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Notre Dame football won’t have to worry about any NFL team plucking away Marcus Freeman anytime soon. The Fighting Irish locked him in for years to come, especially amid Chicago Bears rumors. Freeman agreed to a massive long-term extension Sunday, per NBC Sports college football insider Nicole Auerbach. She added Freeman’s contract “will make Freeman […]

The college football bowl season gets into full swing during the week of Dec. 16. Miami (FL) football and Iowa State football fans, however, have to wait until Dec. 28 for their contest: The 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl. The bowl game already comes with a unique sponsor, but now an unreal trophy. The 2024 hardware earned a […]

The Baltimore Ravens and Roquan Smith know Saturday isn’t for the weak at heart. As the star linebacker described it Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers force you to “check your manhood.” They’re next up as part of a three-game stretch in 11 days for Smith and the Ravens. Smith and the Ravens rolled to the easy […]

The New Orleans Saints debut of Jake Haener ended abruptly on Sunday. That’s because interim head coach Darren Rizzi pulled him early against the Washington Commanders. The decision arrived after Haener hit a new franchise low. Haener ended the afternoon completing just four passes out of 10 attempts, 49 yards, and one interception. It marked […]

The Baltimore Ravens are the only NFL team with two Heisman trophy winners from the 2010s era. Derrick Henry claimed the nod in 2015 before Lamar Jackson won the following year. Henry, Jackson and the rest of the past Heisman winners will soon find out who’ll claim the 2024 award. The perennial Pro Bowl running […]

Oregon football has a national championship to chase as the nation’s No. 1 team. The Ducks are also chasing down players post early signing day. Head coach Dan Lanning and his staff are additionally juggling filling their 2025 roster. That’s where the 2024-25 transfer portal comes in. Oregon has discovered success with the portal in recent years. […]

Mississippi State football lost one of its prized young talents to the transfer portal. But the Bulldogs could now be facing Mario Craver in the future. The true freshman wide receiver Craver first announced for the portal on Dec. 9. Now, he listed four potential destinations to Hayes Fawcett of On3.com on Friday. One possibility […]

Oregon State football will need a new defensive leader to step up for 2025. The Beavers are losing one of their top young stars from 2024. Linebacker Isaiah Chisom has unveiled plans to leave Corvallis through their transfer portal, per Pete Nakos of On3.com Friday. He’s also on his way out as a Midseason Freshman […]

Missouri football is looking vastly different behind center already. Starter Brady Cook is a senior, but a prized newcomer is on the move. True freshman Aidan Glover is entering the transfer portal, per Hayes Fawcett of On3.com Friday. His departure leaves two gaping holes already in the Mizzou QB room and for head coach Eliah […]

Michigan football took a huge road loss to Indiana during the season. One month after that road loss, the Wolverines landed a former Hoosiers wide receiver in the transfer portal. Ex-Indiana WR Donaven McCulley is off to Ann Arbor, his agent Billy Davis confirmed to Pete Nakos of On3.com Friday. McCulley comes to Michigan with […]

Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams entered Friday with an all-too-familiar situation. The Rams are surging, and Odell Beckham Jr. is available following a release.  This time, the Miami Dolphins “mutually parted ways” with the veteran Super Bowl winner. Beckham played in just 10 total games for the Dolphins. This draws parallels to OBJ’s […]

Georgia football once gained NFL representation through Troy Bowles. He arrived to Athens as more than a top 100 recruit. He came in as the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles. But now, the son of the Super Bowl winner made a huge transfer portal decision. The linebacker is leaving the Bulldogs, […]

The Los Angeles Rams have morphed into a far different team compared to the one routed by the Philadelphia Eagles. Turns out a powerful Sean McVay speech involving a calendar reference was all it took, per Matthew Stafford. The quarterback reflected on the very talk McVay had that night when addressing reporters after the 12-6 […]

