Perhaps the most underrated transfer this offseason was Oklahoma State's addition of former North Texas running back Caleb Hawkins, who led the NCAA in rushing touchdowns last season despite a slow ramp-up as the Mean Green's workhorse. As a true freshman, Hawkins rushed for 1,434 yards and 25 touchdowns while adding 370 receiving yards and […]

As of right now, Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy in 2026. Carr had a productive season as a redshirt freshman, completing 66.6% of his passes for 2,741 yards, 24 touchdowns, and six interceptions. He led the Irish on a 10-game winning streak to end the season and […]

Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood showed potential as a true freshman last season, but ultimately had a very underwhelming season. Underwood completed just 60.3% of his passes for 2,428 yards, 11 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He also scrambled for 392 yards and six touchdowns on the ground. The former five-star certainly looked like a freshman for […]

Maryland quarterback Malik Washington impressed as a true freshman. In his first season of college football, he threw for 2,963 yards, 17 touchdowns, and nine interceptions while adding 303 rushing yards and four scores on the ground. Washington is very physically gifted, standing 6-foot-5 with a big arm and quick acceleration. Despite his rock-solid freshman […]

Miami quarterback Darian Mensah will be playing for his third school in three seasons this fall when he suits up for the Hurricanes. Mensah has thrown for 6,696 yards, 56 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions through his first two seasons at Tulane and Duke, and follows in the footsteps of Cam Ward and Carson Beck as […]

Texas Tech's quarterback situation is officially in flux with Brendan Sorsby leaving the school and Will Hammond (knee) still recovering from last season's torn ACL. While Hammond has been practicing in a limited fashion, he is restricted to non-contact practice as he continues his recovery from the torn ACL that he suffered on Saturday, October […]

Transfer safety Jordan Rogers, who was named a D2 All-American in 2025 at Pitt State, has opted to transfer to Texas Tech. Rogers spent five seasons at Pitt State and tallied 162 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 15 interceptions, 5.5 sacks, and five forced fumbles over the course of his career. He had five interceptions […]

The NCAA DI Cabinet has voted to eliminate the bowl transition penalty. Previously, there was a two-year period where teams transitioning from FCS to FBS were ineligible to play in bowl games. The removal of this rule paves the way for North Dakota State and Sacramento State, two first-time FBS programs, to qualify for bowl […]

Redshirt freshman receiver Duke Smith is no longer listed on Auburn's roster. Smith did not record a stat last season, but played in four games at receiver and special teams. He had played well this spring and was getting work in with the second-team offense. Smith was a four-star athlete in the 2025 class, rated […]

Rich Rodriguez recently stated that there is not a starting quarterback in place for the Mountaineers' 2026 season as of right now. Michael Hawkins Jr., the Oklahoma transfer, is competing with Scotty Fox, who started five games for West Virginia a season ago. On Hawkins, Rodriguez stated that "We brought him in with the expectation […]

After a disastrous four-year run at LSU, Brian Kelly was fired mid-season. Kelly has now landed a broadcasting job, as the former Notre Dame head coach will now be calling Mountain West games for CBS Sports in his new role as a college football color analyst. As of right now, it is just a one-year […]

Indiana sophomore running back Khobie Martin is an under-the-radar name for the 2026 season. Martin was stuck behind Kaelon Black and Roman Hemby last season on the National Championship-winning roster, but still managed to rush 78 times for 505 yards and six touchdowns as a redshirt freshman. Martin topped 100 yards and two touchdowns twice, […]

Quarterback Brendan Sorsby and Texas Tech have mutually agreed to part ways after backlash on his eligibility ruling after admitting to placing thousands of bets while being an active collegiate quarterback. It has been announced that Sorsby will now enter the NFL Supplemental Draft. The NFL's Supplemental Draft has not seen a player selected since […]

Kentucky transfer quarterback Kenny Minchey is set to be the starter in his first season in Lexington. Minchey comes in from Notre Dame, where he only appeared in 10 games over three seasons. He has limited experience as the Irish's backup quarterback, but has talent and has gained invaluable experience learning from the likes of […]

Once touted as the next star quarterback at Ole Miss, Austin Simmons now finds himself at a different SEC school after losing the starting job to Trinidad Chambliss in 2025. While he doesn't have a ton of experience after sitting behind Jaxson Dart in 2024 and Chambliss for the majority of last season, Simmons has […]

