An amendment from Sen. Ashley Moody raising the Power Four membership cap from 19 to 20 passed by voice vote.

For the first six years, any Power Four school switching conferences would have to spend three years as an independent. Group of Six schools and independents moving up face no waiting period.

Revenue sharing climbs to roughly $50 million per school, including a $22.5 million retention fund and a $5 million pool for women’s and non-revenue sports.

Also included: a one-transfer limit, a federal agent registry with fees capped at 5%, a provision already nicknamed the “Lane Kiffin Rule,” and federal preemption of state NIL laws.

The House returns Nov. 9, which kills Sen. Ted Cruz’s hope of getting it signed before Election Day. President Trump supports the bill.

The Osceola’s Kyle Saunders puts the odds of it becoming law at 30 to 40 percent.

White apologized to FSU’s offensive backups and the “Black Ops” scout team after Central Arkansas’ 20-play fourth-quarter drive kept them on the sideline: “I’m sorry we couldn’t get them off the field that last 20-play drive. I wanted to see those young guys go in there and play. They deserved it. They work hard.”

The low point was back-to-back 15-yarders, a facemask on Gbayor and a pass interference on Nehemiah Chandler. White’s review: “That’s ridiculous.”

UCA picked up seven first downs by penalty, including a Jordan Sanders offsides on 4th-and-2. FSU sits 126th nationally in total defense and 90th in scoring defense. White’s new standard: “If I call it 10 times, it better be executed 10 times.”

247Sports’ John Evans points out that FSU’s three most-used interior linemen, Daniel Lyons (292), Deante McCray (291) and Mandrell Desir (270), average just 284 pounds. Opponents are averaging 4.8 yards per carry up the middle, and FSU ranks 114th in success rate on those runs.

White didn’t dodge it: “He’s 270 pounds. He’s not a guy who’s supposed to be in there just taking on blocks like that.”

The one true nose is Kevin Wynn, now 317 pounds, whose snaps climbed from 8 to 14 to 16 before he earned the start Saturday. White is managing his reps on purpose: “We only have so many of those big body guys in there.”

UVA’s starting offensive line has 31 combined college seasons and 190 career starts, including two seventh-year players (center Drake Metcalf and right tackle Monroe Mills) and left guard Noah Josey’s 48 straight starts.

Five Cavaliers have at least 24 carries and 125 rushing yards, led by Jekail Middlebrook (177 yards). They lead the nation with 11 fourth-down conversions and hold the ball 33:54 per game, ninth nationally. Yes, another clock-control team.

White compared QB Beau Pribula to Tim Tebow, per Tomahawk Nation.

Virginia ranks first nationally in pass efficiency defense and allows just 130.3 passing yards per game. Safety Brandyn Hillman already has three interceptions, and the Cavaliers are +5 in turnover margin.

The pressure comes from 6-foot-7 end Fisher Camac and Bandit Matthew Fobbs-White. Offensive coordinator Tim Harris Jr.’s response: “We’re going to be the aggressor in that.”

History is on FSU’s side. The Noles lead the series 15-5 and are 9-1 against UVA at Doak, with the last meeting in Tallahassee a 34-20 win in 2014.

Warchant’s Corey Clark notes that since last year’s double-overtime loss at Virginia, FSU is 2-9 against Power Four opponents, and Norvell is 3-14 in his last 17 ACC games.

Clark expects Norvell to coach through the Friday night trip to Louisville and the Miami game before any decision, with a bye and Clemson on Halloween waiting after that.

His take on Saturday: “It’s Virginia. You can beat Virginia. At home. Lots of teams do it!”

A data-heavy guest column at Tomahawk Nation traces the full arc: FSU climbed from 89th to 9th in SP+ from 2020 to 2023, then fell to 83rd in 2024, the second-largest one-year collapse since 2015.

Norvell is 40-36 overall and 9-19 since the 2023 title season. FSU has cycled through five play-calling setups in seven years, and six of the first seven high school quarterbacks Norvell signed transferred out.

