The Daily Chop, Feb 7 2026, read worldwide

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Garnet and Old by Jim Joanos

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FSU FOOTBALL:
https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/article/gus-malzahn-mike-norvell-florida-state-football-offense-counter-inside-zone-acc-273376756/
How the Gus Malzahn departure impacts the run game

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-palm-beach-post/20260206/281861534941366
Malzahn exit shakes FSU at worst time

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nehemiah-chandlers-journey-home-fsu-110421183.html
Nehemiah Chandler's journey home to FSU football: 'A dream come true'

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/what-we-learned-about-fsu-recruiting-in-january-defense-273321158/
What we learned about FSU recruiting in January (defense)

https://roundtable.io/sports/ncaa/fsu/community/florida-state-has-offered-just-1-lb-who-s-a-4-star
Florida State has Offered Just 1 LB Who's a 4-Star

https://roundtable.io/sports/ncaa/fsu/players/florida-state-makes-cut-for-nephew-of-past-pro-bowl-rb
Florida State Among 8 Vying for NFL-Progeny Tailback

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/recruiting/2026/02/06/fsu-football-mekhi-williams-visit-commit/88548236007/
Florida State commit schedules official visit with Seminoles

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/fsu-seminoles-schedule-official-visit-with-blue-chip-defensive-lineman/ar-AA1VPidc?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU Seminoles schedule official visit with blue-chip defensive lineman

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FSU BASKETBALL:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/2/6/mens-basketball-florida-state-travels-to-play-at-notre-dame-saturday
Florida State Travels To Play At Notre Dame Saturday

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/fsu-mens-basketball-notre-dame-game-thread-273408596/
FSU men's basketball travels to face Notre Dame on Saturday at 4 p.m.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/resurging-florida-state-travels-to-face-sluggish-notre-dame/
Resurging Florida State travels to face sluggish Notre Dame

https://seminoles.com/documents/2026/2/6/Notre_Dame_Note_Package.pdf
FSU Game Notes

https://seminoles.com/documents/2026/2/6/24.-FSU.pdf
Notre Dame Game Notes

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/florida-state-faces-miami-fl-aims-to-stop-3-game-skid/ar-AA1VS4pq?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Florida State faces Miami (FL), aims to stop 3-game skid

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OTHER FSU SPORTS:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/2/6/softball-mckenzie-hits-walk-off-grand-slam-noles-take-down-iowa-in-five-innings
McKenzie Hits a Walk-Off Grand Slam; No. 7 Softball Takes Down Iowa in Five innings

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/fsu-softball-run-rules-iowa-on-walk-off-grand-slam/ar-AA1VQFg7?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU softball run-rules Iowa on walk-off grand slam

https://seminoles.com/sports/softball/stats/2026/university-of-iowa/boxscore/16509
Box Score

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Photo Gallery

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/2/6/mens-tennis-mens-tennis-falls-to-no-8-texas-am
Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 8 Texas A&M

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/2/6/womens-tennis-falls-to-ucsb
Women's Tennis Falls to UCSB

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/2/6/womens-soccer-tyrone-marshall-named-soccer-assistant-coach
Tyrone Marshall Named Soccer Assistant Coach

https://www.wtxl.com/college-town/florida-state-womens-lacrosse-makes-history-with-inaugural-season
Florida State women's lacrosse makes history with inaugural season

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'NOLES IN THE PROS:
https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/onsi/bills-legend-dives-into-expansive-discussion-with-keon-coleman-during-wr-s-struggles-andre-reed
Bills' Legend Dives Into Expansive Discussion With Keon Coleman During WR's Struggles

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/football/the-eagles-could-lose-both-landon-dickerson-and-lane-johnson-to-retirement/ar-AA1VQeWf?ocid=BingNewsVerp
The Eagles could lose both Landon Dickerson and Lane Johnson to retirement

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https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/spurs-devin-vassell-continues-showing-signs-of-rust/
Spurs' Devin Vassell: Continues showing signs of rust

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ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE NEWS
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ACC FOOTBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/georgia-tech-will-face-a-lot-of-teams-with-a-new-starting-qb-in-2026/ar-AA1VQANF?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Georgia Tech Will Face A Lot Of Teams With A New Starting QB In 2026

https://roundtable.io/sports/ncaa/miami/news/miami-hurricanes-running-backs-coach-signs-with-nfl
Miami Hurricanes Running Backs Coach Signs with NFL

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/north-carolina-targeting-talented-2028-quarterback/ar-AA1VPe4N?ocid=BingNewsVerp
North Carolina targeting talented 2028 quarterback

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/pitt-ranked-among-worst-acc-transfer-portal-classes/ar-AA1VPMxr?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Pitt ranked among worst ACC transfer portal classes

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/three-transfers-virginia-will-miss-this-season/ar-AA1VPj8c?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Three Transfers Virginia Will

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47844489/wr-jahmal-edrine-charged-rape-no-longer-virginia
WR Jahmal Edrine charged with rape; no longer at Virginia

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ACC BASKETBALL:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/duke-vs-unc-rivalry-cameron-boozer-caleb-wilson-nba-draft-prospect-scouting/
Duke vs. UNC: Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson set up rivalry's best NBA prospect matchup in last 40 years

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OTHER FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL/MISC NEWS:
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OTHER FOOTBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/college-football-offseason-primer-everything-that-could-change-before-2026-kickoff/ar-AA1VPNFu?ocid=BingNewsVerp
College football offseason primer: Everything that could change before 2026 kickoff

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/la-bowl-canceled-college-football-bowl-games-playoff/
LA Bowl shuts down after five seasons as college football bowl schedule loses another game

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/06/florida-gators-football-buster-faulkner-jon-sumrall-steve-spurrier-kirby-smart-valdosta-state-georgia-bulldogs-stetson-bennett/
Gators’ new OC aims to produce offensive fireworks at Florida

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/lsu-football-five-biggest-what-ifs-of-the-brian-kelly-era/ar-AA1VPYbz?ocid=BingNewsVerp
LSU football: Five biggest what-ifs of the Brian Kelly era
What if LSU took the transfer portal seriously in 2024?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/despite-offseason-drama-nebraska-might-have-a-more-functional-qb-room-than-in-2025/ar-AA1VOsmH?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Despite Offseason Drama, Nebraska Might Have a More Functional QB Room Than in 2025

https://www.athleticbusiness.com/operations/budgeting/article/15816537/penn-state-holding-535m-in-athleticsrelated-debt-amid-stadium-rehab
Penn State Holding $535M in Athletics-Related Debt Amid Stadium Rehab

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/former-fsu-legacy-wide-receiver-finds-new-team
Former FSU Legacy Wide Receiver Finds New Team
On Wednesday, Tarleton State announced that Camden Frier would be joining the Texans after he signed during the Early Signing Period.

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OTHER BASKETBALL:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/seasontype/2/group/50
Men's College Basketball Scoreboard

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/charles-bediako-alabama-basketball-eligibility-ncaa-greg-sankey-sec-commissioner/
SEC's Greg Sankey signs affidavit, asks judge to uphold NCAA rules in Charles Bediako eligibility case

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columns/ryan-o-halloran/2026/02/06/florida-gators-basketball-boogie-fland-todd-golden-jon-sumrall/88474742007/
Florida basketball's Boogie Fland: We haven't 'played its best yet'

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/win-over-texas-m-put-143134245.html
Win over Texas A&M would put Gators basketball in control of SEC race

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47854617/st-john-ends-uconn-18-game-win-streak-rick-pitino-moves-tie-third-division-wins
St. John's tops UConn as Pitino ties No. 3 in wins

The Daily Chop, Feb 7 2026

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