College Football

Peterson becomes the first Trojan to depart during the spring window. USC spring practice is officially underway. While the excitement of football is in the air, that also means that the spring transfer portal window is just around the corner. This week, the Trojans had their first player announce his plans to enter the portal when it opens in redshirt …

The Oregon Ducks have a lot of talent on their roster going into the 2025 season, but the coaches and players will be quick to tell you that there isn’t much experience or proven production across the depth chart. That is especially true in the secondary, where the Ducks lost players like Jabbar Muhammad, Dontae Manning, Nikko Reed, Brandon Johnson, …

WORCESTER — From the start of last year’s spring practice, the Holy Cross football team had its starting quarterback for 2024. Senior Joe Pesansky played well filling in for Matthew Sluka the season before, he knew the offense and had the most experience of any QB on the roster. “There was a big gap,” HC coach Dan Curran said before …

Nine days into spring practice we have our third black stripe removal, this time by way of second-year defensive lineman Dominic Kirks. The Painesville, Ohio native saw action in three games during his freshman year at Ohio State. Originally committed to Washington, the Buckeyes were able to flip Kirks and keep him close to home. Kirks was a four-star recruit …

Josh Cuevas is back for his second season with Alabama football, but the second will be nothing like the first. The Crimson Tide fifth-year senior has gone from the new guy to the new leader in the tight end room this spring, and not exactly by choice. Gone are last year’s primary tight ends, CJ Dippre and Robbie Ouzts, who …

NORMAN — OU football announced details for its April 12 fan-centric Crimson Combine, the program’s replacement for a spring game, on Thursday. The Sooners will take the field at 1 p.m. and offensive/defensive linemen, linebackers/defensive backs and quarterbacks/running backs/wide receivers/tight ends will complete a series of combine-style drills. Following drills at about 2 p.m., the north end of Owen Field …

While Notre Dame football has had plenty of success recruiting legacies, it didn’t work out the first time with Emmett Mosley. His father Emmett played for the Irish from 1993-1996, while his mother Cindy played soccer for Notre Dame and won the Herman Trophy in 1996. Mosley was a 3-star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings coming out of …

One of the primary topics of conversation this spring for the Oregon Ducks has been experience. With veteran players like Dillon Gabriel, Jordan James, Terrance Ferguson, Jeffrey Bassa, and Jordan Burch all leaving for the NFL, the Ducks have a young roster going into the 2025 season. The coaching staff will be quick to tell you how talented said roster …

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top five schools for four-star running back recruit Carsyn Baker. Baker is a member of the class of 2026 and plays high school football for Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Georgia. Baker’s top five schools are the Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida State Seminoles, Clemson Tigers and South Carolina Gamecocks. Baker and …

Most Oklahoma Sooners fans had never seen John Mateer throw a football until the former Washington State signal-caller announced his transfer from Wazzu to Oklahoma. Since Mateer landed with the Sooners, though, those fans have heard plenty of good things. Few quite as big as a proclamation made on ESPN last week. ESPN.com college football writer Adam Rittenberg placed Mateer …

Normally, Ohio State adding a transfer from Rice wouldn’t excite many people. After all, the Owls haven’t had a winning season since 2014. But the addition of Ethan Onianwa was a big one for the Buckeyes. The left tackle was projected as a possible second-round NFL draft pick if he’d decided to turn pro. ESPN analyst Tom Luginbill declared him …

The Georgia Bulldogs and Oregon Ducks are locked into an intense recruiting battle over five-star quarterback recruit Jared Curtis. Curtis, who is a member of the class of 2026, was previously committed to Georgia, but decommitted from the Bulldogs in Oct. 2024. The five-star passer has taken several visits to both Georgia and Oregon and has lined up visits with …

Isaiah Horton knows what a good quarterback looks like. In an interview with the Crimson Tide Sports Network, the Alabama football wide receiver talked about his quarterback at Miami, Cam Ward, and his confidence, his preparedness, how “everything he did was for a purpose.” When Horton transferred to the Crimson Tide, he said it was for a quarterback too: Ty …

Getty Images The transfer portal works both ways, but losing talent to upward mobility can hit especially hard in the FCS. Developing hidden gems, only for them to transfer up, is a hard reality for many programs.  Grambling State coach Mickey Joseph, though understanding of the college football business that is roster management, proposed a compromise to help schools that …

USC brings in a receiver to give its young quarterbacks help in the passing game for 2026 USC football recruiting is red hot right now. The Trojans currently hold the No. 1 class in the country for the 2026 cycle, and they are continuing to add to their haul. On Wednesday, USC landed yet another commitment, this one from wide …