Link Jarrett and Florida State have agreed to a “revised contract” as baseball coach, the school announced on Thursday afternoon.
FSU’s announcement did not state the deal with Jarrett is a contract extension. Terms of the deal will be announced later, the school stated.
“Since the final out of our season in June, I have met constantly with FSU leadership to discuss ways for us to continue to enhance our program,” Jarrett said in a statement. “Their dedication and support to FSU baseball and myself is second to none. I am humbled and proud to be the leader of Seminole Baseball. I’m thankful to our amazing fan base, President Richard McCullough, Michael Alford, Peter Collins and the Board of Trustees, and Stephen Ponder as we continue to develop elite student-athletes and compete for championships.”
After a rebuilding season in 2023, Jarrett led FSU to the College World Series in 2024 and to the Super Regionals in 2025. He has a 114-64 mark at FSU, winning 64 percent of his games.
“Link’s performance as our head coach has been nothing short of outstanding,” Alford said in a statement. “His commitment to FSU and the baseball program embodies our unified and aligned relationship. It wouldn’t make sense for Link Jarrett to be anywhere else. He grew up in this community, played here, and married an FSU cheerleader. There’s no better place for Link and his family than Tallahassee, and we wanted to solidify that. He knows more than anyone what FSU baseball is all about, and he’s brought it to life on the field as our head coach. This is where he belongs.”
Alford and FSU have signed all recent head coach hires (including Luke Loucks, Brooke Wyckoff, Brian Pensky) to five-year contracts. Jarrett wrapped up year three at FSU, although Alford insisted to the Osceola this deal is not an extension. The Osceola has requested a copy of the new agreement.
The announcement comes one day after Tennessee coach Tony Vitello was hired by the San Francisco Giants. FSU alum Buster Posey is the Giants’ president of baseball operations. It’s not immediately clear if Jarrett was a target of Tennessee administrators.
Jarrett and FSU are in the middle of the fall baseball season. The Seminoles played a pair of exhibition games against Mississippi State in Pensacola last Saturday, and they will play host to UAB on Saturday at noon at Dick Howser Stadium.
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