Alex Atkins bet on himself—and Mike Norvell’s penchant for promoting from within—and it’s paying off as he’s set to run FSU’s offense, beginning with today’s spring game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — You probably don’t remember the night Tulane beat Memphis in 2018, but Mike Norvell does. On a Friday night in New Orleans, the Green Wave racked up 318 yards rushing and beat Norvell’s Tigers 40–24. Alex Atkins was on the other sideline as run game coordinator, serving under offensive coordinator Doug Ruse and head coach Willie Fritz., and, while trying to find an offensive line coach, Atkins’s name came up. Norvell called.
By that point, Atkins was at Charlotte and had already done what is a relative rarity: Call the plays on offense while coaching the offensive line. Atkins talked to Norvell about wanting to be an offensive coordinator again as well as being a head coach one day. He acknowledged the risk in giving up an OC role and title to go back to solely being an OL coach, but he knew it would help him reach his ultimate goal.
Coaching is a deeply relationship-driven business, and Atkins knows it. He started his coaching career coaching tight ends after playing offensive line at UT-Martin. His offensive coordinator at Martin gave him his start in coaching when he wasn’t sure what his future was. He wasn’t just there to be a warm body in the room, and the tight ends on that team didn’t just block. He had to learn the nuances of a varied passing game.
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