The Daily Chop Lite, Apr 23, 2026

[Bill Swartzbaugh]

The Daily Chop Lite, Apr 23, 2026



https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/mike-norvell-reveals-fsu-players-stood-out-spring-kj-kirkland-
Mike Norvell Reveals FSU Players Who Stood Out This Spring

https://chopchat.com/3-winners-and-losers-from-florida-state-football-s-encouraging-spring-practices
3 winners and losers from Florida State football's encouraging spring practices

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/3-positives-ashton-daniels-fsu-football-2026-starting-qb-
3 Positives of Ashton Daniels Being FSU's 2026 Starting Quarterback

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fsu-naming-ashton-daniels-starting-020344494.html
FSU naming Ashton Daniels starting QB is unwelcome deja vu for Seminoles fans

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/former-florida-state-quarterback-jordan-travis-hired-by-seminole-boosters/ar-AA21tL70?ocid=BingNewsSerp
Former Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis hired by Seminole Boosters

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-basketball/fsu-basketball-lands-commitment-international-wing-elite-defensive-upside-elisee-assui-
FSU Basketball Lands Commitment From International Wing With Elite Defensive Upside

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/florida-state-set-host-front-231619272.html
Florida State set to host front court Wake Forest transfer

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/baseball-america-projects-florida-state-145800947.html
Baseball America projects Florida State as top seed in NCAA tournament

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/no-13-fsu-softball-takes-010545497.html
No. 13 FSU softball takes down No. 8 UF off pair of Isa Torres home runs
No. 13 FSU softball's defense slams door on No. 8 Florida in key rivalry win

https://golf.com/news/brooks-koepka-surprising-partnership-zurich/
Brooks Koepka’s new partnership might surprise you. It shouldn’t

https://www.foxsports.com/articles/cfb/here-are-17-football-players-to-watch-next-season-in-the-acc
Here are 17 football players to watch next season in the ACC
Florida State - Ashton Daniels

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/duke-basketball-positioning-itself-to-be-preseason-no-1/ar-AA21t6u5?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Duke Basketball Positioning Itself To Be Preseason No. 1

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/college-football-s-new-idea-make-a-long-season-even-longer-make-it-make-sense/ar-AA21wSyW?ocid=BingNewsVerp
College football’s new idea: Make a long season even longer. Make it make sense

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48564488/greg-sankey-says-sec-stance-16-team-cfp-field-changed
Sankey reiterates SEC prefers 16-team CFP field

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/floridas-time-best-football-player-091046694.html
Who is Florida's all-time best football player? Vote now
Derrick Brooks, defensive back, Booker T. Washington

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kalen-deboer-alabama-football-agree-203940880.html
Kalen DeBoer, Alabama football agree to contract extension
Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer secured 7-year contract extension, raise

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/college-footballs-second-longest-nfl-draft-drought-to-end-on-thursday/ar-AA21v9dQ?ocid=BingNewsVerp
College football's second-longest NFL draft drought to end on Thursday
The Hoosiers should instantly break their 32-year drought without a first-round pick with Fernando Mendoza as the probable No. 1 pick to the Las Vegas Raiders.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2026/04/23/college-basketball-transfer-portal-team-rankings-best-classes-signings/89660814007/
College basketball transfer portal team rankings: Which school has best class so far?
3. Louisville