FSU’s defense ranked 132nd in EPA per play through Week 3. The buyout, roughly $51 million if he’s let go in-season, would be paid in monthly installments of about $800,000 through 2031, subject to mitigation.

The column’s prescription: pay the quarterback, keep one play-caller, and make a decision by early November.

Norvell on Ashton Daniels’ two-minute interception: Daniels expected the back to keep moving, and the back sat down. “That was a miscommunication part where we can grow.” Otherwise, Norvell called Daniels’ intermediate passing “really good.”

On the Jayvan Boggs touchdown, Daniels stepped up and “actually pointed Boggs deep.” Harris on Boggs’ 122-yard day: “You’ve been kind of just waiting for him to have that breakthrough.”

Asked why FSU ranks near the bottom nationally in 12-personnel efficiency, Norvell said injuries at receiver have forced more tight end usage, and he hopes to “get a couple of those receivers back.”

Norvell said Nate Pabst’s Saturday “probably was not his best game” but called him “one of our best players on offense.”

Asked whether missing players were suspended, Norvell said some were out for “accountability” and others for injury, adding, “you’re getting some guys back for this week.”

The backup QB race between Kevin Sperry and Malachi Marshall is still week to week. Norvell said Marshall has had “an accelerated process” since arriving this summer.

Young players Norvell singled out: Karon Maycock (71.2 PFF run defense grade, per The Osceola), Noah LaVallee, Jordan Crutchfield, Jasen Lopez and corner Charles Lester. White on Crutchfield: “He is big-bodied. He can cover. He is a really instinctive football player.”

Parker Messick (Guardians) is in the AL Rookie of the Year conversation after 32 starts, a 2.56 ERA, 193 strikeouts and a 1.06 WHIP over 186.1 innings. The Plant City native owns a 2.59 ERA through 39 career starts.

Cam Smith’s Astros (AL No. 3 seed) open today against the White Sox. Smith hit 21 homers in his second season, 12 more than as a rookie.

Messick’s Guardians (AL No. 2) and Taylor Walls’ Rays (AL No. 1) both open Oct. 3. Walls stole 21 bases.

Shane Drohan’s Brewers are the NL’s top seed. Drohan debuted April 8 and went 7-5 with 125 strikeouts in 124.2 innings.

Luke Weaver (Mets/Pirates) posted a 2.69 ERA and 0.96 WHIP. Tyler Holton (Tigers) had a 2.75 ERA in 67 appearances. Jack Anderson (Red Sox/Twins) debuted in April and finished with a 2.19 ERA.

Cal Raleigh (Mariners) hit 23 homers with 69 RBI, and CJ Van Eyk made his debut with Toronto in July.

Brandon Bass Jr. led the way with 15 points, and Martay Barnes added 14.

Marcis “Baby Shaq” Ponder put up 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Late addition Elisee Assui was a pleasant surprise with 10 points. Sebastian Rancik had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Anthony Robinson II added 8 points and 5 assists.

The team went 23-of-25 at the line. Ponder was 3-of-5, which means everyone else went a perfect 20-of-20.

247Sports checked in on the three dozen players who transferred out of FSU. Earl Little Jr. leads Ohio State with 23 tackles, Amaree Williams was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for 4-0 Mississippi State, and Justin Cryer has 23 tackles for 4-0 Texas.

Two familiar faces are waiting on FSU’s October schedule: Lawayne McCoy has 15 catches for 301 yards and three touchdowns for Louisville, and kicker Jake Weinberg is 21-of-21 on extra points for Miami.

Brooke Niles, the NCAA’s all-time winningest beach volleyball coach, enters her 12th season after an NCAA semifinal run in May. The fall opens Oct. 9-11 with a split squad in Fort Walton Beach and Manhattan Beach, Calif., and closes Nov. 20-22 in Kauai. The Garnet and Gold scrimmage is Nov. 14.

ChopChat moved FSU from 16th to 13th in its ACC power rankings. Virginia sits ninth, and Miami is first.

Atlanta Marist junior OT Cooper Martenson (6-5, 285) holds an FSU offer, but 247Sports expects Georgia, Tennessee and Florida to go the distance in his recruitment.