FSU contracts with Parker Executive Search reveal cost for both searches and a timeline for the AD hire

247Sports • November 4, 2026 • sports

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Florida State University has contracted Parker Executive Search to conduct searches for its athletic director and head football coach, agreeing to pay $175,000 in professional fees.
The Atlanta-based firm will receive $100,000 for the athletic director search and $75,000 for the head coach search, with fees paid in three equal installments.
The contracts, signed by FSU's vice president for finance and administration Kyle Clark, were dated Oct. 30 for the athletic director search and Nov. 2 for the head coach search, shortly after Mike Norvell's firing.
Parker's standard fee is 30% of the hire's first-year cash compensation, but FSU negotiated flat fees; however, additional expenses such as advertising and travel will be billed separately.
If FSU alters the search or requests expansion, Parker is entitled to negotiate additional fees beyond the agreed $175,000 plus reimbursable expenses.

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