The Daily Chop, Jan 20, 2026, read worldwide

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Estimated NCAA Athlete Revenue Sharing 2025-26:

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FSU FOOTBALL:
https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/florida-state-seminoles-football-transfer-portal-tracker-264985747/
Florida State Seminoles Football Transfer Portal Tracker

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/fsu-football-retention-portal-window-duce-robinson-mandrell-desir-271575074/
How did FSU do with player retention this Portal window?

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/ten-recruitments-to-follow-for-fsu-coming-out-of-the-openingbattle-miami-events-271499010/
Ten recruitments to follow for FSU coming out of The Opening/Battle Miami events

https://chopchat.com/3-biggest-florida-state-transfer-losses-fans-will-hate-to-see-in-another-uniform
3 biggest Florida State transfer losses fans will hate to see in another uniform

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/noles-news-fsu-fans-excited-110000562.html
FSU fans should be excited about QB Malachi Marshall’s potential

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/fsu-football-had-a-shot-landing-indiana-fernando-mendoza
FSU football had a shot at landing Indiana's Fernando Mendoza

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/recruiting/2026/01/19/fsu-football-lb-jake-godfree-visit-recruiting/88254857007/
2027 linebacker high on FSU after recent visit

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/recruiting/2026/01/19/fsu-football-shelvy-clark-linebacker-offer-recruiting/88255882007/
Florida State offers 2027 LB Shelvy Clark

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/recruiting/2026/01/19/fsu-football-joakim-gouda-linebacker-offer-recruiting/88255239007/
Florida State offers 2027 linebacker from Georgia

https://chopchat.com/florida-state-s-newest-qb-commit-wows-one-of-the-greatest-noles-of-all-time
Florida State's newest QB commit WOWS one of the greatest Noles of all time

https://chopchat.com/florida-state-s-newest-commit-could-be-the-dark-horse-in-saving-mike-norvell-s-job
Florida State's newest commit could be the dark horse in saving Mike Norvell's job

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/2027-linebacker-high-on-fsu-after-recent-visit/ar-AA1UwVrq?ocid=BingNewsVerp
2027 linebacker high on FSU after recent visit

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/blue-chip-running-back-names-fsu-a-top-school/ar-AA1UvHKY?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Blue-chip running back names FSU a top school

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/fsu-standing-out-to-2027-offensive-lineman-after-recent-visit/ar-AA1Ux2tT?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU standing out to 2027 offensive lineman after recent visit

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/scratched-the-surface-team-finds-bowden-treasures-ahead-of-auction/ar-AA1UztLo?ocid=BingNewsVerp
'Scratched the surface': Team finds Bowden 'treasures' ahead of auction

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FSU BASKETBALL:
https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/fsu-mens-basketball-plays-at-miami-on-tuesday-evening-271601331/
FSU men's basketball plays at Miami on Tuesday evening

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/miami-seeks-new-winning-streak-as-it-hosts-florida-state/
Miami seeks new winning streak as it hosts Florida State
Miami, which had a 10-game win streak broken over the weekend, is set to return home to face its biggest rival in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/1/19/mens-basketball-florida-states-lajae-jones-was-born-to-be-a-rebounder
Florida State's Lajae Jones Was Born To Be A Rebounder

https://seminoles.com/documents/2026/1/19/Florida_State_Game_Note_Package.pdf
FSU Game Notes

https://seminoles.com/documents/2026/1/19/19_Florida_State.pdf
Miami Game Notes

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FSU BASEBALL:
https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/baseball/2026/01/19/fsu-baseball-baseball-america-preseason-ranking/88254556007/
Where FSU baseball ranks in Baseball America's preseason top 25

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OTHER FSU SPORTS:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/1/18/fsu-mens-tennis-sweep-doubleheader
FSU Men's Tennis Sweep Doubleheader

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'NOLES IN THE PROS:
https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/seahawks-cam-akers-could-get-opportunity-vs-rams/
Seahawks' Cam Akers: Could get opportunity vs. Rams

https://www.giants.com/news/brian-burns-named-to-2025-pro-football-writers-of-america-all-nfl-team-outside-linebacker-pro-bowl-all-pro
Brian Burns named to 2025 PFWA All-NFL Team

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bills-keon-coleman-ends-year-2-with-one-catch/
Bills' Keon Coleman: Ends Year 2 with one catch

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https://bvmsports.com/2026/01/18/luke-weaver-breaks-down-his-free-agency-journey-from-yankees-to-mets/
Luke Weaver Breaks Down His Free Agency Journey From Yankees to Mets

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https://www.golfchannel.com/watch/golf-today/liv-golfs-reaction-to-koepka-rejoining-pga-tour
LIV Golf's reaction to Koepka rejoining PGA Tour

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/1/19/womens-soccer-solai-washington-signs-with-orlando-pride
Solai Washington Signs with Orlando Pride

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ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE NEWS
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ACC FOOTBALL:
https://www.si.com/college/georgiatech/football/georgia-tech-is-reportedly-close-to-hiring-current-sec-assistant-for-open-wide-receivers-coach-position-01kf97tm2sms
Georgia Tech Is Reportedly Close To Hiring Current SEC Assistant For Open Wide Receivers Coach Position
Georgia Tech is targeting Vanderbilt's Jafar Williams to be its new wide receivers coach

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/how-much-has-miami-football-made-in-cfp-hurricanes-acc-payout-explained/ar-AA1UvjkX?ocid=BingNewsVerp
How much has Miami football made in CFP? Hurricanes' ACC payout, explained

