Atlantic Coast RUMORS & NEWS

ESPN "Quarterback Ty Simpson, the No. 27 ranked recruit overall in the 2022 class, committed to Alabama on Friday. The No. 2 dual-threat signal-caller chose the Crimson Tide over Clemson, Tennessee and UT Martin, and is now the highest-ranked commit in Alabama's 2022 class. Simpson is a..." February 26

People "Clemson Tigers defensive end Justin Foster is retiring from football due to complications with asthma after contracting COVID-19. The football player announced his departure from the sport on Twitter on Wednesday. "With sadness but no regret, I have..." February 25

SI "When it was announced that EA Sports was brining back its college football game I rejoiced, and I know I was not alone. This was a game I grew up playing in college and throughout my playing and coaching career. I have fond memories of playing against my players in the hotel room..." February 22

ESPN "Former Nebraska quarterback Luke McCaffrey announced Monday that he will transfer to Louisville. "Excited to continue my athletic and academic career at the University of Louisville," McCaffrey tweeted. As a redshirt freshman in 2020,..." February 22

Sportsnaut "Notre Dame has paused all spring football activities because of positive COVID-19 tests in the program, Irish Illustrated reported Saturday. This isn’t new for Notre Dame. Last August, the Fighting Irish paused practices amid five positive tests. The team canceled its game..." February 21

MSN.com "The UCF football program has always had a bit of a chip on its shoulder, and that continued Monday despite a rather high-profile hiring. UCF athletic director Terry Mohajir took a shot at rival programs within the state while introducing new head coach Gus Malzahn. Mohajir called..." February 15

College Football Talk "Despite being perhaps the most highly-sought assistant coach this offseason, despite opting to join Notre Dame amid an all-out push from LSU, despite leaving a top-20 program with a high 2021 ceiling, new Irish defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman has no intentions of exerting his..." February 15

Sportsnaut "Former Tennessee kicker Brent Cimaglia announced Sunday that he is transferring to Georgia Tech. He entered the transfer portal late last month and has one year of eligibility remaining. “Honored and blessed to receive this opportunity,” Cimaglia tweeted Sunday,..." February 14

Larry Brown Sports "Trevor Lawrence did nothing to hurt his status as the presumptive No. 1 pick in April’s NFL Draft at his Pro Day on Friday, and he earned a rave review from his college coach in the process. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was full of praise for his quarterback after Lawrence’s..." February 12

The Spun "Linebacker Mike Jones Jr. won’t be playing for Clemson anymore after entering the transfer portal last month. But he’ll still be a Tiger – just for a different team. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Jones announced that he is joining LSU for the 2021 college..." February 10

CBS Sports "Two college football blue bloods will face off on the gridiron, but we unfortunately won't get to see it until the next decade as it was announced on Monday that Florida and Notre Dame have scheduled a future home-and-home series. While the matchup is certainly enough to..." February 09

College Football Talk "In less than a month, Notre Dame’s new defensive coordinator has added a pair of 6-foot-6 defensive end commitments. The getting might not stay this good for Marcus Freeman, but with consensus three-star defensive end Aiden Gobaira (Chantilly High School;..." February 07

Bleacher Report "Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 college football season would not count against anyone's eligibility clock. This means that seniors who normally would have been forced to move on to the next chapter of their lives were given the option to return for one more..." February 06

One Foot Down "Jack Lamb, a former Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker, announced today that he will use a graduate transfer to play football for the Colorado Buffaloes. Lamb was a part of the 2018 recruiting class for the Irish as was the #99 ranked prospect in the nation. He..." February 05

College Football Talk "No, that headline is not from two decades ago. Notre Dame announced the hiring of Chris O’Leary as safeties coach on Friday, promoting the defensive graduate assistant coach after two seasons in that role and the one before that as a defensive analyst. “Chris has been on a..." February 05

The State "Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott joined the $2 million club on Thursday after a raise in pay was approved by the Clemson board of trustees. Elliott received a salary bump from $1.7 million to $2 million annually. His new deal begins July 1 and runs through Jan. 31,..." February 04

CBS Sports "One of Clemson's legends has moved to an on-field coaching role with the Tigers and another long-time assistant is getting a big salary bump. The school announced Thursday that former running back C.J. Spiller will move to an assistant coaching role as the running backs coach for..." February 04

College Football Talk "Notre Dame promoted a defensive analyst to safeties coach, but perhaps not the one many assumed the Irish would default to. Rather than veteran coach Kerry Cooks, Brian Kelly and new defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman have reportedly tapped graduate..." February 04

