Florida State has found its next wide receivers coach, a familiar name and someone with connections throughout the state.

The Seminoles have hired former UCF and Miami wide receivers coach Tim Harris Jr. to the same role on FSU's staff. Harris' hire was reported earlier on Thursday and announced by FSU later in the afternoon.

“I am so very excited about the addition of Tim Harris Jr. to our staff,” Norvell said. “He has an incredible track record in the development of elite playmakers throughout his career. Tim will be able to provide leadership to his players and our staff with his past experiences as an offensive coordinator and head coach. Tim’s connections as a Miami native and being part of one of the great football families in South Florida will be a benefit in bringing the stars of the future here at FSU.”

Harris is coming off his second one-year stint under new FSU offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn at UCF, coaching the wide receivers in 2024 and serving as offensive coordinator after he was the co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach for the Knights in 2021-22. Harris took over UCF's offensive playcalling midway through the 2024 season.

Between those two stints, he was running backs coach at Miami, his alma mater in 2023. While at Miami in the mid-2000s, he was four-time All-American and six-time ACC Champion in the 800 meters for Miami's track and field team. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.

“I’m excited to join one of the storied programs in college football,” Harris said. “I’m also looking forward to the opportunity to work with Coach Norvell, who is one of the top offensive minds and leaders in college football, and join Coach Malzahn again. We have worked together two other times and have that familiarity with one another that will allow us to hit the ground running. I can’t wait to get started with our players to help them develop into elite playmakers in an exciting offense.”

Before his first stint at UCF, Harris was the running backs coach at FIU from 2015 through 2020 and added the offensive coordinator title for the 2021 season. He got his start in coaching as the offensive coordinator at Miami Booker T. Washington High from 2009 through 2013 and was head coach at Washington in 2014, leading the team to a state championship

Harris' father, Tim Harris Sr., won three state titles at Booker T. Washington in 2007, 2012 and 2013 and is currently in his fourth stint as head coach there.

In his lone season as UCF WRs coach, Harris landed a commitment from four-star wide receiver Jayvan Boggs and was expected to sign him before Malzahn left to take the OC job at FSU. His South Florida ties could be a boost to an FSU staff that previously didn't have a ton of direct ties there outside of defensive backs coach Patrick Surtain Sr.

Unless there's another move coming that hasn't yet been announced, this hiring (when made official) would complete FSU's offensive coaching staff. There's been no announcement as of this time that QBs coach Tony Tokarz, RBs coach David Johnson or TEs coach Chris Thomsen will not return to their roles in 2025.

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