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College football transfer portal tracker: DB Xavier Scott will return to Illinois for the 2026 season

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. Thursday Illinois announced defensive back Xavier Scott will return for the 2026 season. What it means: …

LIVE UPDATES: Oklahoma Football Transfer Portal Tracker: 4-star Tennessee tight end picks Oklahoma

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… With the end of the season for Oklahoma football, it’s time for the Sooners to build their roster for next season. The transfer portal will open up Jan. 2 and players are starting to announce their intent to transfer. The Sooners are having announcements trickle in, with a few being key pieces for OU the past few seasons. Here is a running update board and updated roster chart for OU’s roster …

Ranking the Gophers’ top 10 transfer portal additions

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The dizzying pace of the college football transfer portal is coming to a close, and it’s time to wrap up what it means for the Gophers going into the 2026 season. Minnesota had 21 players exit after the 2025 season and 19 players come aboard for next year. The portal closes for new entrants on Friday. And while players can still join new programs, the huge majority of Minnesota’s work is done. …

Ranking the Gophers’ top 10 transfer portal additions

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The dizzying pace of the college football transfer portal is coming to a close, and it’s time to wrap up what it means for the Gophers going into the 2026 season. Minnesota had 21 players exit after the 2025 season and 19 players come aboard for next year. The portal closes for new entrants on Friday. And while players can still join new programs, the huge majority of Minnesota’s work is done. …

Stein turns full attention to Cats

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… When Oregon lost to Indiana in the College Football Playoff semifinals last week, it marked the end of an era for Will Stein in Eugene — and the start of an exciting new one for the first-year Kentucky head coach. Stein, 36, spent the last three seasons as the Ducks’ offensive coordinator and, even after becoming UK’s coach in December, stayed on board through Oregon’s 2026 postseason run. The …

ISU's Vincent Allen bypassed in College Hall vote, hopeful for 2027

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Three-hundred and 28 colleges have at least one player or coach who’s been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Indiana State isn’t yet among them. But ISU has come closer than ever in the past two years. Former Sycamore great Vincent Allen was nominated for induction last year and this year — the first player in ISU history to appear on the ballot. Alas, Allen was bypassed both …

College football transfer portal tracker: Former Northwestern TE Hunter Welcing signs with 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. Tuesday Former Northwestern TE Hunter Welcing signed with Ohio State. What it means: Welcing will spend his …

Former Seminole star Max Buchanan enjoys Hurricanes’ ride | Football Insider

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 …

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 …