Tomahawk Nation "It may have taken longer than expected, but Mike Norvell’s Florida State Seminoles football program picked up a huge recruiting victory today when Destyn “Fatt” Hill announced via Instagram Live that he’s signing with the Seminoles over the Alabama Crimson..." February 03

The Score "While most of the heavy lifting was done during the early signing period, National Signing Day has almost entirely ended the 2021 recruiting cycle. The nation's No. 4 prospect, J.T. Tuimoloau, remains unsigned, but virtually every other top recruit has decided where to play..." February 03

College Football Talk "If this is an eventful week for Notre Dame, it will add a grand total of one player to the recruiting class of 2021. Somehow, despite a pandemic crippling all usual recruiting tactics, the Irish signed their other 23 commitments and three surprises during December’s early signing period,..." February 02

The Score "Four-star quarterback Nicco Marchiol announced his commitment to Florida State on Sunday. Marchiol chose the Seminoles over offers from Florida, Georgia, and Michigan, among others, according to ESPN. The 6-foot-2 passer is ranked 10th out of the 2022..." January 31

Bleacher Report "The ACC revealed its full 2021 college football schedule Thursday featuring a return to the normal format of eight conference games and four nonconference games: Notre Dame will return to being an independent after competing as an ACC school in 2020, per Andrea Adelson of..." January 28

Larry Brown Sports "Tate Martell appears to be on his way to his third career school after once again entering the transfer portal. Martell, who sat out the 2020 season after opting out in September following a suspension, has entered the transfer portal and looks set to leave Miami. " January 27

Bleacher Report "For many college football programs, national signing day (Feb. 3) will provide a satisfying culmination of much hard work and a promising glimpse of the future. For others, that date on the calendar looms ominously, like a science fair for which they've long neglected to work on..." January 26

CBS Sports "The death of Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron on Friday was a monumental loss to the sports world. Aaron, who was 86, left an immeasurable legacy on and off the diamond as both the one-time home run king and an ambassador for the sport during the civil rights..." January 25

ESPN "Clemson linebacker Mike Jones Jr. entered his name in the transfer portal on Monday. The redshirt sophomore was a starter for the Tigers this past season and is listed as a grad transfer in the portal. He was an ESPN 300 prospect in the 2018 class, originally from Lebanon,..." January 25

USA Today "Some college football news from the NCAA about one of the biggest programs in the sport. Notre Dame was found to have violated recruiting rules. The person in question is a former assistant coach who met with a recruit during an illegal period. Brian Kelly is also mentioned —..." January 21

Duke Basketball Report "After a tough season for Duke, David Cutcliffe has made several staff reassignments. He won’t be personally calling plays next season, instead delegating responsibilities back to his assistants. And along those lines, he’s promoted two assistants to be..." January 15

The Big Lead "It has been two years since the Clemson Tigers won the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, blowing out Alabama, 44-16. Dabo Swinney, freshman Trevor Lawrence and the rest of the Tigers quickly accepted a visit to the White House to commemorate their undefeated..." January 15

247 Sports "Justyn Ross made his decision on his football future. The Clemson receiver decided to hold off on the NFL this time around. On Thursday night, Ross announced his intentions to return to Clemson in 2021 to run it back. He missed all season with a spine condition discovered last..." January 14

Miami Herald "Leave it to the Miami Hurricanes to make that transfer portal work. This time it’s a talented wideout with a last name made for movies: “Rambo.’’ Oklahoma wide receiver transfer Charleston Rambo announced Tuesday afternoon on social media that he will..." January 13

TMZ "Ohio State legend Cardale Jones is keepin' it real ... telling TMZ Sports despite his Buckeye ties, if he had the #1 pick in the NFL draft, he'd take Trevor Lawrence over Justin Fields. "I'm going to try to be unbiased as..." January 11

CBS Sports "The 2020 season may be coming to an end, but college football future schedules are still being rolled out. On Wednesday, Louisvilleand Georgia Tech announced they will meet in Atlanta for the annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game to start the 2023 season. According to the release, this..." January 06

SI "Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is headed to the NFL. The star signal-caller made the announcement on Wednesday morning.  Most expect Lawrence to be selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.    " January 06

The Score "Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book declared for the 2021 NFL Draft on Wednesday. Book will not pursue another year of eligibility following his 2020 campaign. " January 06

NBC Sports "With its all-time winningest quarterback headed to the NFL, Notre Dame lacked any starting experience behind center moving into 2021 until former Wisconsin passer Jack Coan changed that Monday evening. The graduate transfer started 18 games between 2018 and 2019 before a..." January 05

