The Daily Chop Lite, Jan 20, 2026

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The Daily Chop Lite, Jan 20, 2026



https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/fsu-football-retention-portal-window-duce-robinson-mandrell-desir-271575074/
How did FSU do with player retention this Portal window?

https://chopchat.com/3-biggest-florida-state-transfer-losses-fans-will-hate-to-see-in-another-uniform
3 biggest Florida State transfer losses fans will hate to see in another uniform

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/noles-news-fsu-fans-excited-110000562.html
FSU fans should be excited about QB Malachi Marshall’s potential

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/fsu-football-had-a-shot-landing-indiana-fernando-mendoza
FSU football had a shot at landing Indiana's Fernando Mendoza

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/scratched-the-surface-team-finds-bowden-treasures-ahead-of-auction/ar-AA1UztLo?ocid=BingNewsVerp
'Scratched the surface': Team finds Bowden 'treasures' ahead of auction

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/1/19/mens-basketball-florida-states-lajae-jones-was-born-to-be-a-rebounder
Florida State's Lajae Jones Was Born To Be A Rebounder

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/um-to-honor-jim-larranaga-with-tribute-before-tuesday-s-home-game-vs-fsu/ar-AA1UwYWk?ocid=BingNewsVerp
UM to honor Jim Larranaga with tribute before Tuesday’s home game vs. FSU

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/baseball/2026/01/19/fsu-baseball-baseball-america-preseason-ranking/88254556007/
Where FSU baseball ranks in Baseball America's preseason top 25

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bills-keon-coleman-ends-year-2-with-one-catch/
Bills' Keon Coleman: Ends Year 2 with one catch

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/how-much-has-miami-football-made-in-cfp-hurricanes-acc-payout-explained/ar-AA1UvjkX?ocid=BingNewsVerp
How much has Miami football made in CFP? Hurricanes' ACC payout, explained

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/malachi-toney-miami-nil-value-transfer-portal/
Malachi Toney's NIL value is exploding as Hurricanes plan to make freshman centerpiece in 2026 season

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/watch-miami-rb-mark-fletcher-jr-swings-indiana-player-cfp-title-game-loss/
WATCH: Miami RB Mark Fletcher Jr. swings at Indiana player after Hurricanes' CFP title game loss

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/basketball/acc-men-s-basketball-power-rankings-week-11/ar-AA1UvRhV?ocid=BingNewsVerp
ACC men’s basketball power rankings week 11
18. Florida State Seminoles (7-11, 0-5 ACC)

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2026-college-football-transfer-portal-winners-losers/
The winners and losers of the 2026 college football transfer portal
Florida State Seminoles  
Players can always outperform their rankings, but there's the reality of Florida State's 2026 transfer class is that, well, it's just OK.