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- by Field Level MediaA day after newly arrived quarterback Ryan Browne announced that he is leaving North Carolina, the Tar Heels landed Gio Lopez out of the transfer portal. Lopez was the starting quarterback as a redshirt freshman at South Alabama last season as the Jaguars went 7-6 and won the Salute to Veterans Bowl. Lopez tweeted, "Excited […]
- by Field Level MediaSteve Angeli, who was part of Notre Dame's quarterback competition this spring, is entering the transfer portal, several outlets reported Thursday. Angeli was up against CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey in a three-way battle this spring. As the backup to Riley Leonard last year, Angeli got into 11 games and completed 24 of 36 passes […]
- by Field Level MediaLee Corso is hanging up his headgear and ending a nearly four-decade broadcasting run with ESPN's "College GameDay" in August, the network announced Thursday. Corso, who turns 90 on Aug. 7, has been a host of the college football television staple since 1987. He will make his farewell appearance on Aug. 30. "My family and […]
- by Field Level MediaNorth Carolina quarterback Ryan Browne announced on Wednesday that he is re-entering the transfer portal before ever playing a game for the Tar Heels. Multiple outlets also reported that North Carolina's sack leader, Beau Atkinson, is among a handful of other Tar Heels to enter the portal. Atkinson is expected to visit Georgia and Ohio […]
- by Field Level MediaIt didn't take long for quarterback Nico Iamaleava to find a new home. Days after Iamaleava entered the transfer portal following a disagreement with Tennessee over his name, image and likeness money, multiple reports indicate the former Vols starter is headed to UCLA. Iamaleava is from Southern California and went to high schools in Downey, […]
- by Field Level MediaCal running back Jaydn Ott has transferred to Oklahoma, the Sooners' football program announced Tuesday. The spring transfer window officially opens Wednesday, but Oklahoma did not wait to announce the additions of Ott and Stanford offensive lineman Jake Maikkula. It was first reported Monday that Ott would enter the transfer portal, months after he told […]
- by Field Level MediaWisconsin left tackle Kevin Heywood will miss the 2025 season with an ACL injury, Badgers coach Luke Fickell said on Tuesday. The 6-foot-8, 325-pound sophomore had been in line to replace Jack Nelson, a four-year starter and projected late-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft. Heywood was a four-star recruit in the 2024 class, ranked […]
- by Field Level MediaColorado is retiring the uniform numbers for Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders at the Buffaloes' spring game on Saturday in Boulder, Colo. The school announced its plans Monday to honor the No. 12 of Hunter, the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner, and the No. 2 of Sanders, the 2024 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. […]
- by Field Level MediaMonths after declaring that he would remain at Cal, running back Jaydn Ott entered transfer portal on Monday, multiple media outlets reported. Ott was slowed in the 2024 season by an ankle injury he sustained in the opener, a large reason why his stats declined significantly from the prior year. On Dec. 28, Ott tweeted […]
- by Field Level MediaStar pass rusher Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders became the first active NFL player to take an administrative position with an NCAA team, joining the Eastern Michigan football program as its assistant general manager on Monday, the university announced. Crosby, 27, who starred at Eastern Michigan from 2016-18 and set the program record […]
- by Field Level MediaNico Iamaleava stunned the college football world — and further rocked the Name, Image and Likeness landscape — with his departure from Tennessee over the weekend. Tennessee balked at Iamaleava's holdout for additional NIL money, and the former five-star recruit immediately became the biggest name on the market for the spring transfer window that opens […]
- by Field Level MediaFormer LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police chase in Texas on Saturday night, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said on Sunday. Police deputies said they got a call that Lacy, 24, had argued with a family member and shot a gun into the ground, FOX 26 Houston […]
- by Field Level MediaESPN is retaining longtime "College GameDay" host Rece Davis on a seven-year contract worth "tens of millions" of dollars, The Athletic reported Sunday. Fox Sports reportedly had made a strong push to hire Davis to host its "Big Noon Kickoff" pregame show, the main competitor to "College GameDay" on college football Saturdays. Davis, 59, worked […]
- by Field Level MediaStarting quarterback Nico Iamaleava is out at Tennessee amid a contract dispute, multiple outlets reported Saturday. Tennessee will play its spring Orange & White game without Iamaleava on Saturday, and he is no longer with the program, per reports. "It's the state of college football," coach Josh Heupel said Saturday of the situation on Vol […]
- by Field Level MediaTennessee football received a surprise when quarterback Nico Iamaleava opted not to attend Friday's spring practice, according to multiple media reports. Iamaleava, 20, is attempting to negotiate for more NIL money, per On3.com, with his absence presumably tied to those conversations. Tennessee is scheduled to hold its Orange & White Spring Game Saturday, while the […]
- by Field Level MediaKent State fired football coach Kenni Burns on Friday on the heels of a 0-12 season in 2024. Burns, 41, was placed on administrative leave on March 27 and departs with a 1-23 record in two seasons. Offensive coordinator Mark Carney will serve as the Golden Flashes' interim coach for the 2025 season. "At this […]
- by Field Level MediaFormer Florida recruit Jaden Rashada's lawsuit against Gators football coach Billy Napier and a prominent booster over a $13.85 million name, image and likeness (NIL) deal that went awry can continue to discovery, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Though three of the counts were dismissed in the 40-page order out of the U.S. District Court's […]
- by Field Level MediaA group of football players agreed to settle its lawsuits against Northwestern that concerned allegations of hazing and abusive behavior under previous coach Pat Fitzgerald. Per Bloomberg News, "master settlement agreements" were signed but the final documentation was still being finalized. The group of plaintiffs, believed to total 25, will drop their claims against both […]
- by Field Level MediaQuarterback Drew Pyne will make Bowling Green his fourth Division I school, he told ESPN on Monday. Coming out of high school in Connecticut, Pyne was listed as a four-star prospect and the No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2020 by the 247Sports composite. He committed to Notre Dame out of high school. […]
- by Field Level MediaProminent donors to the Cal football name, image and likeness collective said they won't give any more money to the organization until former NFL head coach Ron Rivera is given the authority to run the Golden Bears program, SFGate reported. Rivera, a former All-American linebacker at Cal, was hired March 20 as the school's first […]