Category: Education

Meet the new Gators players from transfer portal

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 …

Music City Bowl was a blast, start to finish

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 6—There is a lot of talk these days about the new College Football Playoff system. How many teams should there be — 12? 16? 24? Why was Notre Dame left out of the playoffs? Should schools like James Madison and Tulane have been included this year? The other question frequently asked: Are bowl games really necessary? After last week’s experience in Nashville, Tenn., with the Illini, my …

UND fills need at linebacker with Iowa State transfer

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 6—GRAND FORKS — The UND football program’s latest verbal commitment from the transfer portal was a recruiting process years in the making. Iowa State linebacker Mason Miller, who gave his verbal commitment to the Fighting Hawks last week, was first recruited by UND head coach Eric Schmidt when Miller was in high school and Schmidt was at the University of Washington. Miller, a 6-foot-3, …

Meet the new Knights players UCF has landed from transfer portal

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It took a few days, but UCF is making a big splash in the transfer window as the Knights signed former James Madison quarterback Alonza Barnett III. Barnett is the first of what should be a slew of signings over the next two weeks as the Knights look to fill out their roster for the 2026 season. Here is a look at the transfer signings so far: QB ALONZA BARNETT III Vitals: 6-0, 216 pounds …

Patience pays off for Richland graduate Stahl during stellar senior campaign

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… In a society where instant gratification is the norm, Washington & Jefferson College senior quarterback Kellan Stahl’s patience turned out to be a virtue this past fall. Stahl bided his time behind starters Colton Jones (2022) and Jake Pugh (2022-24). When Pugh graduated after the 2024 season, it was Stahl’s time to shine in 2025 after he won the starting job during the spring. The 2022 …

Number of UConn football players entering the transfer portal continues to rise

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The transfer portal is open, and the exodus from UConn is continuing. As of Saturday morning, 25 Huskies are in the portal, including most of their starters with eligibility remaining. None of this is new or unusual. There are already more than 1,000 players in the portal, with more to come. Many players do this to field offers and gauge their worth, even if they prefer to remain where they …

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 window is officially here. The portal opened Friday and will stay open through Jan. 16. Oklahoma State’s season ended Nov. 29, and Eric Morris took over duties as the Cowboys’ new head coach that same week. Players have been announcing their intentions to enter the portal since then, and now, Morris can begin building his transfer portal …

Historic Tomato Bowl voted top high school football stadium in Texas

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Historic Tomato Bowl in downtown Jacksonville was voted as the top high school stadium in Texas by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. The Tomato Bowl beat out the Puncher Dome in Mason in the finals. Sixty-four stadiums from all across Texas and of various ages and sizes were slotted in a bracket challenge fashion by the leading high school football publication in the state. All voting was …

WVU signee Matt Sieg named finalist for national award

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 30—MORGANTOWN — One of West Virginia’s top flips from this recruiting cycle could take home a national honor. WVU signee safety and versatile offensive player Matt Sieg was announced as one of the seven finalists for the National High School Player of the Year Award by the Maxwell Football Club. He was also named an All-American as an athlete by the football club, too. Sieg is going up …

Area players come up big for Bielema's team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 30—NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Where would Illinois football be in 2025 without the contributions from central Illinois players? Not 8-4 and meeting an SEC school in the Music City Bowl. That’s for sure. Bret Bielema’s pledge to recruit central Illinois when he became the Illini coach at the beginning of this decade has paid off big time. The proof is in the production, from Rochester’s Hank …