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FSU FOOTBALL:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/2/4/football-announces-specialty-games-for-2026
Football Announces Specialty Games for 2026

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2026/02/04/fsu-football-mike-norvell-gus-malzahn-departure/88493180007/
Gus Malzahn abrupt FSU retirement leaves Mike Norvell job on the line

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/everything-fsu-quarterback-ashton-daniels-said-on-wednesday/ar-AA1VFIZp?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Everything FSU quarterback Ashton Daniels said on Wednesday

https://www.tallahassee.com/videos/sports/college/fsu/football/2026/02/04/fsu-football-ashton-daniels-starting-qb/88510528007/
FSU football QB Ashton Daniels expects to compete for the starting QB job

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/why-ashton-daniels-trusts-mike-norvell-after-gus-malzahns-retirement/ar-AA1VGC4X?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Why Ashton Daniels trusts Mike Norvell after Gus Malzahn's retirement

https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles-college-cfb-acc-norvell-team-roster-schedule-game/127595/ashton-daniels-transfer-quarterback-competition-interview-video-watch-latest
“I know nothing is given:” Ashton Daniels ready to compete for starting quarterback job

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/02/04/gus-malzahn-retires-college-football-revolutionary-auburn/88498357007/
Gus Malzahn was the offensive revolutionary college football needed

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/column-4-months-fsu-football-103000482.html
4 months into the FSU football offseason, vision for 2026 remains unclear

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/college-sports/warchant-tv-new-fsu-enrollees-update-offseason-conditioning-progress/ar-AA1VF86q?ocid=BingNewsVerp
New FSU enrollees update offseason conditioning progress

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-recruiting/fsu-football-late-addition-national-signing-day-donald-akhibi-
FSU Football Makes Late Addition on National Signing Day

https://chopchat.com/florida-state-mike-norvell-add-under-the-radar-ol-in-signing-day-surprise
Florida State, Mike Norvell add under-the-radar OL in Signing Day surprise

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/noles-news-fsu-adds-offensive-110000074.html
FSU adds offensive lineman to 2026 signing class

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/02/04/florida-high-wr-keenen-jeune-fsu-football-walk-on/88519997007/
Florida High's WR Keenen Jeune will walk on at FSU

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/recruiting/2026/02/04/fsu-football-trenton-rogers-commitment/88509081007/
LB Trenton Rogers commits to Florida State

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/article/mike-norvells-messaging-keeping-4-star-db-mekhi-williams-committed-to-fsu-but-he-has-two-ovs-set-elsewhere-273120945/
Mike Norvell's messaging keeping 4-star DB Mekhi Williams committed to FSU, but he has two OVs set elsewhere

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/fsu-lands-commitment-from-in-state-edge/ar-AA1VGoLE?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU lands commitment from in-state edge

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/fsu-lands-commitment-from-in-state-wide-receiver/ar-AA1VGbmm?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU lands commitment from in-state wide receiver

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/college-sports/in-state-safety-prospect-names-fsu-a-top-school/ar-AA1VGijO?ocid=BingNewsVerp
In-state safety prospect names FSU a top school

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/rising-in-state-cornerback-says-fsu-is-standing-out-after-recent-visit/ar-AA1VG1qR?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Rising in-state cornerback says FSU is standing out after recent visit

https://atozsports.com/college-football/florida-state-seminoles-news/fsu-football-lands-top-five-for-2027-edge-rusher-frederick-ards-iii-texas-am-alabama/
Seminoles fans shouldn’t get their hopes up after landing in the top-five for one of the best players in the 2027 recruiting class

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-recruiting/florida-state-suffers-decommitment-12-td-wr-lamar-garrison-
Florida State Suffers Decommitment From 12-Touchdown Wide Receiver

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FSU BASKETBALL:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/2/4/womens-basketball-noles-head-to-raleigh-on-thursday-to-face-nc-state
Noles Head to Raleigh on Thursday to Face NC State

https://gopack.com/news/2026/2/4/womens-basketball-nc-state-set-to-host-florida-state
NC State Set to Host Florida State

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FSU BASEBALL:
https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/baseball/2026/02/04/fsu-baseball-baseball-america-projects-regional-host/88514494007/
Where is FSU ranked in Baseball America's NCAA Tournament projection?

