NCAAF RUMORS AND NEWS

Tampa Bay Times "Former Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois will remain in the state. He will continue his football career as a walk-on for Lane Kiffin at Florida Atlantic, 247Sports reported Monday morning. The Seminoles dismissed Francois from the program in February after he was accused of..." May 20

New York Post "The football future of Bobby Roundtree, one of the Big Ten’s best pass rushers, may now be in doubt. Roundtree, a defensive end for Illinois, suffered a severe spinal injury during a swimming incident on Saturday, according to 247Sports, and underwent surgery on Sunday. Illinois..." May 20

USA Today "The Iowa and Iowa State football teams found rare, uncommon ground this weekend. Both teams, for some reason, had their Twitter accounts suspended.  Fans from both schools were unable to pull up the accounts of either the Cyclones or Hawkeyes football teams on Saturday. A message..." May 18

College Football Talk "It’s once again time to remind you that, if CFT still had a “Days Without An Arrest” ticker, it’d be time to reset it back to double zeroes. The latest football program forced to deal with an off-field issue involving one of its players is TCU, with multiple..." May 18

ESPN "Dabo Swinney's new contract includes an unusual provision that would add as much as $2 million to his buyout should he leave to take a job at Alabama, but the Clemson coach told ESPN he doesn't spend time pondering a future at his alma mater. "People always like to say..." May 17

The State "Clemson’s recent run of landing five-star recruits continued Friday evening as defensive end Myles Murphy committed to the Tigers during halftime of his high school’s spring game. Murphy, who attends Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, chose Clemson over..." May 17

CBS Sports "Former Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens is reuniting with his former offensive coordinator. Stevens made it official Friday, announcing on Twitter that he is transferring to Mississippi State, where former Nittany Lions offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead is now the head..." May 17

TMZ "Former Oregon Ducks stud Keanon Lowe is being touted as a hero today ... Portland high school students are praising the ex-WR for stopping a gunman who was near campus Friday. Lowe -- one of Marcus Mariota's favorite targets back at Oregon -- reportedly tackled a man with a gun..." May 17

Los Angeles Times "USC football coach Clay Helton was paid about $3.2 million during the school’s fiscal year covering July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, according to USC’s federal tax return released Wednesday in response to a request by the Los Angeles Times. Helton coached the Trojans to a..." May 16

Montgomery Advertiser "The writing was on the wall as soon as Gus Malzahn announced that Auburn would focus its 2019 quarterback competition on redshirt freshman Joey Gatewood and true freshman Bo Nix. Junior Malik Willis, one thought to be the heir apparent to the job vacated by Jarrett Stidham, plans..." May 16

College Football Talk "You can go ahead and (again) add the defending national champions to the list of schools to be touched by the infamous and mysterious portal. Citing an unnamed source, TigerNet.com is reporting Wednesday that Shaq Smith has decided to place his name into the NCAA..." May 15

Michigan Live "Apparently Ohio State did everything but pack up Tate Martell’s apartment. Because once the Buckeyes landed prized Georgia transfer Justin Fields, the staff delivered the cold, hard truth to the former four-star quarterback Martell, who had been patiently waiting his..." May 15

Lincoln Journal Star "Nebraska sophomore running back Maurice Washington appeared in his California court case by phone from his Lincoln attorney's office Monday and now is set to enter a plea on charges filed under that state's "revenge porn" law. Attorney John Ball said the primary..." May 15

247 Sports "Former Nebraska safety Cam'ron Jones has transferred to SMU, he told 247Sports on Wednesday. "I chose SMU because not only can they offer great football, but it's a great education with a strong and successful alumni base," Jones said. "The staff is..." May 15

The Spun "Penn State has seen a lot of turnover on offense this season. Along with the graduation of Trace McSorley and NFL Draft departure of Miles Sanders, the team has lost a few wide receivers to transfer. Juwan Johnson is the most prominent departure. He’s off to..." May 15

Detroit Free Press "Jim Harbaugh is no stranger to sleepovers.   A week-long getaway at Harbaugh's home in Coronado, California, is among the items up for silent auction ahead of Saturday's Champions for Change Gala at Crisler Arena, the annual megafundraiser that..." May 15