Monthly Archives: April 2025

The unraveling of Cal: Star exodus, a donor ultimatum and a football program running out of runway

What’s happening at Cal — 10 outgoing transfers this week — isn’t just a run-of-the-mill transfer portal churn. Of the 22 total outgoing transfers off a team that finished 6-7, 18 play offense, including all five running backs who transferred this week, making up for the most staggering spring portal window storyline this side of Knoxville, Tennessee. Several people with direct knowledge …

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Lee Corso retires from ESPN and college football won’t be same

US LBM Coaches Poll: Ohio State claims top spot after national title run See where your team landed in the final US LBM Coaches Poll ranking of the year. Sports Pulse The grandfather of the game is walking away, which is sort of apropos in these vapid and vacuous times. It’s not your grandfather’s college football anymore, and now the …

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How Sherrone Moore will handle playing his alma mater in 2025

It’s rare, but it happens — coaches end up trying to take down the team they used to play for in their previous college football life. For Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore, he’ll not only look to beat his alma mater, Oklahoma, in Week 2, but he’ll face the school he was hired away from to come to Ann …

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Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli reportedly entering transfer portal

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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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