Junior wide receiver Tre Richardson broke out at Vanderbilt last season, recording 46 receptions for 806 yards and seven touchdowns. Richardson had transferred in from Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, where he started his college football journey as a freshman. He now finds himself on a Louisville team that is desperate for weapons after losing […]

Oregon's room of weapons is stacked, but true freshman tight end Kendre' Harrison is still in line to potentially make an impact right out of the gate. With Kenyon Sadiq off to the NFL, Jamari Johnson is expected to step up into a more prominent role. However, Johnson still recorded 510 receiving yards and three […]

Brent Key is getting ahead of the game on the recruiting trail. As of Thursday, the sons of SEC coaches Lane Kiffin and Kirby Smart both now hold Georgia Tech offers. Knox Kiffin (class of 2028) holds a few power conference offers, and has now added the Yellow Jackets to the mix. Andrew Smart (class […]

Clemson wide receiver Tristan Smith was granted a temporary injunction against the NCAA through Pickens County Court, giving him a fifth year of college football eligibility. Smith's initial waiver to the NCAA was denied, leading him to go through the judicial process to gain an extra year of eligibility. Smith spent two years at Hutchinson […]

Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has received an injunction and is now set to be eligible for the 2026 college football season. Sorsby was previously ruled permanently ineligible in May due to thousands of gambling violations. His initial reinstatement request to the NCAA was denied but after receiving the injunction from a district court in […]

With star receiver Jordyn Tyson headed to the New Orleans Saints, Kenny Dillingham's receiving room has a gaping hole. He grabbed former Boston College receiver Reed Harris in the transfer portal, and the early returns have been great. Standing 6-foot-5, Harris is a big play threat. He averaged 17.3 yards per catch last season, and […]

Indiana wide receiver Nick Marsh put up career highs in yards (662) and touchdowns (six) as a sophomore at Michigan State last season. To anybody watching him play, it is evident that he's bursting with talent; he just hasn't strung the season-long numbers together due to poor quarterback play and a lackluster offensive system in […]

Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker followed head coach Eric Morris from North Texas to Stillwater, Oklahoma, with hopes of revitalizing an offense that scored just over 14 points per game in last season's one-win year. Mestemaker led the nation with 4,379 passing yards and also threw for 34 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman at North […]

Penn State quarterback Rocco Becht is graded as the sixth-best newcomer, per ESPN's Billy Tucker. Starting at Iowa State for the majority of the past three seasons, Becht has accumulated 9,274 yards and 64 touchdowns in his career. His leadership and experience in Matt Campbell's system give the Nittany Lions a safe floor in year […]

Texas Tech arguably had the best defensive line in college football in 2025, but the Red Raiders had to go back to the transfer portal for 2026 after losing David Bailey, Lee Hunter, Romello Height, and Skylar Gill-Howard all to the NFL Draft. To rebuild one of the nation's best units from a season ago, […]

Utah quarterback Devon Dampier chose to return to Utah after leading the Utes to an 11-2 season in his first year with the program. Despite former head coach Kyle Whittingham departing for Michigan, Dampier stayed loyal after new head coach Morgan Scalley recruited him back. Scalley recalls the process in getting his quarterback back, stating […]

Tennessee freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon appears in position to start in Week 1 for the Volunteers, according to On3's Pete Nakos. Brandon has been competing with sophomore George MacIntyre for the starting position this spring and while sources originally gave MacIntyre the edge, it appears that Brandon has positioned himself to compete for the job […]

Three-star class of 2027 quarterback Dane Weber has committed to California, giving new head coach Tosh Lupoi his eleventh commit in the class and his first hand-picked quarterback. Weber is ranked as the thirty-first quarterback in the class, and the forty-second ranked player in the state of California per 24/7 Sports. He stands 6-feet, 220 […]

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian poked fun at Texas Tech's strength of schedule a couple of weeks ago, which prompted Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire to respond. McGuire stated that "We would love to play Texas," and Red Raiders boosters even offered to buy out the Texas State and Abilene Christian games to make […]

The late Mike Leach has been added to the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot four years after his death. Leach was previously just short of the 60% winning percentage criteria at 59.6%, but the National Football Foundation recently lowered the criteria to 59.5%, which opened the door for Leach to be selected. Leach […]