College Football

Nov 18, 2023; Provo, Utah, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) warms up before the game against the Brigham Young Cougars at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports NORMAN — Dillon Gabriel won’t be playing for OU next season. The redshirt senior quarterback made that clear on Monday when he announced his decision to enter the …

The fallout from Florida State football’s snub from the College Football Playoffs took another turn this week. On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is asking lawmakers to set aside $1 million for any lawsuits revolving around FSU’s snub from the CFP, despite going undefeated and winning the ACC Championship. The Seminoles went 13-0 but were left out for …

Texas received good news on the recruiting trail recently. Five-star safety Xavier Filsaime has scheduled an official visit to Texas for later this month. The current Florida commit will visit Austin on Dec. 15-17. According to On3’s Gerry Hamilton, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and safeties coach Blake Gideon are also scheduled to make an in-home visit with Filsaime on …

Cam Ward is in the transfer portal, and the drama is already escalating. Ward transferred to Washington State from Incarnate Word prior to the 2022 football season. He can transfer again this time as a graduate transfer. Ward was third in the Pac-12 in passing in 2023. He finished the regular season with 3,736 yards, just behind Heisman candidates Bo …

The 2023 Heisman Trophy finalists were announced on Monday night, and the field is loaded with college football’s most outstanding talents. LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr and Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will be headed to New York for the ceremony on Saturday night.  This is one of the most …

With star Jayden Daniels set to move on following the 2023 season, LSU has a quarterback situation to figure out in 2024. It will likely return Garrett Nussmeier, who has some experience and will be a redshirt junior, as well as redshirt freshman Rickie Collins and incoming true freshman Colin Hurley. While that group has talent, it does lack experience. …

Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft and will skip the No. 10 Nittany Lions’ upcoming Peach Bowl showdown against No. 11 Ole Miss. The two-year star for the Nittany Lions announced his intentions on social media following an injury-hampered season that still ended in exactly half of his 15 total tackles going for negative yardage. …

Stop and imagine the wildest transfer portal story you can think of. Just think of something really crazy and massive. Think of something which would cause social media to absolutely melt down. Think of something which would make everyone go nuts. Arch Manning transferring out of Texas to another high-profile program would be one such story. An elite transfer quarterback …

Per a number of reports Tuesday morning, Iowa redshirt sophomore quarterback Joe Labas is entering the NCAA transfer portal. Labas exits Iowa City after appearing in one game during his career with the Hawkeyes. That lone appearance came in last season’s TransPerfect Music City bowl where Labas started under center for the Hawkeyes and led Iowa to a 21-0 shutout …

A former LSU receiver finally found a new home on Monday. Deion Smith, a former four-star recruit, committed to Ole Miss. Smith began his career at LSU in 2021 before transferring and spending the next two years at the JUCO level. Smith was a member of LSU’s deep receiver class in 2021, that also included Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., …

NCAA president Charlie Baker has proposed a revolutionary plan that could clear the way for schools to directly compensate athletes through an educational trust as well as name, image and likeness deals, according to a letter obtained by CBS Sports. The proposal would include the creation of a new FBS subdivision. Membership in the new FBS subdivision would be voluntary, …

The Oklahoma Sooners were on the cusp of reaching the Big 12 title game but just missed out when BYU fell to Oklahoma State. Then, it seemed like they had a shot to sneak into a New Year’s Six bowl, but the committee felt like their losses outweighed their win over Texas. Still, there’s one more game to make a …

The college football offseason is in full swing for all the teams which are not playing in the College Football Playoff semifinals. That’s the new reality for this sport. It used to be — 40 years ago — that if a team was playing in a prestigious bowl game, even one which didn’t have national championship implications, that game took …

Bettors seem confident that Michigan will lose in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff for the third consecutive season. No. 1 Michigan is just a 1-point favorite at BetMGM against No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl. But money is heavily backing the Crimson Tide, both against the spread and on the money line. Nearly 80% of the money …

Ohio State wide receiver Julian Fleming has hit the transfer portal. Buckeyes Wire has more on the story. Fleming was a five-star prospect, the top player in Pennsylvania and the No. 4 overall prospect in the country, according to 247Sports, in the 2020 recruiting class. “I want to thank Ohio State and all the amazing people who were apart of …