College Football Transfer Portal Articles - Page 5

Duke football is rolling with a motivated newcomer behind center. Darian Mensah is bringing a “chip on his shoulder” to Durham. That “chip” became molded in his hometown on California’s Central Coast. Mensah delivered the bold decision to leave Tulane during the offseason. He entered the college football transfer portal and jumped to the Atlantic […]

Colorado football tangles with Georgia Tech in 18 days. And will rock a rare new theme in the huge Week 1 clash in Boulder. The university unveiled its official game themes ahead of the 2025 season Monday. And the theme for the season opener? A “stripe out” contest with the Yellow Jackets in town. This […]

Monday’s unveiling of the 2025 AP Top 25 poll riled up some fanbases. Including snubbing three worthy teams outside of the rankings. Even the term “overrated” surfaces here. Texas won’t earn the infamous “O” word, though. The Longhorns lure back an abundance of talent. Plus feature Arch Manning in the most highly anticipated season ever […]

The AP Top 25 college football poll sparked a bevy of conversations Monday. Texas and Penn State fans sounded pleased with where their team landed. But there were some vocal fanbases — and not just limited to Ohio State. But for teams left unranked. The Buckeyes still landed inside the top five. The reigning national […]

Colorado football must decide their starting quarterback in less than 19 days. Deion Sanders faces his biggest coaching decision yet. As he must find the first replacement for Shedeur Sanders between Kaidon Salter and Julian Lewis. Sanders didn’t guarantee or announce Salter as the starter. But he delivered a stirring “havoc” prediction involving the prized […]

The Michigan Wolverines will be entering the 2025 season with one less running back following the departure of CJ Hester. Hester announced that he will leave the program and plan to enter the transfer portal, per On3 insider Pete Nakos. He makes this decision in the midst of fall camp, deciding to look elsewhere to […]

Oregon football has flown past the vaunted blur offense of Chip Kelly. Dan Lanning leans into Will Stein now for that side of the ball. But that doesn’t mean the scheme lacks “explosive” tendencies. The returning head coach Lanning spoke about Oregon’s offensive nature Thursday. Lanning must replace one integral figure from 2024 in Dillon […]

Colorado football isn’t just turning to Deion Sanders as inspiration for 2025. The Buffaloes have other NFL experienced staff members to lean into. Including Warren Sapp coming back for his second season. Sapp, though, dropped an eye-opening admission Wednesday. Which he shared right before handling his new role of pass rush coordinator for CU. “I […]

The NCAA D-1 Board of Directors voted in favor of a new governance model on Tuesday. The board met to discuss changes that were recommended by the D-I Decision-Making Working Group, and the proposal ended up passing. The big changes that are coming involve giving the Power Four more control. The changes will go into […]

Gi’Bran Payne may have been a forgotten man on the side of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after not seeing action for the entire 2024 college football season, but he’s staying in South Bend. Payne is looking to turn heads anew in his return to action with Notre Dame football following a whole season of […]

USC football reloaded via the 2025 class and college football transfer portal. Does this mean Lincoln Riley and company have no returner on the athletically freakish side this season? The annual “Freaks” list from Bruce Feldman of The Athletic dropped on Monday. Which introduces college football fans to the 50 most athletically gifted talents returning […]

The 2025 Coaches poll wasn’t kind to Oklahoma football Monday. Ending one impressive streak. The Sooners were snubbed from the top 25 preseason rankings. It marks the first time since 1999 OU will enter a season unranked. Previous head coaches Bob Stoops and Lincoln Riley always built highly ranked teams in Norman. Including getting the Sooners […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference is deep at quarterback this fall. Cade Klubnik and Kevin Jennings help lead their respective offenses at Clemson and SMU. But they need their offensive line to flourish in ACC play. Even incoming head coach Bill Belichick needs his trenches to ease into his highly anticipated role. His past New England […]

The Big 12 annually features offensive fireworks. And the 2025 season will feature a deep group of quarterbacks from Sam Leavitt to Josh Hoover. But let’s not ignore the secondary units populating in the Big 12. Travis Hunter creates an opening here for top DB in the conference. Of course he also won the Heisman […]

After three seasons with the California Golden Bears, running back Jaydn Ott decided to take his talents to the SEC, announcing last April that he would be transferring to Oklahoma football. But before he made that decision, other programs in the conference were after him as well, which isn’t surprising given how effective he was […]

Defenses down south face a fierce gauntlet of Southeastern Conference quarterbacks for 2025. The likes of Garrett Nussmeier, Arch Manning, D.J. Lagway and LaNorris Sellers among others will attempt to pick defenses apart. However, these SEC secondaries present a big counterpunch to those gunslingers. The SEC welcomes back loaded and reloaded defensive back units east […]

Every explosive offense in the Big 12 doesn’t start with stout quarterback play. Each QB needs a dominating offensive line before lighting up the scoreboard. It’s no different for the 2025 season in this conference. One team’s fanbase likely will try to present a counterargument. Colorado under Deion Sanders is plagued by inconsistent trench play. […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference delivered one 2025 NFL Draft first round talent out of the backfield. Omarion Hampton is already turning heads for the Los Angeles Chargers. But Hampton swings the door open for a new leading ACC rusher to emerge this fall. Hampton’s departure also impacts Bill Belichick. As the eight-time Super Bowl winning […]

There’s no stellar quarterback play without a dominating offensive line. Even in the Southeastern Conference, as a litany of returning passers headline the 2025 season. But the likes of D.J. Lagway and Garrett Nussmeier still need stout play up front to thrive in the SEC. The conference already delivered the best OL prospect for the […]

The Big 12 gets ridiculed by fans and analysts annually for its lack of defense. Conference games end in offensive fireworks. The feeling is 2025 will present more of the same — except there’s intriguing new talent bolstering defenses here. Last year’s top pass rusher was an eight-sack performer. Brendan Mott is off to the […]

