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Tracking Oklahoma State football coach Eric Morris' staff and front office hirings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Oklahoma State head football coach Eric Morris has been busy filling out his new staff since being introduced Dec. 8. The transfer portal opens Jan. 2, which will be a pivotal period for Morris to rebuild an OSU roster that went 4-20 the past two seasons with an 0-18 mark in Big 12 play. Now, Morris’ staff and front office is starting to take shape ahead of a busy new year. Here’s a look at …

Eastern Washington loses starting running back, leading receiver to transfer portal

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 2—During the first day of the two-week transfer window, six Eastern Washington football players announced their intentions to transfer. The group includes Miles Williams, the Eagles’ leading receiver in 2025; starting running back Marceese Yetts; and starting cornerback Jonathan Landry. Redshirt sophomore cornerback Isaac Redford also posted his transfer information on social media, as …

UCF expects to be busy when transfer window opens on Friday

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It’s a safe bet that UCF will be a major player when the 15-day football transfer portal window opens on Friday. The Knights are coming off a 5-7 season in Scott Frost’s return to the program. In its first year under Frost, UCF focused on roster restructuring by bringing in a significant number of newcomers. The Knights welcomed a total of 63 new players, which included 36 Division I …

Northwestern hires Chip Kelly, the longtime college and NFL coach, to be its new offensive coordinator

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Northwestern announced Tuesday it has hired longtime college and NFL coach Chip Kelly to be the offensive coordinator on coach David Braun’s staff. Kelly, 62, had a highly successful stint as Oregon’s head coach from 2009-12, going 46-7 and taking the Ducks to the national championship game in his final season. He also has been a head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and …

Penn State set to hire D’Anton Lynn as defensive coordinator, report says

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Penn State football coach Matt Campbell is hiring USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn as the new leader of the Nittany Lions’ defense, CBS Sports first reported Monday. The 36-year-old Lynn, who played cornerback at Penn State from 2008-11, is ending his second season as defensive coordinator with the Trojans, who rank 47th in total and scoring defense this season, 62nd in rushing defense …

Dom Amore: UConn football returning to Boston ‘a relevant, respected program’

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… BOSTON — Last year, UConn celebrated the victory at the Fenway Bowl in the moment. During the jubilant postgame, senior Durante Jones repeated over and over, “Why not us?” “We’re just like everybody else,’” Jones said after the 27-14 victory over North Carolina. “We might not be in a conference, but we got the fans. We play the same type of football; good, smash-mouth football. We’re just like …

There's no 'perfect science' to building rosters, but Oklahoma State football coach Eric Morris believes in his process

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… When new Oklahoma State head football coach Eric Morris began his first season as the head coach at Incarnate Word in 2018, he saw opportunity. The transfer portal was in its early stages, and Morris noticed other programs trending toward using the portal more frequently instead of recruiting high schools. Morris thought he could find some steals in the portal with talented players who were …

Three Eagles named to Class A All-State football team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Line Mountain seniors Kaiden Maurer, Dalton Schadel and Bryce Smeltz all earned all-state honors from the Pennsylvania Sports Writers on Tuesday morning. The football writers are releasing three all-state teams on Tuesday and three more on Wednesday. The Class A, 3A and 5A teams are due Tuesday. The rest will be announced on Wednesday. Maurer, Schadel and Smeltz all earned honors in Class A …

UConn at the Fenway Bowl: What we know

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UConn is a week away from its second straight appearance in the Fenway Bowl. With the coaching staff in transition, players getting ready to enter the transfer portal or give the NFL a try, it’s still not certain who will be lining up for the Huskies against Army on Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. in Boston, Selected players, no coaches, were available for interviews on Friday, but practices have been …

Dom Amore: Joe Fagnano has taken his last snap for UConn football, now he’s aiming for the NFL

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It may seem like forever, but it has really been only four weeks since Joe Fagnano threw his final passes for UConn, led his last drive, 75 yards to the winning touchdown in the final seconds at Florida International. Four days later, on Nov. 26, coach Jim Mora left for Colorado State, then 10 days after that UConn had its new coach, Jason Candle. On Dec. 7, the Huskies learned of their return …