NCAAF RUMORS AND NEWS

SI "Former Mississippi State wide receiver De’Runnya Wilson was killed in a homicide on Tuesday, Birmingham, Ala. police confirmed.  Wilson found unresponsive by a relative, per Birmingham police. He was 25.  Wilson played for the Bulldogs from..." January 21

College Football Talk "The Mountain West landed a big TV deal earlier this month, a 6-year deal with FOX and CBS that will pay the conference $270 million in total. Even better for the conference, it would be the last time Boise State would be treated as separate from the rest of the..." January 21

CBS Sports "It didn't take long for former Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead to land on his feet after getting fired earlier this month. Oregon announced on Tuesday that the program has hired the former Bulldogs coach to serve as its offensive coordinator. Moorhead replaces..." January 21

Dallas Morning News "New football coach Dave Aranda has named his first assistant. Ron Roberts is Baylor’s new defensive coordinator, after spending the last two years in the same position at Louisiana-Lafayette. The Rajin’ Cajuns led the Sun Belt in scoring defense and were second in total..." January 21

ESPN "Lane Kiffin picked up his first big commitment as Ole Miss' head coach on Monday night when ESPN 300 prospect Demon Clowney committed to the Rebels. Clowney is a 6-foot-4, 220-pound defensive end out of St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. He is a cousin of former..." January 21

The Score "Georgia has landed the No. 2-ranked quarterback prospect on the ESPN 300. Four-star pocket-passer Brock Vandagriff announced his commitment to Georgia on Tuesday. The Georgia native decommited from Oklahoma on Jan. 1, saying he wants to remain closer to home. The..." January 21

Larry Brown Sports "LSU is continuing to lose members of its national championship coaching and support staff. Kenechi Udeze, who served as an analyst for LSU, is expected to be hired by Vanderbilt as an assistant coach, AL.com’s Matt Zenitz reported on Monday. Udeze, 36, was a defensive..." January 21

12 Up "Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon was one of the most electric, high-volume passers in the country last year under Mike Leach, and his performance ended up earning him an invite to the Senior Bowl in Mobile.  Instead of his traditional No. 18, Gordon will wear No. 3,..." January 21

Sportsnaut "Jalen Hurts will play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl, and when he does, he’ll represent both the Oklahoma Sooners and Alabama Crimson Tide with an awesome dual-team helmet. Check out the sweet helmet Hurts was given on Monday during his Senior Bowl press conference: " January 20

KNWA "Former Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks has committed to Arkansas.  Franks, 6-6, 238, committed to Arkansas following an official visit to Arkansas this past weekend. He becomes the first quarterback in the Class of 2020 to pick the Hogs. He made his announcement on..." January 20

The Big Lead "Tate Martell is in a tough spot that just got a whole lot tougher. Houston quarterback D'Eriq King announced his transfer to Miami on Monday, further burying Martell on the depth chart. Martell transferred from Ohio State to Miami last offseason but wound up buried on the depth..." January 20

CBS Sports "Miami has again gone back to the transfer quarterback well, with former Houstonstarting quarterback D'Eriq King announcing on Monday that he will be heading to play for the Hurricanes. King, a graduate transfer who announced that he had entered the transfer..." January 20

Larry Brown Sports "Bo Pelini may be on his way back to prominence in a power conference. The former Nebraska coach is a “strong candidate” to take the LSU defensive coordinator job, according to Scott Roussel of Football Scoop. This would be a homecoming of sorts for Pelini...." January 20

Pro Football Rumors "USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell won’t leave the school to take on the same role with the Eagles, Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports (on Twitter) hears. It’s not clear whether Harrell would have gotten the job in Philly, but he was among the coaches on their..." January 20

12 Up "Don't be deceived by earlier reports, folks -- former Houston signal caller D'Eriq Kinghas NOT made his much-anticipated transfer decision.  The Athletic's Manny Navarro reported on Sunday that King would be taking his talents to the University of..." January 20

Heavy "Tennesse Titans Head Coach Mike Vrabel has plenty to celebrate with a successful season and playoff run. However, his successes aren’t the only ones he is celebrating, as his son Tyler Vrabel committed to Boston College in June of 2017 and played his first season as a..." January 19

