The Daily Chop Lite, May 9, 2026

[Bill Swartzbaugh]

The Daily Chop Lite, May 9, 2026



https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/florida-state-georgia-series-falls-victim-to-college-football-reality/ar-AA22CgIM
Florida State, Georgia series falls victim to college football reality

https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/news/fsu-uga-looking-at-week-zero-in-2028-alford-sheds-more-light-on-neutral-site-game/
FSU-UGA looking at Week Zero in 2028: Alford sheds more light on neutral-site game

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/michael-alford-defends-moving-florida-state-georgia-to-neutral-site-blames-cfp/ar-AA22Jkw9?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Michael Alford defends moving Florida State-Georgia to neutral site, blames CFP

https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles-college-cfb-acc-norvell-team-roster-schedule-game/131921/raymond-james-stadium-georgia-bulldogs-tampa-neutral-site-away-home-series-cancel-contract
FSU and Georgia will “work in good faith” to schedule 2028 neutral site game in Tampa after cancelling home-and-home series

https://chopchat.com/3-best-florida-state-football-transfers-that-was-worth-every-nil-penny
3 best Florida State football transfers that was worth every NIL penny

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/mens-basketball/2026/05/08/fsu-basketball-2027-ncaa-tournament-prediction-espn/89996683007/
FSU on NCAA Tournament bubble in early 2027 bracketology projection

https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-basketball-fsu-noles-hoops-team-tallahassee-college-cbb-acc/131883/sebastian-rancik-luke-loucks-slovakia-jim-moran-tallahassee-ncaa-transfer-portal
“It was well worth the trip:” Luke Loucks’ overseas journey to secure Sebastian Rancik shows he will do whatever it takes to build a winner at FSU

https://chopchat.com/florida-state-basketball-dealt-sobering-reality-in-early-bracketology-for-next-season
Florida State basketball dealt sobering reality in early bracketology for next season

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-fsu-coach-talks-ncaa-151151219.html
A 76-team NCAA Tournament? Ex-FSU coach Pat Kennedy wonders ‘what’s the end game?’

https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-baseball-team-roster-schedule-jarrett-tallahassee-noles/131994/hot-start-lifts-no-14-fsu-to-series-opening-win-at-clemson
Hot start lifts No. 14 FSU to series-opening win at Clemson
One win away from their first series win at Clemson since 2014

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/college-sports/florida-state-destroys-stanford-to-get-payback-for-series-sweep-and-move-to-acc-tournament-final/ar-AA22IyfQ?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Florida State destroys Stanford to get payback for series sweep and move to ACC Tournament final

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/post-spring-qb-rankings-prove-why-miami-had-to-pay-up-for-darian-mensah/ar-AA22InWl?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Post-spring QB rankings prove why Miami had to pay up for Darian Mensah

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/mens-basketball/2026/05/08/acc-basketball-ranking-head-coaches-2026-27/89979443007/
ACC basketball head coach rankings 2026-27
8. Luke Loucks — Florida State Seminoles

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/miamis-losing-formula-continues-to-hinder-them-dropping-game-two-in-extras-to-louisville/ar-AA22K0T6?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Miami's losing formula continues to hinder them, dropping game two in extras to Louisville

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/may/08/college-football-notebook-big-ten-passes-1/
College football notebook: Big Ten passes $1 billion mark in league revenue

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/white-house-college-sports-reform/
Salary caps, a Group of Six playoff, antitrust shield: The White House's early ideas for college sports reform

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48713433/proposal-seeks-flexibility-5-7-teams-fill-bowl-games
Proposal seeks flexibility for 5-7 teams to fill bowl games

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/geno-auriemma-said-ncaa-tournament-175816277.html
What Geno Auriemma said about the NCAA Tournament expansion plan: 'Strictly a money grab'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/top-10-highest-paid-college-baseball-coaches-in-2026/ar-AA22H3mQ?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Top 10 highest paid college baseball coaches in 2026
5. Link Jarrett, Florida State: $2.1 million