The Daily Chop Lite, Apr 2, 2026

[Bill Swartzbaugh]

The Daily Chop Lite, Apr 2, 2026



https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2026/04/01/fsu-football-mike-norvell-devin-carter-jasen-lopez-playing-time/89422350007/
Mike Norvell says multiple true freshman WR's will play in 2026

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/legacy-fsu-football-freshman-makes-huge-grab-during-spring-practice
Legacy FSU Football Freshman Makes Huge Grab During Spring Practic

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/fsu-football-has-legitimate-quarterback-competition-this-spring
FSU Football Has Legitimate Quarterback Competition This Spring

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-norvell-takes-unconventional-approach-212406037.html
Mike Norvell takes unconventional approach while still on the hot seat

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/is-fsu-football-hopeless-one-expert-says-so/ar-AA1Ox0l2?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1
Is FSU football hopeless? One expert says so

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/cfb/florida-state-mike-norvell-buyout-april-2026/
Florida State’s Early Gauntlet Could Force $59.5M Decision on Mike Norvell

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/4/1/baseball-top-10-matchup-up-next-as-no-7-fsu-travels-to-no-10-virginia
Top-10 Matchup Up Next as No. 7 FSU Travels to No. 10 Virginia

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/jon-scheyer-named-nabc-coach-of-the-year-after-35-win-season/ar-AA1ZV8Qk?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Jon Scheyer named NABC coach of the year after 35-win season

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/clemson-baseball-coach-erik-bakich-ejected-from-midweek-game-heres-why/ar-AA1ZXaZa?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Clemson baseball coach Erik Bakich ejected from midweek game. Here's why

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/48372762/ncaa-proposes-barring-players-opt-remain-draft
NCAA proposes ban on players who stay in draft

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/stricter-ncaa-football-transfer-portal-rules-coming-in-2026/ar-AA1ZWjvE?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Stricter NCAA football transfer portal rules coming in 2026

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/michigan-head-coach-kyle-whittingham-calls-for-major-changes-to-college-football/ar-AA1ZXOkR?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham calls for major changes to college football

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/the-nfl-might-be-forced-to-use-college-football-refs-next-season/vi-AA1ZV6ib?ocid=BingNewsVerp
The NFL might be forced to use college football refs next season

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2026/04/01/nfl-draft-foolish-picks-decisions-trades/89404411007/
Ranking the 10 most foolish NFL draft decisions of the last 10 years
10. Buccaneers pick K Roberto Aguayo in second round, 2016

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-is-finally-canning-simultaneous-monday-night-football-games/ar-AA1ZVEUi?ocid=BingNewsVerp
NFL is finally canning simultaneous Monday Night Football games

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/most-important-player-for-each-final-four-team-s-national-title-aspirations/ar-AA1ZWnoc?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Most important player for each Final Four team's national title aspirations

https://www.aol.com/articles/ncaa-tournament-final-four-ticket-023426937.html
NCAA tournament Final Four ticket prices fell considerably after Duke's loss to UConn

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/top-of-the-rotation-college-baseball-week-8-pitching-matchups-top-series-previews/ar-AA1ZVRnM?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Top of the rotation: College baseball week 8 pitching matchups & top series previews
ACC Matchup: Florida State at Virginia