12 Up "Xavier Kelly struggled to log meaningful snaps at Clemson during his tenure with the program, and thus the defensive tackle has decided to seek greener pastures.  Kelly announced via Twitter that he plans to enter the transfer portal after spending three seasons..." January 19

CBS Sports "One of the most talented and versatile players in the country is moving on. Clemsonlinebacker/safety/cornerback/edge rusher/history professor/superhero Isaiah Simmons announced Saturday he is entering the 2020 NFL Draft. "From the moment I arrived at Clemson,..." January 19

MSN.com "The hay is in the barn for Joe Burrow. And there’s no reason to throw the match that he used to light his victory cigar in its general direction. Burrow wisely has declined an invitation to attend the Senior Bowl. The news comes from Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy. " January 18

College Football Talk "Clay Helton has a lot of issues to deal with at the moment. Having a talented USC football team is not one of them. The Trojans received a rare bit of good news on Thursday evening as two key players announced they were skipping the 2020 NFL Draft. In back-to-back..." January 18

Yardbarker "While LSU fans might have a few more days this week to celebrate the team’s national championship, it appears students at Louisiana State University will have to make up for the canceled classes. According to The Advocate, LSU rescheduled its canceled classes for Jan...." January 18

12 Up "Quarterbacks like Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa lit up the college football world this season. But as is the case with all good things, their time at this level of football came to an end. Now, plenty of schools will have to turn their attention towards recruiting..." January 18

Inside the Irish "It is becoming an annual cycle for Notre Dame: Enter a season without an established receiver. Enjoy a stellar season from one target in particular. Watch him go to the NFL. Lament the lack of experience entering the next season. Repeat. Following 2017, the early departure for the NFL..." January 18

247 Sports "The NCAA Transfer Portal is happening place right now and another Virginia Cavaliers player has entered. The latest UVA player to enter is on the defensive side of the ball. According to a 247Sports source, safety Chris Moore has entered the transfer portal with a grad..." January 18

TMZ "LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron says the team's trip to the White House was a PHENOMENAL experience ... telling TMZ Sports POTUS is an awesome host!!! The national champs spent the day at 1600 Penn in Washington D.C. ... and there was a ton of action -- #45..." January 18

College Football Talk "A year after significantly falling short of expectations, an offseason of change has commenced at Nebraska. In one of the first big moves since Scott Frost took over at his alma mater, the Cornhuskers and offensive coordinator Troy Walters announced on Friday that..." January 18

Pro Football Rumors "Another big name is on the board. On Friday, just before the deadline for underclassmen to declare, LSU linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson announced he’s going pro.  Chaisson is the latest in a line of LSU stars to declare early entry. Quarterback Joe..." January 17

USA Today "Former Penn State football star LaVar Arrington takes pride in mentoring two up-and-coming linebackers, even from 3,000 miles away.  He said he knows Micah Parsons and Jesse Luketa well enough to guarantee they could not have hazed a former teammate as alleged in a..." January 17

Total Pro Sports "Social media was put in a frenzy on Friday when the LSU Tigers visited he White House to be greeted by President Donald Trump, but it became less about the encounter, and more about some dancing that happened. The players alll got together to dance to Lil Elt’s song “Get..." January 17

247 Sports "Clemson junior running back Travis Etienne has announced his intentions to return to Clemson in 2020 for his final year of collegiate eligibility.  Etienne announced his decision on Twitter on Friday, the day of the deadline to declare for the 2020 NFL..." January 17

The Spun "Since the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL Draft is today, there are a bunch of players around the country faced with a tough decision to either remain in school or go pro. This includes LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss, who is coming off an incredible two-game..." January 17

Business Insider "President Donald Trump complained about being impeached and referred to himself as a "son of a bitch" in comments to the LSU football team at the White House on Friday.  While hosting the LSU team, who won the national championship on Monday night, Trump said there have..." January 17

12 Up "Tragedy struck the LSU community on Dec. 28 when it was revealed Carley McCord, the daughter-in-law of offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, was killed in a plane crash in Louisiana while on her way to the Tigers' Peach Bowl tilt against Oklahoma. LSU, of course,..." January 17

