The Daily Chop, Sept 6, 2025

[Bill Swartzbaugh]

The Daily Chop, Sept 6, 2025, read worldwide

Thanks to Chop contributors Lea Ann, Melissa, and Patrick
 
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Florida State Times Articles
Charlie Barnes, Executive Director - Seminole Boosters

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Garnet and Old by Jim Joanos

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Florida State University website

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Estimated NCAA Athlete Revenue Sharing 2025-26:

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FSU FOOTBALL:
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/2025/09/05/fsu-football-fans-rejuvenated-alabama-east-texas-am/85988672007/
FSU football players and fans excited about Seminoles' start. But all want more

https://www.on3.com/news/mark-ingram-sends-message-to-mike-norvell-after-florida-state-upset-of-alabama/
Mark Ingram sends message to Mike Norvell after Florida State upset of Alabama

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/fsus-mike-norvell-fires-back-161258167.html
FSU's Mike Norvell fires back about Thomas Castellanos' comments on Nick Saban

https://www.on3.com/college/florida-state-seminoles/news/mike-norvell-believes-win-over-alabama-opened-some-eyes-to-florida-state-football/
Mike Norvell believes win over Alabama 'opened some eyes' to Florida State football

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/article/florida-state-seminoles-fsu-football-gus-malzahn-tommy-castellanos-253489836/
Gus Malzahn on debut as FSU's OC: "It’s a different world. It’s almost like a different profession."

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2025/09/05/fsu-football-defense-ashlynd-barker/85924435007/
FSU football developing physical identity under DC Tony White

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2025/09/06/ethan-pritchard-shooting-fsu-football-freshman/85987458007/
Ethan Pritchard shooting: What to know about FSU football freshman, health condition update

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/fsu-football-mike-norvell-foundation-donates-10-000-ethan-pritchard-gofundme-
Mike Norvell's foundation donates $10,000 to Ethan Pritchard's GoFundMe
Norvell's foundation, the "Keep Climbing Family Foundation," donated to the fund after the FSU LB was injured in a shooting.

https://www.fsunews.com/story/sports/2025/09/05/renovating-the-old-ramping-up-the-new-a-look-at-the-fsu-stadium-renovations/85886560007/
Renovating the old, ramping up the new: a look at the FSU stadium renovations

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UP NEXT:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/how-much-did-fsu-football-pay-east-texas-a-m-what-seminoles-paid-for-today-s-game/ar-AA1M09hg?ocid=BingNewsVerp
How much did FSU football pay East Texas A&M? What Seminoles paid for today's game
According to the CFB Home X account, Florida State owes East Texas A&M $450,000 for the game.

https://www.tallahassee.com/videos/sports/college/fsu/football/2025/09/05/fsu-football-east-texas-a-m-keys-to-victory/85997513007/
How FSU football will take care of business against East Texas A&M: 3 keys to victory

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/05/no-14-seminoles-know-not-to-take-fcs-teams-lightly/
No. 14 Seminoles know not to take FCS teams lightly

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/noles247-game-predictions-no-14-fsu-vs-east-texas-am-253477093/
Noles247 Game Predictions: No. 14 FSU vs East Texas A&M

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2025/09/05/fsu-football-east-texas-am-game-prediction-scouting-report/85924450007/
FSU football vs. East Texas A&M scouting report, game prediction

https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles-college-cfb-acc-norvell-team-roster-schedule-game/117801/staff-predictions-14-florida-state-seminoles-vs-east-texas-am
Staff Predictions: No. 14 Florida State Seminoles vs. East Texas A&M
Against Alabama and for the first time since Sept 2023, FSU did not allow a sack in a game

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/10-fsu-players-id-love-to-see-get-reps-against-east-texas-am-253477892/
10 FSU players I'd love to see get reps against East Texas A&M

https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/news/fsu-game-offers-special-homecoming-for-east-texas-am-a-d-jim-curry/
FSU game offers special homecoming for East Texas A&M A.D. Jim Curry

https://collegesportswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2025/09/05/college-football-week-2-florida-state-vs-east-texas-a-m-odds-lines-how-to-watch-9-6-2025/85993419007/
Florida State Seminoles vs. East Texas A&M Lions live stream, TV channel, start time, oddS