SI "As expected, Notre Dame All-America linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah has declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. A two-year starter at rover, Owusu-Koramoah had back-to-back brilliant seasons for the Irish defense. The Hampton, Va. native racked up 142 tackles, 24.5 tackles for..." January 04

MSN.com "Jimbo Fisher’s Texas A&M Aggies beat North Carolina 41-27 to win the Capital One Orange Bowl in Miami on Saturday night, and the Aggies wanted to celebrate by giving their head coach a Gatorade bath. There was only one problem: Fisher wasn’t cooperating. Fisher was..." January 03

The Spun "No. 5 Texas A&M is finally back on the big stage tonight, and Johnny Manziel is pumped for his Aggies. It’s been seven years since the Aggies played in a New Year’s Six bowl game. Manziel led Texas A&M to a 10-2 regular-season and earned the right to play..." January 03

Total Pro Sports "Dabo Swinney probably wishes he could take his vote and comments back about Ohio State. The Clemson Tigers head coach made major headlines when he ranked Ohio State No. 11 in the country in his final Coaches’ Poll ballot. “Obviously, they’re a great team...." January 02

Bleacher Report "Quarterback Justin Fields completed 22-of-28 passes for six touchdowns and 385 passing yards as No. 3 Ohio State advanced to the College Football Playoff National Championship after defeating No. 2 Clemson 49-28 on Friday at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. OSU running..." January 02

Larry Brown Sports "A woman proved on Friday night why checking one’s mute button on a Zoom call is so important. Trevor Lawrence spoke with the media via a Zoom conference call after his Clemson Tigers lost to Ohio State 49-28 in the Sugar Bowl. As if the loss weren’t bad enough, someone..." January 02

Larry Brown Sports "James Skalski may have drilled Justin Fields with a massive hit during the second quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Friday night, but there were no hard feelings between the men. Skalski was ejected for targeting after nailing Fields with the crown of his helmet squarely..." January 02

USA Today "Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence's legacy was complete even before the Tigers' 49-28 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national semifinals. With one national championship, a second appearance in the championship game and three playoff appearances to go with..." January 02

The Big Lead "Alabama outclassed Notre Dame from the opening kick and the outcome of today's Rose Bowl wasn't in doubt after about 36 minutes of game play. But there were plenty of reasons to keep watching with the score 31-7 in the Tide's favor, most namely the line, which hovered between 19.5..." January 02

Bleacher Report "The knee injury suffered by Miami quarterback D'Eriq King in a 37-34 Cheez-It Bowl loss to Oklahoma State on Tuesday has been diagnosed as a torn ACL, according to Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic. Miami head football coach Manny Diaz released the following..." December 31

USA Today "The Dabo Swinney era at Clemson can be split into two parts: before Deshaun Watson and after. Watson took Clemson "to the promised land," said offensive coordinator Tony Elliott. The Tigers' starting quarterback from 2014-16 whose last college..." December 31

USA Today "Jay Bramblett was living the dream of a high football player in Tuscaloosa. He was starter at Hillcrest, where his father was the defensive coordinator, and working his way up to being ranked as the top punter in the class of 2019. Alabama was recruiting him, as his father Mike put it,..." December 31

Larry Brown Sports "It would appear that the Wisconsin Badgers got a little too excited about winning the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Wednesday, and the trophy was an unfortunate casualty. Pictures from the locker room show that the Badgers shattered the trophy for their bowl win over Wake Forest,..." December 30

USA Today "The night of Dec. 31, 2015 was probably the first time most people with a casual interest in college football had seen much of Dabo Swinney, and for the most part, America loved what it saw.  His program, the Clemson Tigers, was the new kid on the block and would soon play..." December 30

CBS Sports "When No. 2 Clemson takes on No. 3 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl on Friday in a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup, it will be without offensive coordinator and running backs coach Tony Elliott. The school announced on Wednesday afternoon that Elliott would..." December 30

MSN.com "Miami quarterback D’Eriq King suffered a potentially serious right knee injury during the second quarter of Tuesday night’s Cheez-It Bowl against Oklahoma State. King’s knee buckled with just over four minutes left in the quarter as he went to make a cut to try to..." December 29

Larry Brown Sports "Ohio State will have its hands full on Friday night trying to stop Trevor Lawrence and Clemson, but Kirk Herbstreit believes Dabo Swinney has done the Buckeyes a massive favor with some of the things he has said about them leading up to the playoff game. Herbstreit said on the..." December 29