ESPN "Georgia has added former Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Todd Monken to the same position on its coaching staff, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Monken, 53, spent only one season on former Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens' staff, and new Cleveland..." January 17

Larry Brown Sports "LSU seemed destined to wind up at the top of the college football world early on in the 2019 season, so the Tigers should have had plenty of time to prepare for how they might carry themselves if they captured a national title. As far as Kirk Herbstreit is concerned, they did not handle it..." January 17

USA Today "Clemson's Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State's Justin Fields were in the same high school class coming out of the same state, Georgia. While Lawrence was an immediate star, Fields didn't blossom until transferring after his freshman season. They met in the Fiesta Bowl, with Lawrence..." January 17

Sportsnaut "LSU Tigers outside linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson is on his way to the NFL after officially declaring for the 2020 NFL Draft on Friday. Chaisson, who won defensive MVP honors in the Peach Bowl, announced on Twitter that he will forego his final year of collegiate eligibility and is..." January 17

TMZ "8:17 AM PT -- Trump kicked things off by complimenting ... the stock market. "We just had another all-time high for our stock market just hit. So that will be 149 times in the past 3 years. That's not bad. Coach, that's good, right?" Of course, Trump..." January 17

Crimson & Cream Machine "Chalk up another defensive player from the Oklahoma Sooners to the transfer portal. This time it’s redshirt sophomore linebacker Levi Draper who’s searching for greener pastures away from Norman. A native of Collinsville, Okla., Draper arrived at OU as..." January 17

College Football Talk "The Arizona State football roster is the latest to benefit from a player coming in from a Power Five program. In early December, Kellen Diesch entered the NCAA transfer database, the first step in a move away from Texas A&M. A month later, Diesch has taken the..." January 17

SI "Boston College added yet another coach this week, as UCLA defensive line coach Vince Oghobaase will be added to Jeff Hafley's staff. While Boston College hasn't officially made the announcement yet, a source confirmed the hiring, and Oghobaase's Twitter page makes it pretty..." January 17

247 Sports "Pack Pride has confirmed that NC State defensive end Jeffrey Gunter has entered the transfer portal. Gunter, a Coastal Carolina transfer, committed to the Wolfpack last February before enrolling in June. Prior to arriving in Raleigh, the Durham native totaled..." January 17

Syracuse.com "Sterlin Gilbert has been hired as Syracuse football’s offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach, SU Athletics announced on Thursday morning. Gilbert, whose addition was reported by multiple outlets on Saturday, filled a similar capacity under Orange head coach Dino..." January 17

WITN "East Carolina Head Football Coach Mike Houston announced Thursday that the contract of defensive coordinator and safeties coach Bob Trott will not be renewed. “Bob Trott is a good football coach and a great person," Houston said. "I have known him for 15 years and..." January 17

CBS Sports "The question in the aftermath of Monday's generational national championship win: How does it get any better for LSU? Odell Beckham Jr. appeared to provide the answer. The former Tigers star receiver looked to be handing out cash to LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson and other..." January 17

Orange County Register "Prior to the 2019 season, no one was sure when USC offensive lineman Austin Jackson would be ready to play. He’d donated bone marrow to his younger sister over the summer and was careful as he worked himself back into football shape. But Jackson returned in time for..." January 17

NBC Sports "Clemson running back Travis Etienne announced he is staying for his senior season instead of heading to the NFL. The Tigers had hardly stopped celebrating when cornerback A.J. Terrell announced he’s leaving. Terrell said Friday he is forgoing his final season of eligibility to..." January 17

TMZ "More off-the-field drama for LSU ... we've just learned a bus carrying 25 to 30 family members and close friends of the national champs was just involved in a minor crash. We're told the bus was traveling on the I-110 North in Baton Rouge on the way to the airport Thursday..." January 16

College Football Talk "Alonzo Highsmith will not be walking through that door. After speculation that the former national champion fullback and the Miami Sports Hall of Famer could leave his post as the Cleveland Browns vice president of player personnel would return to his alma mater, Canes..." January 16

Detroit Free Press "Michigan football appears to have filled one of its two staff openings. The Wolverines are reportedly hiring Bob Shoop as a defensive assistant coach, according to The Athletic's Bruce Feldman. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh wouldn't confirm the hire while speaking to..." January 16