The New Orleans Saints are now in the hands of Jake Haener ahead of Week 15. He becomes the third different starter this season for a team suddenly surging under interim head coach Darren Rizzi. Haener gets a major task ahead of him. He earns his first live December start since the 2022 L.A. Bowl […]

Miami (FL) football has two major events involving star quarterback Cam Ward still to come. The Heisman Trophy ceremony and the Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State. Ward, however, claimed one major award Thursday. The Hurricanes star won the Davey O’Brien Award, with Brett McMurphy of The Action Network confirming the news. The hardware honors the […]

Indiana football is a popular destination for talent now. More five or four-star prospects will view Bloomington as a potential landing spot. That includes transfer portal players seeking a new home. Head coach Curt Cignetti built his first Hoosiers team with predominantly transfers. But that approach fueled the 11-1 run and College Football Playoff appearance. […]

Oregon football is entering the first-ever College Football Playoffs as the top contender. Meanwhile, one assistant under head coach Dan Lanning is his own favorite to win a new coaching role. Ducks running backs coach Ra’Shaad Samples has Sam Houston State in the mix. Samples reportedly is the frontrunner for the Bearkats’ opening now, per […]

SMU football has established new momentum heading into its historic first College Football Playoff appearance. The Mustangs locked in a key assistant for years to come. Defensive coordinator Scott Symons agreed to a multi-year contract, per ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel Thursday. The move comes nine days before SMU takes on Penn State in […]

Oklahoma football witnessed some 2024 Sooners added to the transfer portal Thursday. OU and head coach Brent Venables lost not one, but three different players to portal entries all in a matter of minutes. Wide receiver Brenen Thompson emerged as the first entry out of Norman, per 247Sports reporter Chris Hummer at 12:39 p.m. PT. […]

North Carolina football will undergo a roster makeover soon now that Bill Belichick is in place. The newest Tar Heels head coach looks bound to hit the transfer portal to fill out his first UNC roster. However, Belichick already received some mixed transfer portal news Thursday. Wide receiver Kobe Paysour entered the portal, he told […]

North Carolina football is wasting little time in getting rolling under Bill Belichick. Now that the eight-time Super Bowl winner is in place, Belichick didn’t take long to announce his first coaching hire. Addressing reporters one day his stunning hire, Belichick has his first assistant coach in place, per ESPN’s Andrea Adelson. “Bill Belichick says […]

North Carolina football is bringing its own NFL star power over to Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels pulled the groundbreaking move in hiring Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick. The eight-time champion becomes the latest major league personality to coach collegiately since Deion Sanders. And his hire prompted a strong response from “Coach Prime” […]

Texas Tech football is watching Micah Hudson become one of the hottest transfer portal names for 2024-25. Hudson surprised many college football fans by signing with the Red Raiders as a prized five-star. He’s relaunched his recruitment by dipping into the portal. Hudson leaves Lubbock with an injury-themed tenure. The inside wide receiver never played […]

North Carolina football is replacing a past national championship winning head coach with a Super Bowl one. The Tar Heels pulled off the surprising move to hire Bill Belichick Wednesday. North Carolina, in the process, lands a multiple Super Bowl winner and future Pro Football Hall of Famer. Hoopla fills Chapel Hill as Belichick arrives […]

North Carolina football shook up the college football Richter scale by hiring Bill Belichick. The move sparked a flurry of reactions, as the Tar Heels somehow won over the six-time Super Bowl winner. But UNC is wasting little time making other big moves after the hire. The university is adding former NFL general manager Michael […]

The West Virginia football teams’ head coaching opening ranked as one of the more intriguing Big 12 football opportunities. Now, the Mountaineers are replacing the fired Neal Brown by turning to a familiar face in Rich Rodriguez. It was reported that the Mountaineers were targeting the former head coach, per ESPN college football insider Pete […]