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/mario-cristobal-shares-powerful-message-to-miami-after-loss-to-indiana/ar-AA1UzaTN?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Mario Cristobal shares powerful message to Miami after loss to Indiana

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/u-returns-why-did-miami-120000454.html
‘The U’ returns: Why did Miami football take so long to get back to the National Championship?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/whats-next-miami-explaining-questions-041808135.html
What's next for Miami? Explaining questions surrounding replacing Carson Beck, Rueben Bain Jr., more in 2026

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/malachi-toney-miami-nil-value-transfer-portal/
Malachi Toney's NIL value is exploding as Hurricanes plan to make freshman centerpiece in 2026 season

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/watch-miami-rb-mark-fletcher-jr-swings-indiana-player-cfp-title-game-loss/
WATCH: Miami RB Mark Fletcher Jr. swings at Indiana player after Hurricanes' CFP title game loss

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/randy-pittman-jr-speaks-exclusively-to-news-13-on-smu-transfer/ar-AA1UtWfL?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Randy Pittman Jr. speaks exclusively to News 13 on SMU transfer

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ACC BASKETBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/basketball/acc-men-s-basketball-power-rankings-week-11/ar-AA1UvRhV?ocid=BingNewsVerp
ACC men’s basketball power rankings week 11
18. Florida State Seminoles (7-11, 0-5 ACC)

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/preview/NCAAB_20260120_NCST@CLEM/
No. 18 Clemson hosts NC State, seeks to match best ACC start

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/um-to-honor-jim-larranaga-with-tribute-before-tuesday-s-home-game-vs-fsu/ar-AA1UwYWk?ocid=BingNewsVerp
UM to honor Jim Larranaga with tribute before Tuesday’s home game vs. FSU

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/is-jai-lucas-the-lead-candidate-for-acc-coach-of-the-year/ar-AA1UmS5e?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Is Jai Lucas the lead candidate for ACC coach of the year?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/tar-heels-remain-in-ap-top-25-despite-winless-week/ar-AA1UzJyx?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Tar Heels Remain in AP Top 25 Despite Winless Week

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/statistical-breakdown-uncs-offense-five-185518289.html
A statistical breakdown of UNC's offense five games into ACC play

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/adrian-autry-talks-coaching-his-team-up-and-facing-one-of-the-acc-s-top-new-players/ar-AA1UwJdF?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Adrian Autry talks coaching his team up and facing one of the ACC's top new players

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ACC BASEBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/2026-nc-state-baseball-preview-part-i-who-s-gone/ar-AA1UzLZ8?ocid=BingNewsVerp
2026 NC State Baseball Preview – Part I: Who’s Gone

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OTHER FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL/MISC NEWS:
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OTHER FOOTBALL:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/indiana-wins-national-championship-big-ten-three-peat/
Indiana gives Big Ten first national title three-peat since World War II era as league asserts dominance

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/indiana-wins-national-championship-curt-cignetti-rule-college-football/
Indiana, Curt Cignetti take control of college football world as Hoosiers complete improbable CFP title run

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/indiana-college-football-best-teams-21st-century-cfp-title/
Where Indiana ranks among college football's best teams of 21st century after CFP title game win over Miami

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/indianas-fernando-mendoza-becomes-latest-transfer-quarterback-to-win-a-national-title/ar-AA1Uyj1P?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Indiana's Fernando Mendoza becomes latest transfer quarterback to win a national title

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/fernando-mendozas-td-run-ranks-greatest-national-championship-game-plays/
Where Fernando Mendoza's legendary fourth-down TD run ranks among greatest national championship game plays

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2026/01/after-indianas-win-how-many-of-nick-sabans-assistant-coaches-have-won-national-championships.html
After Indiana’s win, how many of Nick Saban’s assistant coaches have won national championships?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/caitlin-clark-one-demand-indiana-051359133.html
Caitlin Clark Has One Demand After Indiana’s Historic Moment

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2026-cfp-national-championship-odds-ohio-state-notre-dame/
2026 CFP National Championship odds: Ohio State, Notre Dame co-favorites to win next season's title

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/college-football-too-early-top-25-for-2026-season-dominated-by-sec-big-ten/ar-AA1UuVcs?ocid=BingNewsVerp
College football too-early top 25 for 2026 season dominated by SEC, Big Ten

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2026-college-football-transfer-portal-winners-losers/
The winners and losers of the 2026 college football transfer portal
Florida State Seminoles
Players can always outperform their rankings, but there's the reality of Florida State's 2026 transfer class is that, well, it's just OK.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/bulldogs-add-linebacker-depth-with-fsu-transfer-gavin-holman/ar-AA1Uxkn7?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Bulldogs add linebacker depth with FSU transfer Gavin Holman

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/former-fsu-football-starting-rb-signs-surprising-team
Former FSU football starting RB Sawchuk signs with Northwestern

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

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47661874/arizona-unanimous-no-1-first-ap-top-25
Arizona unanimous No. 1 for first time; ISU falls

https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-basketball/houston-texas-tech-big-12-ap-top-25-t58281
No. 6 Houston looks to stretch Big 12 winning streak against No. 12 Texas Tech

https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/article_41a0beae-d4af-478c-9d38-b74ad43a0333.html
Nebraska men's basketball achieves highest AP Top 25 ranking in school history

The Daily Chop, Jan 20, 2026

Bill Swartzbaugh