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College football transfer portal tracker: Notre Dame adds former 5-star recruits from Alabama and Ohio State

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The college football transfer portal window opened Jan. 2 and will stay open until Friday. The Tribune is tracking some of the key portal moves for local teams and players. Want the latest news? Subscribe to the Chicago Tribune to read it all — and sign up for our free sports newsletter. Monday Former Alabama DE Keon Keeley and former Ohio State WR Quincy Porter committed to Notre Dame. What …

Former Auburn quarterback Deuce Knight transferring to Ole Miss

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… OXFORD – Former Auburn quarterback Deuce Knight – the Lucedale, Mississippi product who was a five-star recruit in the 2025 247Sports Composite rankings – is transferring to Ole Miss, according to On3Sports’ Hayes Fawcett. Knight played in two games as a true freshman this season, starting against Mercer in November. The 6-foot-4, 217-pound lefty threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns and …

Penn State’s Matt Campbell targets Iowa State players, team building [opinion]

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… More than 4,000 NCAA Division I football players have put their names in the transfer portal since Jan. 2, a number never seen before. At Penn State, 48 players have entered the portal or committed to new schools. Combined with 22 players from the 2025 roster who are out of eligibility or who have declared for the NFL draft, the Nittany Lions have had a staggering 70 roster spots to fill. So …

UPDATED JAN. 9: Oklahoma State transfer portal tracker: Who's in, who's out

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Note: This story will be updated. The transfer portal opened Friday, and the action heated up for Oklahoma State and head coach Eric Morris this weekend. The Cowboys are up to 32 portal additions so far, headlined by North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker, the nation’s leading passer and one of the top players in the portal. OSU’s transfer portal class currently ranks No. 3 nationally, …

WSU football transfer portal tracker: Kirby Moore continues to replenish defense

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 9—PULLMAN — At Washington State and across the college football ecosystem, it’s transfer portal season. The transfer portal opened Friday and it will close on Jan. 16, giving players a two-week window to enter and look for new landing spots. Below is a live tracker of Cougs in the portal. First is a list of the names, and further down are capsules on each player and their backgrounds. …

College football transfer portal tracker: Former Simeon and Illinois WR Malik Elzy commits to LSU

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The college football transfer portal window opened Jan. 2 and will stay open until Jan. 16. The Tribune is tracking some of the key portal moves for local teams and players. Want the latest news? Subscribe to the Chicago Tribune to read it all — and sign up for our free sports newsletter. Friday Former Simeon and Illinois wide receiver Malik Elzy committed to LSU, on3.com reported. What it …

‘It’s magical’: UM president Joe Echevarria was key to getting Cristobal to Miami

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GLENDALE, Arizona — A little more than four years ago, Joe Echevarria — then a senior adviser to the University of Miami President Julio Frenk — was one of the people tasked with hiring the university’s new football coach. They settled on one candidate: then-Oregon coach Mario Cristobal. “We said, ‘Who should we get to coach?’ Echevarria said. “And (we) said, ‘Mario (is the) right person for …

Can't Wait For Saturday Picking the Hoosiers just feels right

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 9—*** I would like to celebrate the demise of the SEC in this year’s College Football Playoff. I would love to remind everyone that the league’s skid is now up to three years, with Georgia taking the last CFP title for the SEC in 2023. But alas, I can’t. Because I was with SEC school Mississippi on Thursday, hoping it could knock off Miami and play for the national title. Oh so close. …

Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss in Fiesta Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… By JOHN MARSHALL GLENDALE — Carson Beck scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left, and Miami will head back home for a shot at its first national championship since 2001 after beating Mississippi 31-27 in an exhilarating College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night. The 10th-ranked Hurricanes (13-2) had their vaunted defense picked apart by the …

Beck TD run with :18 left sends Hurricanes to Hard Rock Stadium for UM’s first national title game since 2003

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GLENDALE, Arizona — For the first time since 2003, the Hurricanes will play for a national title. No. 10 Miami (13-2) beat No. 6 Ole Miss (13-2) 31-27 at the Fiesta Bowl — which doubled as the College Football Playoff semifinals — at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, punching the program’s ticket to the championship game at Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19. Miami will play the winner of …