LSU football has churned out two top five NFL Draft quarterbacks since 2020. Garrett Nussmeier will soon follow Joe Burrow and this year’s rookie Jayden Daniels in the league. However, teams will have to wait one more year for Nussmeier. The Tigers’ QB1 won’t declare for next season’s draft and will return to Baton Rouge, […]

Colorado football plans to raid the 2024-25 transfer portal under Deion Sanders. The Buffaloes already lost former four-star Destin Wade to the transfer portal. However, one intriguing QB target is on the Buffaloes’ radar, as revealed by On3.com’s Steve Wiltfong Wednesday. The recruiting insider unveiled Liberty Flames star Kaidon Salter as “the top quarterback target” […]

Wisconsin football is witnessing its quarterback room becoming slimmer ahead of the 2025 season. The Badgers already lost Tyler Van Dyke to the transfer portal Monday. But another QB is drifting from Madison. Braedyn Locke announced his intentions to transfer Wednesday. He took to social media to declare his exit from Wisconsin after two years. […]

Texas A&M football lost quarterback Conner Weigman in the transfer portal. He’s not likely to drift outside of state boundaries, though. Weigman left the Southeastern Conference university on Dec. 3, before the portal officially opened Monday. Now, Pete Nakos and Steve Wiltfong of On3.com have dropped this prediction for the 21-year-old: He’ll stay in the […]

Miami (FL) football is transfer portal hunting now. The Hurricanes are turning to this new era of college football recruiting to attempt to land major recruits who started their collegiate careers elsewhere. And that includes Eric Rivers, who already has 43 different programs reaching out after leaving his school. The now former Florida International University […]

Colorado football “ain’t hard to find” when it comes to Deion Sanders and the transfer portal. Now that the portal is open for business, Sanders and his staff will likely be hunting for new Buffaloes. Sanders already fired off the warning after Colorado’s 52-0 trouncing of Oklahoma State to reporters: “I am hitting that portal […]

SMU football is suddenly a new championship destination for talent, especially those in the portal. The Mustangs didn’t take long to emerge as a new contender in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Clemson needed a walk-off field goal to halt SMU’s ACC title pursuit on Saturday, as quarterback Kevin Jennings and company nearly erased a double-digit deficit […]

North Carolina football became an attractive destination when the head coaching job opened. Little did fans know Bill Belichick would pursue the job. Now, he’s got new competition from another former NFL head coach in Steve Wilks. The former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator emerged as the newest reported interview at UNC, per Pete Nakos […]

The transfer portal flood gates officially opened for college football Monday. USC football looks bound to dive and pluck from the portal waters. Following a dismal 11th place finish in the Big 10 Conference, the Trojans need to get aggressive with their roster ahead of 2024-25. That’s going to mean seeking out talent through the […]

Miami (FL) football took a major loss on Sunday, as the Hurricanes were one of the notable College Football Playoff snubs. Now the Hurricanes and head coach Mario Cristobal have lost two players to the transfer portal, in a matter of minutes. Running back Ajay Allen became the first entry, per Hayes Fawcett of On3.com […]

Georgia football engaged in one of the more epic games of 2024 against rival Georgia Tech. Turns out the thrilling 44-42 Bulldogs overtime win may not be the only victory over the Yellow Jackets. A visit from a transfer portal entry is coming. Wide receiver Eric Singleton is planning to check in on the Bulldogs, […]

Tulane football seems to be bracing itself for a potential Jon Sumrall departure. The head coach’s impressive 2024 work has his name linked for prominent power conference openings, particularly North Carolina. Sumrall finally broke his silence on the rapidly moving rumors swirling around his future with the Green Wave. University officials now know his plan, […]

Florida State football took the biggest tumble from grace in 2024. Going from a New Year’s Six bowl to 2-10 in one year and leading to a wave of decommits for the Seminoles. Now, one starting defender who suited up for both Seminoles teams is heading for the portal. Omar Graham Jr. is leaving Tallahassee […]