The Daily Chop Lite, Dec 16, 2025

[Bill Swartzbaugh]

The Daily Chop Lite, Dec 16, 2025



https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2025/12/15/fsu-football-mike-norvell-history-coaching-record/87779975007/
How does FSU's 2025 season compare to Mike Norvell's previous years?

https://chopchat.com/fsu-will-have-no-shortage-of-talented-quarterbacks-to-pursue-in-transfer-portal
FSU will have no shortage of talented quarterbacks to pursue in transfer portal

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/fsu-football-transfer-portal-quarterback-options-266541884/
Portal Possibilities: Sizing up realistic options for FSU in the QB market

https://chopchat.com/mike-norvell-and-company-cannot-allow-mario-cristobal-to-grab-this-transfer-qb
Mike Norvell and company cannot allow Mario Cristobal to grab this transfer QB

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/former-four-star-db-transfer-redshirt-freshman-season-fsu-football-cai-bates-
Former four-star DB plans transfer after redshirt freshman season with FSU football
Nine of Florida State's 23 high school signees in the 2024 class have moved on from the program.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/dayton-aims-for-third-power-5-win-of-season-against-florida-state/
Dayton aims for third Power 5 win of season against Florida State

https://www.wctv.tv/2025/12/16/fsu-offer-first-of-its-kind-degree-program-community-music/
FSU to offer first-of-its-kind degree program in Community Music

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/acc-college-football-grades-analysis-2025-season/
ACC football grades for 2025 season: Miami meets expectations, UNC fails in Year 1 of Bill Belichick era
Florida State: Grade D

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47316841/clemson-qb-cade-klubnik-play-pinstripe-bowl-vs-penn-state
Klubnik to play bowl game for depleted Clemson
Transfers, opt-outs piling up for Clemson football team ahead of Pinstripe Bowl

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/football/texas-a-m-vs-miami-football-5-things-to-know-about-hurricanes-ahead-of-cfp/ar-AA1SnstF?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Texas A&M vs Miami football: 5 things to know about Hurricanes ahead of CFP

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/news/college-football/dj-lagway-reportedly-wanted-to-stay-at-florida-until-initial-meetings-with-jon-sumrall/
DJ Lagway reportedly wanted to stay at Florida until ‘initial meetings’ with Jon Sumrall

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dylan-raiola-transfer-bombshell-trap-223412022.html
Dylan Raiola transfer bombshell is a trap these schools need to avoid

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/notre-dame-lands-elite-2027-cb-xavier-hasan-over-ohio-state-florida-state-and-others/ar-AA1Sq7ET?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Notre Dame lands elite 2027 CB Xavier Hasan over Ohio State, Florida State and others

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47286976/michigan-state-tom-izzo-gets-1-million-raise-highest-paid-coach-big-ten
Michigan State's Tom Izzo highest-paid in Big Ten after raise