DeSean Jackson watched Sacramento State build its roster in epic fashion. Now the incoming Delaware State football coach landed a former Hornets quarterback in a huge Saturday move. The NFL legend plucked away Kaiden Bennett in a major college football transfer portal decision. College football reporter Zach McKinnell, who covers the Football Championship Subdivision, revealed […]

The title for top sack leader in the Atlantic Coast Conference is up for grabs in 2025. Donovan Ezeiruaku of Boston College is off to the Dallas Cowboys after piling 16.5 sacks in 2024. The ACC comes with plenty of contenders for the throne the Eagles star bequeaths. Some contenders reloaded in the pass rushing […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference comes with no shortage of high scrutiny for 2025. And not just limited to Bill Belichick arriving to North Carolina. The ACC brings one of the deeper secondary units across the nation. Does the eight-time Super Bowl winner boast one of the nation’s top defensive back units? He does have intriguing […]

The Big 12 Conference is deep on the air attack side of things for 2025. Wide receiver is a loaded group there in the Big 12. Running back play, however, took huge hits during the offseason thanks to the NFL Draft. Cam Skattebo won’t truck defenses this year for Arizona State, as he’s off to […]

Stout quarterback play populates across the Southeastern Conference this fall. But the SEC features star power in the backfield too. Especially through these five running backs ahead of 2025. One already tasted 1,000-yards. Another received his carries at a place known for playing stout freshmen before. There’s even a high-caliber college football transfer portal addition […]

The Big 12 comes equipped with prolific offenses bound to create weekly shootouts. Wide receiver play is an integral reason why in this conference. Especially ahead of the 2025 season with these top five wideouts. This conference birthed multiple perimeter stars for the NFL. CeeDee Lamb is one past Big 12 breakout wideout. Same with […]

Penn State football enters 2025 with national championship aspirations following its postseason run. James Franklin guided two College Football Playoff victories before falling to Notre Dame. But the target grows moving forward. The Nittany Lions are gunning for the top. Not just limited to preseason rankings either. PSU has Happy Valley fans envisioning a celebration […]

Kirk Herbstreit joined millions of fans in watching Nico Iamaleava leave Tennessee football in controversial fashion. Except the longtime analyst revealed new details on why the quarterback bounced from Knoxville. Herbstreit claimed he heard “different stories” involving the much publicized fallout. Iamaleava left Tennessee for UCLA in April. Many speculate that NIL rose as the […]

The last high-profile transfer in college football this offseason has officially found a home. Former BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has verbally committed to Tulane, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Retzlaff abruptly departed BYU after he was accused of sexual assault by a woman from an incident back in 2023. The lawsuit was dismissed and Retzlaff […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders looked vibrant and effusive during Big 12 media days. Except “Coach Prime” attended the event dealing with an undisclosed health issue Sanders has dealt with since June. A new viral video posted by his eldest son revealed Sanders is still dealing with the unknown ailment. “You know I’m still […]

Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables must win over an impatient fanbase soon. He and the Sooners don’t want OU fans to lose confidence during the 2025 season. But Venables received a needed endorsement from one Sooner legend: Baker Mayfield. Mayfield returned to the Norman campus to hold his annual youth camp. He addressed the […]

The Southeastern Conference will attract millions of college football fans twice during August. One thanks to a new Netflix special premiering Aug. 5 spotlighting the SEC and its communities. The other when Aug. 30 arrives featuring the likes of Texas, LSU, Alabama, etc. The Super conference annually fuels the intrigue for every CFB season. It’s […]

Oklahoma football will unleash one of the more highly anticipated college football transfer portal additions for 2025. Quarterback John Mateer heads to Norman via Pullman — as he leaves behind Washington State. The same Washington State ghosted by the other power conferences as realignment shook up the Pac-12. Also a Cougars program notably snubbed by […]

LSU football is entering a much-anticipated scrap fest for Week 1. Clemson is first on deck — prompting one star Tigers linebacker to drop a “fist fight” take. Whit Weeks spoke about the marquee LSU-Clemson showdown that’ll help kick off the college football season on Aug. 30. The returning linebacker shared his excitement at SEC […]

Tennessee football enters 2025 as one of the few Southeastern Conference teams with an open quarterback competition. All made possible by Nico Iamaleava. Tennessee watched Iamaleava become a no-show during spring football practices. He eventually transferred out of Tennessee and landed at UCLA. NIL rose to the forefront of Iamaleava’s decision to depart. But his […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin worked closely with Nick Saban before taking over the Rebels. Kiffin believes Saban will eventually end his retirement, and dip back into coaching. The verbose Kiffin dropped the bombshell take during Monday’s Southeastern Conference media days. The legendary Alabama head coach Saban left the profession last season. Ultimately […]

Vanderbilt football owns 564 total gridiron victories. But none was for the national championship. Diego Pavia is leading one of the few Southeastern Conference schools without a national title crown. But the quarterback isn’t shy about unleashing his confidence for the Commadores. Including setting a national championship goal for Vandy. Which he dropped at SEC […]

Indiana football turned into a College Football Playoff team without a mascot leading fan cheers. Hoosiers sports in general operated games without a mascot while many across the Big Ten featured one. Now the university is resurrecting an old relic. Revealed Monday by Brett McMurphy of On3/Rivals, Indiana is bringing back a famed past face […]

Clemson football entered the party late for one four-star safety. But Dabo Swinney and company’s late charge pulled off the huge victory in the end. Leapfrogging Miami and Michigan to secure the college football recruiting win of Blake Stewart. The Woodward Academy star Stewart picked the Clemson hat in announcing his verbal commitment Sunday via […]