College Football

Michigan football quarterback J.J. McCarthy is zoned in on defeating Washington in the College Football Playoff championship, but his impending draft status is still a major question mark ahead of the 2024 season. McCarthy is a junior with another year of eligibility left in his college football career. He has amassed 6,086 passing yards, 49 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in …

The final chapter of the 2023 college football season will be written Monday night in Houston. A matchup of the nation’s last two undefeated FBS programs and the champions of the Big Ten and the PAC-12 will square off in Texas for the right to be called national champion. The Michigan Wolverines have been on a mission all season long …

No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington have taken different paths to the College Football Playoff National Championship, even though they share a 14-0 record and the privilege of standing as the final two undefeated teams in the sport.  The Wolverines began the year as one of the top teams in the country and have delivered on those preseason expectations …

There’s a new look to the Big 12 with conference play. Starting with Houston, there is perhaps a new top dog in the conference. A new program to challenge the likes of Kansas, Baylor, Texas and others this season. But don’t overlook BYU and Cincinnati. The trio — sorry, UCF — provided plenty of entertainment in their Big 12 openers. …

Sean Frazier is an idea guy. A former Alabama walk-on, the Northern Illinois athletic director is working overtime trying to find a place for marginalized schools like his to matter. “There has to be somewhere for those teams to pursue their dreams,” Frazier said. While the College Football Playoff will expand to 12 teams beginning next season — theoretically providing …

Former four-star cornerback Fabian Ross has decided to transfer from USC and take his talents to Hawaii. Ross spent two years at USC before transferring. During his two years of playing time at USC, Ross saw action in only three games in his freshman and sophomore seasons. Ross was ranked No. 176 in the 247Sports composite hailing from Las Vegas …

HOUSTON — On the eve of the College Football Playoff championship game, and the Wolverines are still preparing for the football fight of their collective lives. Those were coach Jim Harbaugh’s words Sunday morning in Liberty Hall, a banquet room adjacent to the JW Marriott in downtown Houston, where he and the Huskies’ head man, Kalen DeBoer, gave their final …

Following media day, Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz discusses the keys to the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the Huskies and Wolverines – and gives his pick to win it all. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: We’re standing in Houston for the College Football Playoff Championship media days, and after talking to everybody, one thing has become clear. The course …

Tennessee’s offseason is only six days old, but it has already come with some good news. The Vols got a commitment Sunday from four-star tight end Jack VanDorselaer, with VanDorselaer announcing his decision on social media. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound VanDorselaer is the No. 251 player nationally in the 2025 class, according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings, which has him as the …

The 2024 college football season will be especially notable for a lot of obvious reasons. One is the emergence of the new 12-team College Football Playoff. Another is the movement of various schools to new conferences. USC will be off to the Big Ten, along with three other current Pac-12 schools: UCLA, Washington, and Oregon. In 2024, USC will face …

Florida State football remains hot in the NCAA Transfer Portal. The Seminoles nabbed their second commitment of the day Sunday and the fourth in three days when Indiana running back Jaylin Lucas announced his commitment to the Seminoles following his official visit Sunday to local media outside of the Moore Center. The commitment came hours after Colorado State defensive lineman …

USATSI Auburn offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery will not return for a second season leading the Tigers offense, the program announced on Friday. Montgomery was hired shortly after Hugh Freeze accepted the Auburn coaching prior to the 2023 season.  “I informed Philip today he would not be retained as our offensive coordinator,” Freeze said. “Philip is a good coach and a good …

Rutgers made it two transfer portal additions in as many days with the commitment of Austin Riggs on Sunday. The long-snapper, previously at BYU, is another addition out of the transfer portal for Rutgers. He has extensive experience, with 40 games played over four seasons in Provo. He made 12 appearances this past season as a junior. He comes to …

Sherrone Moore played in 14 games for the Sooners in 2006 and 2007. Only the craziest of OU diehards remember the offensive guard who transferred in from Butler County Community College in Kansas, but Moore’s profile has grown as he’s climbed the coaching ladder. Now the offensive coordinator at Michigan, Moore will be coaching for a national championship Monday night …

Jan. 7—Wisconsin offensive tackle Nolan Rucci, a former five-star prospect from Warwick, announced Saturday that he’s transferring to Penn State. The 6-8, 300-pound Rucci was rated the No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania in the 2021 recruiting class. He has two years of eligibility remaining. He played in six games during his Wisconsin career, including three games last season as the …