The Daily Chop Lite, May 21, 2026

[Bill Swartzbaugh]

The Daily Chop Lite, May 21, 2026



https://seminoles.com/news/2026/5/19/athletics-fsu-breaks-department-semester-gpa-record-again
FSU Breaks Department Semester GPA Record Again

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/fsu-football-x-account-gets-community-noted-claiming-record-gpa-social-media-post
FSU football X account gets community noted for claiming 'record GPA' in social media post
The Seminoles' official X account claimed a spring semester record of 3.261, but Google says otherwise

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/jd-pickells-relentless-assault-on-mike-norvell-and-fsu-is-getting-tiresome/ar-AA23v6HO?ocid=BingNewsVerp
JD PicKell's relentless assault on Mike Norvell and FSU is getting tiresome

https://chopchat.com/florida-state-might-have-chosen-the-wrong-quarterback-in-this-year-s-transfer-class
Florida State might have chosen the wrong quarterback in this year's transfer class

https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-basketball-fsu-noles-hoops-team-tallahassee-college-cbb-acc/132471/anthony-robinson-luke-loucks-missouri-tallahassee-ncaa-tournament-acc-amaree-robinson
Anthony Robinson arrives at FSU with big expectations: “We expect him to step in right away and lead”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/fsu-baseball-projected-to-host-ncaa-regional-in-latest-field-of-64/ar-AA23vwqn?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU baseball projected to host NCAA regional in latest field of 64

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/mens-basketball/2026/05/20/fsu-basketball-robert-mccray-predraft-workout-golden-state/90174885007/
Former FSU guard earns pre-draft workout with Golden State Warriors
Robert McCray V's NBA dream is one step closer to realit

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2026/05/21/dabo-swinney-clemson-football-coach-transfer-portal-calendar/86241400007/
How Dabo Swinney would fix college football calendar from portal to preseason games

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jon-scheyer-rumored-reunite-cooper-041733934.html
Jon Scheyer Rumored to Reunite With Cooper Flagg After Jason Kidd Gets Fired

https://www.wdbj7.com/2026/05/21/virginia-tech-baseball-hammers-duke-17-10-acc-tournament-opener/
Virginia Tech baseball hammers Duke, 17-10, in ACC tournament opener
Freshman Ethan Ball crushes two home runs as Hokies dominate Devils
(Duke??????)

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48817709/college-football-portal-qb-competition-killed-alabama-crimson-tide-tennessee-volunteers
Has the college football transfer portal killed QB competitions?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/everyone-wrong-24-team-college-205633752.html
Everyone Is Wrong About the 24-Team College Football Playoff

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/sec-big-ten-dominating-college-football-thanks-massive-advantages-conferences
SEC, Big Ten are dominating college football thanks to massive advantages over other conferences
New data shows a massive gap between conferences explains why programs like USC and Texas bolted for richer deals

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/diamond-cup-kentucky-unc-kansas-michigan-uconn-college-basketball-in-season-tournament/
Kentucky, UNC, Kansas, Michigan, UConn in discussions with big new blue blood-laden college basketball event

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/wiill-wade-todd-golden-lsu-recruiting-professional-basketball-players/
Florida's Todd Golden blasts LSU's Will Wade for recruiting pro players: 'Not what college athletics is about'