NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 16—MORGANTOWN — It’s a big day for West Virginia in the transfer portal. Oregon pass rusher Tobi Haastrup has reportedly committed to the Mountaineers, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3. Haastrup is the fourth commitment for WVU on Friday, and the third transfer. He’s the second former 4-star to commit on the day, joining LSU corner Jacob Bradford. Haastrup didn’t play last year as a true …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The proliferation of transfers and their success at new programs has made college football pundits wonder if high school recruiting is becoming unimportant when building rosters. But Miami and Indiana, the two participants in Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship, show that blending high school recruiting with key transfer additions is likely the best path to constructing a …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… In June 2021, at the University of Alabama’s football camp in Tuscaloosa, Alex Mortensen was struck by the fluid form and accurate arm of a quarterback he didn’t know. As an Alabama offensive analyst, Mortensen studied plenty of top high-school arms — many, in fact, were invitees to this very camp. But who was this kid? “I remember thinking, ‘Is this my imagination? This guy’s really good,’” …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 15—A little over 17 years ago, the Dayton Daily News asked 2004 Piqua High School graduate Bryant Haines, then a senior linebacker at Ball State, “What makes you tick?” “I’m happy-go-lucky,” Haines said. “I like to hang with my friends. I’m a jokester, but not on the field. My team needs me to be a leader. I’m a student of the game. I like to watch it, and I plan to coach it someday. I …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 15—A little over 17 years ago, the Dayton Daily News asked 2004 Piqua High School graduate Bryant Haines, then a senior linebacker at Ball State, “What makes you tick?” “I’m happy-go-lucky,” Haines said. “I like to hang with my friends. I’m a jokester, but not on the field. My team needs me to be a leader. I’m a student of the game. I like to watch it, and I plan to coach it someday. I …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 15—A little over 17 years ago, the Dayton Daily News asked 2004 Piqua High School graduate Bryant Haines, then a senior linebacker at Ball State, “What makes you tick?” “I’m happy-go-lucky,” Haines said. “I like to hang with my friends. I’m a jokester, but not on the field. My team needs me to be a leader. I’m a student of the game. I like to watch it, and I plan to coach it someday. I …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Even though he hasn’t been on the field during the Miami Hurricanes College Football Playoff run to the national championship game, Max Buchanan is having the time of his life. The backup offensive guard, a freshman from Sanford Seminole High School, has played in five games this season, one game over the redshirt limit, but none of that matters to him right now. His Miami teammates are one …
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 …
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. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GAINESVILLE — New Gators’ coach Jon Sumrall inherited a four-win team with a roster in need of a massive overhaul. The transfer portal, which opened Friday, allows programs to accelerate the rebuilding process and replace departing players — more than 20 in Florida’s case. After signing a 2026 recruiting class ranked 16th nationally while he still coached the Green Wave to CFP berth, Sumrall …