The Daily Chop Lite, May 18, 2026

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The Daily Chop Lite, May 18, 2026



https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/where-fsu-football-landed-in-cbs-sports-latest-rankings/ar-AA23qIiM?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Where FSU football landed in CBS Sports’ latest rankings

https://roundtable.io/sports/ncaa/fsu/news/norvell-faces-increased-pressure-as-florida-state-s-recruiting-slide-continues
Norvell Faces Increased Pressure as Florida State’s Recruiting Slide Continues

https://chopchat.com/3-recruits-that-mike-norvell-cannot-afford-to-lose-during-the-official-visit-season
3 recruits that Mike Norvell cannot afford to lose during the official visit season

https://chopchat.com/mistakes-and-bad-decisions-ends-florida-state-s-season-against-ucf
Mistakes and bad decisions ends Florida State's season against UCF

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/48800203/lottie-woad-wins-kroger-queen-city-championship-2nd-lpga-tour-title
Lottie Woad wins Kroger Queen City Championship by 2 strokes

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/manny-diaz-opens-darian-mensahs-120226859.html
Manny Diaz opens up on Darian Mensah's shocking move to Miami

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/james-franklin-virginia-tech-penn-state-firing/
'I've got a chip on my shoulder': James Franklin in win-now mode at Virginia Tech after Penn State firing

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/baseball-transfer-portal-nearly-open-200443446.html
The Baseball Transfer Portal is Nearly Open, and Miami Loses Three Players

https://www.espn.com.au/college-football/story/_/id/48803024/at-big-ten-spring-meetings-coaches-lobby-24-team-college-football-playoff
At Big Ten spring meetings, coaches lobby for 24-team playoff

https://fansided.com/ncaaf/toasty-buns-10-college-football-coaches-hottest-seats
Toasty Buns: 10 college football coaches on the hottest seats
Mike Norvell, Florida State

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/colin-cowherd-rips-sec-power-structure-amid-head-coach-tensions/ar-AA23oYoo?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Colin Cowherd rips SEC power structure amid head coach tensions

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/paul-finebaum-names-college-footballs-biggest-villain/ar-AA23rDAr?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Paul Finebaum names college football's biggest villain
Kiffin’s Ole Miss Comments Sparked Major Backlash

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7279892/2026/05/18/college-basketball-transfer-portal-retention-mid-majors/
Why retention trumps the transfer portal and how mid-majors can still land tournament bids

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters-lsu-baseball-jay-johnson-nil/article_c2f23452-0ead-5b71-8b21-cebc3649ba1b.html
Letters: NIL has ruined LSU baseball

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/pressures-are-real-colleges-grapple-with-future-of-olympic-sports-amid-football-spending-boom/ar-AA23oxFt?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Pressures are real: Colleges grapple with future of Olympic sports amid football spending boom

https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/money-makes-the-college-athletic-world-go-round/article_e4357b9d-aec6-43f2-83eb-abd4e9ccc6a0.html
Money makes the college athletic world go round

https://www.aol.com/news/nil-bleeding-college-athletics-maybe-090217507.html
NIL is bleeding college athletics, and maybe college itself

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/how-nil-benefits-college-sports-and-shapes-athlete-choices/vi-AA23pbUd?ocid=BingNewsVerp
How NIL benefits college sports and shapes athlete choices