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/fsu-vs-east-texas-m-090000578.html
FSU vs. East Texas A&M: How to watch

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FSU BASKETBALL:
https://seminoles.com/news/2025/9/5/mens-basketball-alier-maluk-back-in-garnet-ready-for-impact
Alier Maluk: Back In Garnet, Ready For Impact

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OTHER FSU SPORTS:
https://seminoles.com/news/2025/9/5/womens-volleyball-filimaua-has-career-nigh-but-noles-fall-in-five
Filimaua Has Career Night, But Noles Fall in Five

https://seminoles.com/news/2025/9/5/florida-state-softball-releases-fall-schedule
Florida State Softball Releases Fall Schedule

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'NOLES IN THE PROS:
https://chopchat.com/fsu-among-top-schools-with-most-players-among-nfl-top-100-players
FSU among top schools with most players among NFL Top 100 players
Pretty good to be so up and down over the past decade

https://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/2025/09/buffalo-bills-coach-provides-injury-update-on-wr-keon-coleman-and-kicker-situation.html
Buffalo Bills coach provides injury update on WR Keon Coleman and kicker situation

https://www.brownsnation.com/browns-coach-reveals-why-the-team-cut-dustin-hopkins/
Browns Coach Reveals Why The Team Cut Dustin Hopkins

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/giants-are-shielding-jaxson-dart-jameis-winston-from-media
Giants are shielding Jaxson Dart, Jameis Winston from media

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https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2025/09/05/parker-messick-cleveland-guardians-plant-city-florida-state-rays/
Plant City’s Parker Messick eager for Sunday homecoming start vs. Rays
The left-hander grew up a Tampa Bay fan and played high school games at Steinbrenner Field.

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https://clutchpoints.com/golf/liv-golf-news-brooks-koepka-meltdown-irish-open
Brooks K
oepka melts down at Irish Open as putrid year continues
LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka was unable to break 80 during Friday's second round of the Irish Open, sending him home early.

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ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE NEWS
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ACC FOOTBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/football/acc-college-football-week-2-schedule-acc-daily/ar-AA1LYzjo?ocid=BingNewsVerp
ACC College Football Week 2 Schedule

https://www.abccolumbia.com/2025/09/05/acc-power-conferences-make-their-claim-of-tv-spots-with-more-friday-night-football-games/
ACC, power conferences make their claim of TV spots with more Friday night football games

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/boston-college-won-by-56-in-week-1-but-expects-to-throw-haymakers-at-michigan-state/ar-AA1LYQkn?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Boston College won by 56 in Week 1 but expects to ‘throw haymakers’ at Michigan State

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/cal-football-game-preview-bears-play-texas-southern-in-home-opener/ar-AA1LYcaQ?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Cal Football Game Preview: Bears Play Texas Southern in Home Opener

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/05/cal-bears-texas-southern-jaron-keawe-sagapolutele/
Cal faces Texas Southern in home opener with mission of protecting freshman Sagapolutele

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/clemson-tigers-center-takes-positive-outlook-on-week-1-loss/ar-AA1LYJcU?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Clemson Tigers Center Takes Positive Outlook on Week 1 Loss

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/college-sports/can-clemson-challenge-for-the-national-championship/vi-AA1LYftM?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Can Clemson Challenge for the National Championship?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/college-sports/is-ian-schieffelin-playing-today-for-clemson-football-update-on-tight-end-s-suspension/ar-AA1M073s?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Is Ian Schieffelin playing today for Clemson football? Update on tight end's suspension

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/louisville-overcomes-slow-start-mounts-rally-to-knock-off-james-madison/ar-AA1LZcIx?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Louisville Overcomes Slow Start, Mounts Rally to Knock Off James Madison

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/09/05/louisville-james-madison-score-uofl-football-defense-week-2-game/85683836007/
Louisville football defense steps up: Cards pull away to beat James Madison in Week 2 game
Louisville breaks tie with TD on fumble after sack, turns back James Madison

