The Bill Belichick-led North Carolina Tar Heels made their first big splash of the spring in the transfer portal by adding former South Alabama quarterback Gio Lopez to their quarterback room.  Lopez announced on social media that he will be headed to Chapel Hill after leading South Alabama to a 7-6 record in 2024 and throwing for 2,559 yards with …

Alabama football wrapped up spring practice last weekend with A-Day, but with a 90-minute workout replacing the traditional A-Day game, Crimson Tide fans will enter the 2025 season unable to frame expectations with the benefit of seeing a live scrimmage. The quarterback position tops their concerns, but this edition of the Tuscaloosa News mailbag is a forum for much more …

Curt Cignetti wants players approaching spring practice with ‘great sense of urgency’ Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti talks about how he defines progress for his position groups and players during spring practice: BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football’s spring game is turning into an annual showcase for the team’s running backs.  The Hoosiers had 33 carries for 178 yards with a touchdown in …

PULLMAN – Washington State’s class of 2026 is gaining members by the day. On Thursday, the Cougars landed their second pledge in the class, which comes from linebacker/safety Bradley Esser out of Harrisburg, South Dakota, where WSU coach Jimmy Rogers offered him at South Dakota State. The 6-foot-2 Esser, who doesn’t have a star rating on recruiting services, also held …

BOULDER, Colo. – Colorado football coach Deion Sanders responded Thursday to a recent controversy involving the university’s decision to retire the jersey numbers of his quarterback son Shedeur and two-way star Travis Hunter. Sanders called it a “sore subject” and said the blowback from it was because his son’s jersey number is being retired. “Let’s get the elephant out the …

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman said he wanted to have the Irish’s quarterback battle down to two players by August.  Steve Angeli made it a two-player race himself, as he entered the transfer portal on Thursday. Now, Notre Dame’s quarterback battle is down to two players. It also means the Irish have some shoes to fill. Here’s what Angeli’s …

MOBILE, Ala. − Before talking at a fundraising banquet in Mobile, Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer addressed the biggest college football news of the day. It wasn’t an update on the Crimson Tide’s quarterback battle, or roster moves Alabama could make in the NCAA transfer portal. It was on the retirement of Lee Corso from ESPN’s “College GameDay.” Corso, who …

Arch Manning on learning from Quinn Ewers to be Texas Longhorns QB Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning spoke about his relationship with Quinn Ewers and all the media craze he’s received since being at Texas. Texas football kicker Bert Auburn intends to enter the transfer portal, he announced via social media Thursday night. Auburn served as the Longhorns’ primary kicker …

Curt Cignetti wants players approaching spring practice with ‘great sense of urgency’ Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti talks about how he defines progress for his position groups and players during spring practice: Note: This story will be updated BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football wrapped up camp with its annual spring game on Thursday night at Memorial Stadium. Backup quarterback Alberto Mendoza helped …

JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville State football still went through a spring game scrimmage for its fans, even as colleges across the country have bucked the trend. Some like Alabama have converted it to a spring practice, while others have talked about getting rid of it, or at least keeping it behind closed doors. The Gamecocks, as a Group of 5 program …

Who is going dancing, and where? NCAA Division I women’s golf regionals will be contested May 5-7 at six different sites with 12 teams at each site. The 72 teams consist of 29 automatic qualifiers that won their respective conference championships and 43 at-large bids. Five teams will advance out of each regional to the NCAA Championship at La Costa. …

STATE COLLEGE – It’s been an uphill fight for Joey Schlaffer to add weight since he arrived at Penn State a little more than two years ago as a 215-pound tight end. These days, though, the 6-5 Schlaffer weighs 250 pounds, putting himself in better position to compete for playing time. “I’ve been impressed with how he’s really attacked the …

If you know anything about college football, you know that longtime ESPN College GameDay Lee Corso has a tradition of donning headgear of the team he predicts to win the game of the week the popular pregame college football show airs on location from. That is even more salient since Corso announced he’ll step away from College GameDay during Week …

Purdue football coach Barry Odom caps spring season Hear what head coach Barry Odom said after Purdue football’s spring showcase on Saturday. WEST LAFAYETTE ― Jude McCoskey proved you can go home again. Kind of. The Terre Haute native played his first two college football seasons in his hometown for the Indiana State Sycamores. McCoskey entered the transfer portal, ending …

It wasn’t a secret that Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels were looking to add another quarterback in the transfer portal. With the spring portal open, there was a report that UNC could get involved with Nico Iamaleava. That didn’t happen. Then, Ryan Browne opted to enter the transfer portal which signaled that another move was coming for …