NCAAF RUMORS AND NEWS

Saturday Down South "Say what you want about the future of college football. Say that it’s doomed because of NIL and the transfer portal. Say that it’ll forever be tarnished by the all-important desire to make a buck. Say that we’ve gone past the point of no return with..." May 17

The Athletic "There’s an official “transition timeline” the SEC developed for the addition of Texas and Oklahoma, a copy of which was obtained through a FOIA request. The first phase of that timeline is approaching and is fairly clear: “Finalize future scheduling at SEC spring..." May 17

Bleacher Report "The middle of May is the quietest time on the college football calendar. Spring practice is over, fall camp is months away and we're left only to imagine the upcoming season. Predicting the national champion is always on the mind, though. When the 2022 College Football..." May 17

The Athletic "Dennis Simmons had just pulled into the parking lot at Oklahoma’s Memorial Stadium to begin work on Sunday morning, Nov. 28, after Oklahoma lost to Oklahoma State 37-33, when he got a call from his boss, Lincoln Riley. The head coach informed his receivers coach of the past seven seasons..." May 17

Sportsnaut "After three seasons as a backup quarterback with Clemson, Taisun Phommachanh announced his intention to stay in the Atlantic Coast Conference but move a bit further south by transferring to Georgia Tech. Phommachanh backed up Tigers starters Trevor Lawrence (2019-20) and D.J...." May 17

ESPN "Cornerback Marcus Washington Jr., one of Georgia's top committed players in the Class of 2023, is skipping his senior year of high school and joining the Bulldogs' incoming freshman class. Washington, ranked the No. 84 prospect and No. 10 cornerback in the 2023 ESPN 300,..." May 17

The Athletic "Tony Elliott knows he left the best job in college football. There’s no doubt in his mind about that, he says now. “I was working for my position coach, an individual I saw as a mentor, a father figure, and he took pride in helping me develop,” Elliott said...." May 17

Lafayette Daily Advertiser "Four-star cornerback Daylen Austin has committed to LSU football, he announced on Twitter Monday. Austin, the No. 16 cornerback and No. 143 prospect in the nation according to 247Sports Composite, attends Long Beach Poly in Long Beach, California...." May 17

Seattle Times "Sekai Asoau-Afoa has come full circle. The College of San Mateo edge rusher — who hails from Tacoma and attended Fife High School — announced a verbal commitment to Washington on Monday evening. The 6-foot-5, 265-pounder will arrive this summer and has three years to play..." May 17

SI "Notre Dame added yet another defensive lineman to its 2024 class when it landed a commitment from Princeton (N.J.) The Hun School standout Owen Wafle. This gives the Irish a second defensive line commitment from the 2024 class, as Wafle joins West Bloomfield (Mich.) High School..." May 17

CBS Sports "USC added a big-time commitment on Monday as four-star safety Braxton Myers committed to the Trojans on CBS Sports HQ. Myers, the son of former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Michael Myers and a junior at Coppell (Texas) High School, committed to USC over offers from Arkansas,..." May 17

purduerivals.com "Purdue receiver Milton Wright failed to meet academic eligibility standards and is no longer on the team, GoldandBlack.com has learned. The senior-to-be was expected to be Purdue's No. 1 receiver in 2022 with David Bell off a year early to the NFL. Wright missed the..." May 16

CBS Sports "Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has been looking for a little more help at wide receiver, and Sunday brought great news for the third-year coach of the Rebels. Jaylon Robinson, former UCF and Oklahoma standout, announced his commitment to Kiffin and the Rebs on Twitter..." May 16

The Athletic "Four-star running back Trey Holly (Farmerville, La.) committed to LSU on Sunday, giving the program its fifth commitment and first running back in the 2023 recruiting class. Holly is ranked the No. 10 running back in the country, per the 247Sports Composite, and the 5-foot-8,..." May 16

The Athletic "It’s the first Friday in February and the search is in high gear. The mission: to replace the coach who sparked the most improved unit in major college football in 2021. Mike Macdonald spent one season at Michigan and helped turn a backsliding program into one that shocked the..." May 14

Larry Brown Sports "Lane Kiffin was probably speaking on behalf of a lot of college football fans Saturday when responding to some recent comments by former boss Nick Saban. On Friday, Saban appeared on “The Paul Finebaum Show” and said he wanted to see increased parity in college football...." May 14

Bleacher Report "Alabama football head coach Nick Saban told ESPN commentator Paul Finebaum that he would like to see more parity in college football. "Well, you know, one of the things I like to see us be able to work back to is, you know everything in college football has always had..." May 14

The Athletic "Nearly three years ago, inside the dining hall of Houston’s athletics center, Dana Holgorsen approached a few reporters to discuss his unorthodox redshirt strategy. Just moments before, Holgorsen, starting quarterback D’Eriq King and receiver Keith Corbin..." May 14

CBS Sports "Kenny Pickett is the kind of success story in college football that has existed for decades but has become increasingly rare in recent years. He's a quarterback who showed up to campus without a lot of hype and didn't light the world on fire despite getting a chance to play early. But..." May 13

247 Sports "Thanks to mass transfers and the influx of name, image and likeness partnerships altering the college football landscape, never has the offseason calendar been as news-centric as this one. A plethora of head-coaching changes at major programs increases the intrigue, and leads to..." May 13