Florida State is looking for a new head coach, and David Pollack wants the program to go after a coach from another ACC school. On Pollack's "See Ball Get Ball" podcast, Pollack said Florida State should go after Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert. Pollack loves the way Dickert "approaches the game" and has talked about him in previous episodes.
"He's got experience in the league," Pollack said. "By the way, Dickert, in the last two seasons in the ACC, the same conference, 15-5. Got a little swag to him.
Develops. 43 years old, so still very young in the coaching profession. "I don't know what box he doesn't check. If I'm Florida State and I'm making this decision, Jake Dickert's my first call.
Dickert joined Wake Forest last year after spending four seasons as the head coach at Washington State. In 2025, Dickert led Wake Forest to a 9-4 record, the most wins the Demon Deacons had since posting 11 wins in 2021. This year, Wake Forest is 7-1 and 5-1 in the ACC.
The only loss came against undefeated Miami earlier in the year. After the Miami game, Wake Forest has won its last five games, including a 51-7 victory over Virginia this past weekend. We’re about snaps gained.
I’ve got a unique perspective. I coached at every level of college football, and if you can start at the FCS level day in and day out — there’s such a fine line between that level and our level, and most people don’t like to hear that.” Florida State fired Mike Norvell as its head coach on Sunday. Novell led the Seminoles to a 13-1 record in 2023, but the team has won just 10 games in the last three seasons.
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