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/c-l-brown/2025/09/05/louisville-jmu-football-score-uofl-james-madison-game-jeff-brohm-transfer-portal-roster-recruiting/85708424007/
Louisville football needs time. What we saw vs. JMU is product of constant roster churn

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/05/a-lot-of-things-to-prove-hurricanes-locked-in-for-game-against-bethune-cookman/
‘A lot of things to prove’: Hurricanes locked in for game against Bethune-Cookman

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/north-carolina/news/usa-today-reporter-points-finger-bill-belichick-uncs-collapse-predicts-last-place-acc-finish/b054739c69b4d5b30684717e
USA Today reporter points finger at Bill Belichick for UNC’s collapse, predicts last-place ACC finish

https://www.wral.com/sports/sports-ncstate-virginia-nonconference-game-acc-scheduling-questions-september-2025/
NC State hosts ACC foe Virginia in nonconference game as league wrestles with scheduling format

https://www.kxan.com/studio-512/sept-6th-cw-football-saturday-kicks-off-with-acc-college-football/
CW Football Saturday Kicks Off With ACC College Football
A Texas-sized battle between Baylor and SMU will be the first ACC college football game broadcast

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/tv-ratings-fuel-syracuses-acc-revenue-with-a-catch/ar-AA1LYf3b?ocid=BingNewsVerp
TV ratings fuel Syracuse's ACC revenue with a catch

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/virginia-preview-challenges-the-wolfpack-will-face/ar-AA1LYy7U?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Virginia Preview: Challenges the Wolfpack Will Face

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2025/09/05/wes-durham-vanderbilt-football-virginia-tech-radio-announcer/85970637007/
Vanderbilt football vs Virginia Tech broadcaster Wes Durham recalls time as Commodores radio voice

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OTHER FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL/MISC NEWS:
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OTHER FOOTBALL:
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/don-t-watch-watch-guide-215047109.html
Don’t Watch This; Watch That: Your Guide to the Week 2 College Football Schedule

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25244824-realistic-upsets-would-send-2025-college-football-season-chaos
Realistic Upsets That Would Send the 2025 College Football Season into Chaos

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/florida-illinois-on-upset-alert-bold-predictions-for-week-2-college-football/ar-AA1M0fn1?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Florida, Illinois on upset alert? Bold predictions for Week 2 college football

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/6-big-12-games-this-weekend-will-impact-the-league-s-national-perception/ar-AA1LXU74?ocid=BingNewsVerp
6 Big 12 games this weekend will impact the league’s national perception

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https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/news/college-football/the-fsu-loss-was-alarming-and-kane-wommacks-alabama-defense-had-a-major-red-flag/
The FSU loss was alarming, and Kane Wommack’s Alabama defense had a major red flag

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/browns-land-new-qb-of-the-future-in-full-first-round-2026-nfl-mock-draft/ar-AA1LWUgs?ocid=Lineweaver
Browns land new QB of the future in full first round 2026 NFL mock draft

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/why-texas-a-ms-midnight-yell-is-one-of-the-ultimate-college-football-traditions/ar-AA1LXXrX?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Why Texas A&M's Midnight Yell is one of the ultimate college football traditions

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/jmus-icy-white-threads-top-best-week-2-college-football-uniforms/ar-AA1LYQ03?ocid=BingNewsVerp
JMU's icy white threads top best Week 2 college football uniforms

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/09/05/michigan-oklahoma-college-football-playoff-sec-big-ten/85977844007/
Huge stakes for Michigan, Oklahoma in showdown with CFP implications

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MISC COLLEGE NEWS:
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46170291/csc-reveals-overstated-worth-approved-nil-deals-40m-plus
Commission overstated OK'd NIL deals by $44.4M

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6601524/2025/09/05/saving-college-sports-commercials-cody-campbell/
What’s up with the ‘Saving College Sports’ commercial you can’t avoid on Saturday? It’s a long story

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09/which-us-colleges-made-the-top-10-party-schools-of-2026.html
Which U.S. colleges made the top 10 party schools of 2026?
2. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/09/04/chiles-high-golfer-alex-parker-shoots-59-at-golden-eagle-country-club/85968426007/
Chiles High golfer Alex Parker breaks course record with sub-60 round