"Alex will not be available on game day ... Norvell added that Gabe Fertitta will assume Atkins' game-day operation role and that he expects it to be a 'smooth transition.' ...
The Florida State Seminoles are shaking up their coaching staff with two games ... with Gabe [Fertitta], he's kind of assumed that role there earlier in the season in the absence of Alex, so ...
Gabe Fertitta and Alex Atkins go way back ... In high school, Fertitta was a pretty good receiver and went on to play at D-III Mississippi College, but coaching was on his mind even then.