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By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2023 10:00 AM EDT
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FILE - South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer reacts to a call during the second quarter of the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game against Notre Dame on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. Beamer lost some key contributors from the Gamecocks' eight-win team to the transfer portal this offseason. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)
Transfer portal tampering frustrates SEC coaches, but few - if any - ideas on how to stop it

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 01, 2023 03:43 PM EDT

FILE - Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner (12) throws against Marshall during the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post Thursday, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Auburn, USC, Alabama, Miami among the spring transfer window winners in college football

By Ralph D. Russo May. 25, 2023 05:11 PM EDT

Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Detroit Tigers at Nationals Park, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Tigers at Nationals 5/20/2023

May. 20, 2023 04:31 PM EDT

FILE -Oregon quarterback Bo Nix throws a pass during the second half of the team's Holiday Bowl NCAA college football game against North Carolina on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in San Diego. Bo Nix has settled in at Oregon, ready for a better outcome in his final year with the Ducks. The senior quarterback was getting Heisman buzz for a time last season before he got injured and the Ducks got derailed. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
Bo Nix hoping to improve on last season with Oregon

By Anne M. Peterson May. 02, 2023 05:59 PM EDT

FILE - Deion Sanders speaks after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. The spring transfer window for college football players closed with 43 scholarship players -- the equivalent of half a roster -- from coach Deion Sanders' Colorado program having entered the portal since the spring game was played on April 15. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Transfer exodus at Colorado unprecedented in portal era

By Ralph D. Russo May. 01, 2023 05:52 PM EDT

FILE - Then-Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei passes the ball in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Clemson, S.C. Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith pulled off one of the biggest gets from the transfer portal by landing Uiagalelei from Clemson. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Pac-12 filled with players poised for breakouts in the fall

By John Marshall Apr. 26, 2023 03:21 PM EDT

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders plays to the fans in the first half of the team's spring practice NCAA college football game Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Deion Sanders was the talk of Pac-12 spring

By John Marshall Apr. 26, 2023 03:00 PM EDT

FILE - Kentucky wide receiver Barion Brown (2) runs with the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Barion Brown set school freshman marks last season with 50 catches for 628 yards. Brown also averaged 27.5 yards per kick return. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning, File)
SEC spring wrap: 14 players to watch in 2023

By John Zenor Apr. 26, 2023 02:45 PM EDT

USC lands Georgia transfer DL Bear Alexander

Apr. 23, 2023 11:29 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defensive lineman Bear Alexander is transferring from Georgia to Southern California. Alexander announced his decision to move from...

FILE - Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik (2) runs against North Carolina during the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game Dec. 3, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. Klubnik loves the repetition and simplicity in Garrett Riley's first spring as offensive coordinator. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Clemson looks to new coordinator Riley to fire up offense

By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 14, 2023 10:00 AM EDT

FILE - Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury wears a shirt in support of Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin as he speaks at a news conference after the team's NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Kingsbury is joining Lincoln Riley's coaching staff at Southern California as a senior offensive analyst. USC announced the addition Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File)
Kliff Kingsbury joins USC staff as senior offensive analyst

By Greg Beacham Apr. 11, 2023 03:14 PM EDT

Southern California forward VIncent Iwuchukwu (3) and Southern California guard Drew Peterson (13) go for the ball while playing Utah during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Ben B. Braun)
USC, Oklahoma, Seton Hall, Iowa in new San Diego tourney

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 28, 2023 06:53 PM EST

UCLA head coach Cori Close reacts on the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington State in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
WSU women get first win at Pauley Pavilion, top No. 17 UCLA

Feb. 23, 2023 11:27 PM EST

FILE - Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, center, enters the stadium during a ceremony celebrating the Bulldog's second consecutive NCAA college football national championship on Jan. 14, 2023, in Athens, Ga. The first Wednesday of February used to be the biggest day on the calendar for college football recruiting. Now it’s an afterthought. Before the championship game, Smart and TCU’s Sonny Dykes both called for changes to the crowded college football calendar without going into specifics. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, File)
Busy college football recruiting period called 'total chaos'

By Steve Megargee Feb. 02, 2023 01:40 PM EST

TCU offensive coordinator Garrett Riley speaks during a media day ahead of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game between Georgia and TCU, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. The championship football game will be played Monday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
New OC Riley looks to push Clemson offense into next gear

By Pete Iacobelli Feb. 01, 2023 03:53 PM EST

Pittsburg quarterback Jaden Rashada (5) is pressured by Liberty's Grant Buckey (72) during the second quarter of the 2022 CIF State Football Championship Division 1-A game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2022. Florida has granted Rashada a release from his national letter of intent. It comes three days after he requested to be let go because the Gator Collective failed to honor a four-year name, image and likeness deal worth more than $13 million. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Signing day ends recruiting sagas for QB Rashada, CB McClain

By Ralph D. Russo Feb. 01, 2023 11:54 AM EST

Kendal Briles returns to Big 12 as TCU offensive coordinator

Jan. 19, 2023 08:34 PM EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kendal Briles is headed back to the Big 12 as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at TCU, leaving Arkansas after three seasons. ...

TCU offensive coordinator Garrett Riley speaks during a media day ahead of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game between Georgia and TCU, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. The championship football game will be played Monday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Clemson hires TCU OC Riley to spark Tigers' offense

By Pete Iacobelli Jan. 13, 2023 04:58 PM EST

FILE - Retired Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney smiles duriung the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Boulder, Colo. By removing a potential stumbling block, Colorado has a chance to consistently win, just like in the days of Bill McCartney when the Buffaloes won their only national title. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
New admission rules could spark 'Prime Time' at Colorado

By Pat Graham And Eddie Pells Jan. 10, 2023 01:46 PM EST