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OTHER FSU SPORTS:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/2/4/n0-7-softball-opens-season-with-joanne-graf-classic
N0. 7 Softball Opens Season With JoAnne Graf Classic

https://herdzone.com/news/2026/2/4/marshall-softball-opens-2026-season-at-florida-state
Marshall Softball Opens 2026 Season at Florida State

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/where-to-watch-fsu-softball-in-the-joanne-graf-classic/ar-AA1VIT4p?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Where to watch FSU softball in the JoAnne Graf Classic

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'NOLES IN THE PROS:
https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/onsi/big-blue-plus/ny-giants-brian-burns-lands-in-si-coms-top-50-list
NY Giants' Brian Burns Lands in SI.com's Top 50 List

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https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/spurs-devin-vassell-gets-honest-212030138.html
Spurs' Devin Vassell gets honest about NBA trade deadline

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https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-taylor-walls-could-begin-season-as-top-shortstop/
Rays' Taylor Walls: Could begin season as top shortstop

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/daniel-berger-looking-to-continue-solid-play-at-rbc/ar-AA1D3CR0?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1
Daniel Berger Looking To Continue Solid Play At RBC

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ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE NEWS
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ACC FOOTBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/cal-finds-out-soon-if-wr-jacob-de-jesus-can-play-another-year-for-bears/ar-AA1VGG9U?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Cal Finds Out Soon If WR Jacob De Jesus Can Play Another Year for Bears

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/clemson-is-no-longer-a-top-team-in-this-way-too-early-acc-rankings/ar-AA1VGhHN?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Clemson is no longer a top team in this way-too-early ACC rankings

https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/clemson/clemson-football-ole-miss-tampering-lawsuit/article_75abfd60-aa28-4abc-a6fb-33917adcd17e.html
Could Clemson sue Ole Miss for tampering? Legal experts weigh in on the Tigers’ case.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/louisville-officially-names-ivey-and-ellis-co-defensive-coordinators/ar-AA1VFMUN?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Louisville officially names Ivey and Ellis co-defensive coordinators

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/football/miami-mario-cristobal-going-all-in-to-flip-fsu-commit-with-2-visits-on-the-way/ar-AA1VFaO9?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Miami, Mario Cristobal going all-in to flip FSU commit with 2 visits on the way

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/virginia-tech-football-announces-staff-084722498.html
Virginia Tech football announces staff appointments

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/virginia-tech-james-franklin-recruiting-224900691.html
Virginia Tech’s James Franklin on recruiting, staff and facilities. ‘We got a lot of work done.’

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

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/clemson-basketball-overcomes-adversity-defeats-stanford-in-gritty-late-night-win/ar-AA1VHKIm?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Clemson Basketball Overcomes Adversity, Defeats Stanford in Gritty Late-Night Win
Clemson Edges Stanford 66-64; Improves to 9-1 in ACC

https://www.si.com/college/duke/basketball/blue-devils-basketball-drops-key-rankings-despite-winning-streak
Duke Basketball Drops in Key Rankings Despite Winning Streak

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/unique-reason-scheyer-was-proud-of-dukes-effort-against-bc/ar-AA1VEDyl?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Unique Reason Scheyer Was ‘Proud’ of Duke’s Effort Against BC

https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/02/second-half-rally-not-enough-as-georgia-tech-falls-to-california/
Second half rally not enough as Georgia Tech falls to California

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/louisville-overcomes-another-slow-start-to-handle-notre-dame/ar-AA1VGMjO?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Louisville overcomes another slow start to handle Notre Dame

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/miami-experiencing-growing-pains-entering-012938872.html
Miami Experiencing Growing Pains Entering Regular Season’s Final Month

