The player who many assumed would be Notre Dame’s starting quarterback in 2025 is hitting the transfer portal. According to CBS Sports, Steve Angeli is expected to explore a transfer away from Notre Dame. That means the Irish will start either CJ Carr or Kenny Minchey in Week 1 barring a late addition via the spring transfer window. Advertisement Angeli …
Read More »Daily Archives: April 17, 2025
Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli expected to enter transfer portal after competing for starting job during spring
Getty Images Notre Dame quarterback Steve Angeli is expected to enter the transfer portal as a graduate transfer, CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reports. Angeli spent the spring competing for starting reps with underclassmen CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey. Angeli served as the primary backup quarterback over the last two seasons to transfers Riley Leonard and Sam Hartman. Despite not winning …
Read More »Big 12 Spotlight: Notable pipelines to high school talent factories
© Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images A major part of recruiting is coaching staffs getting their foot in the door at high school programs that annually produce multiple high-level, Power Four players. And once a coaching staff can create a pipeline at these high school football factories, it can be one of the biggest built-in recruiting advantages every year. Advertisement This week, …
Read More »Clemson football strength coach Joey Batson to retire after 29th season
CLEMSON — Joey Batson, the Clemson football strength and conditioning coach since 1997, will retire after the 2025 season, the school confirmed April 17. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney will hire Clemson’s first strength and conditioning coach in nearly three decades. Since 2022, Swinney has hired five assistants: defensive tackles coach Nick Eason (2022), offensive coordinator Garrett Riley (2023), offensive line coach …
Read More »ESPN icon far more successful on air than on field
Former college football coach Lee Corso had what could best be described as a moderately successful career in his chosen profession. Over 15 seasons as a college head coach and one year in the pros with the short-lived USFL, Corso’s teams had an overall record of 78 wins, 98 losses and six ties. After such an undistinguished tenure and without …
Read More »College football transfer portal: Best players ranking
Josh Heupel on Nico Iamaleava exiting Tennessee Tennessee coach Josh Heupel shares feelings on Nico Iamaleava’s exit from the Vols and ‘do not contact’ tag. Sports Pulse Hundreds of players have officially entered the transfer portal since college football’s spring window opened on Wednesday, with none more scrutinized than former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava. The rising third-year sophomore may end …
Read More »Inside Miami’s quest for return to glory: Carson Beck locked in, Mario Cristobal’s tireless efforts
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The autograph line circled the field inside the practice facility, a buzzing river of fans waiting to meet 80-plus Miami players stationed along the sidelines and in one end zone before the Hurricanes’ spring game on campus. Two makeshift lines splintered from the otherwise orderly ensemble — one stretching from sideline to sideline toward coach Mario …
Read More »MSU football to host ‘Meet the Spartans’ event in August
Fans weren’t given the opportunity to meet the Spartans during its annual spring showcase event MSU coach Jonathan Smith says the team will hold Meet the Spartans on Aug. 21. More details coming later this summer. — Chris Solari (@chrissolari) April 17, 2025 Michigan State football elected to skip a spring game and event this year, but there is another …
Read More »NCAA cracks down on faking injuries in college football, approves rule change to penalize offending teams
Getty Images The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved a rule to curtail faking injuries, which has been a hot-button topic in recent seasons. Starting with the 2025-26 college football season, if medical personnel enter the field to evaluate an injured player’s health after the ball is spotted for the next play, the offending team will be charged a …
Read More »Watch: Lee Corso’s best ‘College GameDay’ moments
Lee Corso will appear one more time on ESPN’s “College GameDay” before retiring. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) (Justin Casterline via Getty Images) Lee Corso has one more show left in his “College GameDay” career. The longtime ESPN analyst announced Thursday that this year’s Week 1 show would be his last for the network. Corso, 89, has taken a reduced …
Read More »Lee Corso retirement: Legendary college football analyst will step away after Week 1 of 2025 season
Legendary ESPN broadcaster Lee Corso is retiring after 38 seasons and will make his final headgear pick on “College GameDay” during Week 1 of the 2025 college football season, the network announced Thursday. Corso, 89, has served as an analyst on the popular show since 1987 and began making his famous picks, in which he dons a mascot’s headgear, since …
Read More »UNC football lands four-star receiver Adrian Wilson from Colorado
The spring portal is officially open in college football. North Carolina and Bill Belichick have already seen almost a dozen players leave for the portal, led by former sack leader Beau Atkinson. However, Belichick is also making waves by bringing people in, this time stealing a wide receiver from Deion Sanders and Colorado. Adrian Wilson, the cousin of 2023 No. …
Read More »Longtime ESPN ‘College GameDay’ analyst Lee Corso to retire after Week 1
Lee Corso will do one more episode of “College GameDay” before retiring. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Longtime ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso is retiring. ESPN announced Thursday that the Week 1 edition of “College GameDay” would be Corso’s last for the network. Corso has been a staple of ESPN’s college …
Read More »Wisconsin football quarterback depth chart update with new transfer
The Wisconsin Badgers added more experience and depth to their quarterback room on Wednesday with a commitment from Southern Illinois graduate transfer Hunter Simmons. Simmons is the program’s third transfer quarterback addition of the offseason and first overall addition of the spring window. He joins the program with a final year of eligibility remaining. The veteran started three games for …
Read More »Heat, Mavericks keep seasons alive; Kings fire GM after another disappointment; NFL comps for draft prospects
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. 🏀 Good morning to all, but especially to … THE MIAMI HEAT AND THE DALLAS MAVERICKS One must-win play-in game down, one to go. The Heat …
Read More »