ MORE: Florida State Seminoles Football, Georgia Bulldogs Scrap Home-And-Home Series The brutal reality has the Seminoles in a tough spot entering the 2026 campaign. Norvell's contract made it nearly impossible to move on after last year and those contract implications will still exist no matter how next fall goes. A bowl game would go a long way in showing Florida State fans that the program is beginning to stabilize. FSU Projected To Face Illinois In Bowl Game Illinois coach Bret Bielema during the Music City Bowl against Tennessee in an NCAA college football game on Dec.…