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/lunardi-has-disappointing-update-regarding-unc/ar-AA1VFfVr?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Lunardi has Disappointing Update Regarding UNC

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/carolina-crossroads-has-unc-fallen-behind-duke-in-the-post-k-era/ar-AA1VFuNL?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Has UNC fallen behind Duke in the post-K era?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/virginia-sets-new-date-to-give-massive-honor-to-tony-bennett/ar-AA1VGjIQ?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Virginia sets new date to give massive honor to Tony Bennett

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ACC BASEBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/unc-baseball-to-have-10-nationally-televised-games-in-2026/ar-AA1VGokY?ocid=BingNewsVerp
UNC baseball to have 10 nationally televised games in 2026

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OTHER FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL/MISC NEWS:
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OTHER FOOTBALL:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/national-signing-day-2026-february-college-football-recruiting/
Why February's National Signing Day has become an afterthought in modern college football recruiting

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25385304-biggest-winners-and-losers-2026-college-football-late-signing-window
Biggest Winners and Losers of the 2026 College Football Late Signing Window

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/999-million-college-football-team-emerges-as-biggest-spender-on-2026-recruiting-class/ar-AA1VGOjs?ocid=BingNewsVerp
College football's deepest pockets

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/football/2026/02/04/florid-football-coach-jon-sumrall-declares-open-qb-competition/88431629007/
Florida football coach Jon Sumrall says starting QB position is open

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/college-football-team-loses-35-players-to-transfer-portal/ar-AA1VGbLh?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Ohio State loses 35 players to transfer portal

https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/transfer-portal/1-3-million-qb-named-crown-jewel-of-college-football-transfer-portal-dylan-raiola-oregon
$1.3 million QB named 'crown jewel' of college football transfer portal

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/1-6-million-college-football-qb-unexpectedly-ranked-no-1-quarterback-in-sec/ar-AA1VEyXv?ocid=BingNewsVerp
$1.6 million college football QB unexpectedly ranked No. 1 quarterback in SEC

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47831755/badgers-luke-fickell-asked-forgo-extension-amid-struggles
Badgers' Luke Fickell asked to forgo extension amid struggles

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

https://abc11.com/post/mens-bubble-watch-tracking-teams-will-make-miss-ncaa-tournament/18541087/
Men's Bubble Watch: Tracking which teams will make (or miss) the NCAA tournament

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/florida-basketball-moves-up-one-spot-in-kenpom-after-win-over-alabama/ar-AA1VFYuY?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Florida basketball moves up one spot in KenPom after win over Alabama

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/oklahoma-state-byu-aj-dybantsa-score-analysis-game-recap/
Oklahoma State survives an AJ Dybantsa explosion to upset No. 16 BYU, earn key win for NCAA Tournament hopes

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/portland-gonzaga-score-analysis-game-recap-zags-ncaa-tournament-seeding/
Portland stuns Gonzaga: Biggest win in Pilots history could impact Zags' NCAA Tournament seeding
Portland had never beaten a team ranked inside the top seven of the AP poll until Wednesday night

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/rick-barnes-viral-moment-near-the-end-of-tennessee-s-win-over-ole-miss-should-scare-the-rest-of-college-basketball/ar-AA1VEq9M?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Rick Barnes' viral moment near the end of Tennessee's win over Ole Miss should scare the rest of college basketball

https://www.ctpost.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/article/tennessee-ratings-viewership-nielsen-fox-fudd-21333816.php
UConn-Tennessee matchup was most-watched women's college basketball game of the season

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SPORTS IN THE COURTS:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/tennessee-qb-joey-aguilar-sues-ncaa-eligibility/
Tennessee's Joey Aguilar granted temporary restraining order against NCAA in search for additional eligibility

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47833892/ncaa-denies-appeal-ole-miss-qb-chambliss
NCAA denies eligibility appeal for Ole Miss QB Chambliss

The Daily Chop, Feb 5 2026

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