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FILE - Colorado head coach Deion Sanders in the first half of the team's spring practice NCAA college football game Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. Scouting and recruiting players in the NCAA transfer portal has become a vital part of building a college football program. Sanders’ team has added 20 transfers since the portal window opened April 15. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
In transfer recruiting, NFL-style personnel departments try to get out in front of the portal

By Ralph D. Russo May. 25, 2023 04:27 PM EDT

FILE - Michigan State coach Mel Tucker watches the NCAA college football team's game against Rutgers, Nov. 12, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich. Tucker will wrap up spring practice Saturday afternoon, April 15, at Spartan Stadium, where fans will watch a 15-period practice that will include first-string offensive players scrimmaging against the team's top defense. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal

May. 02, 2023 08:29 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 - Michigan State quarterback Noah Kim hands off to running back Elijah Collins (24) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Ohio State, Oct. 8, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich. Spartans coach Mel Tucker will likely lean on the transfer portal to recruit candidates to join Kim and Katin Houser in a competition to start this year. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Michigan State's Thorne, Coleman, Brantley enter portal

Apr. 30, 2023 01:48 PM EDT

FILE - Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson (11) exits the field following their 15-14 loss to Wisconsin in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. Thompson entered the transfer portal Friday, April 28, 2023. He was the starter last season and became the third Nebraska quarterback to enter the portal this week. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)
Nebraska starting QB Casey Thompson enters transfer portal

Apr. 28, 2023 11:53 AM 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 - Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis (13) warms up before the Cheez-It Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Behind fifth-year quarterback Jordan Travis, a candidate for ACC player of the year, and a deep and talented offensive line, the Seminoles and fourth-year coach Norvell look ready to once more take over the league. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Back to Normal? Clemson, Florida State expected to top ACC

By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 26, 2023 12:53 PM EDT

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By The Associated Press Apr. 24, 2023 10:00 AM EDT
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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...

Former Oklahoma quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray waves as he is introduced during halftime of the NCAA college football team's spring game Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Ex-Oklahoma QB Murray honored with statue for Heisman season

By Cliff Brunt Apr. 22, 2023 08:55 PM EDT

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

FILE - Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell celebrates with players after a touchdown during the first half of the team's Guaranteed Rate Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Phoenix. New coaches often spend their first several months dwelling on the need to instill a different culture into their programs. Fickell says the Badgers already have what he calls a “really good footprint,” something backed up by Wisconsin's 21 consecutive bowl appearances. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Fickell eager to build upon Wisconsin's winning culture

By Steve Megargee Mar. 15, 2023 10:55 AM EDT

FILE - LSU wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (7) reacts after making a first down against Arkansas during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety, with a tweak in clock operating procedures likely the first step. A proposal to let the game clock continue running when a team makes a first down, except in the last two minutes of a half, has broad support. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)
NCAA's proposed rule changes a good start, Kirby Smart says

By Eric Olson Mar. 03, 2023 01:27 PM EST

FILE - Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara watches the team's NCAA college football game against Maryland in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 24, 2022. After starting all 14 games for Michigan in 2021 and injuring his knee three games into last season, McNamara looks at his move to Iowa as a fresh start and one that gives him a chance to revive one of the Bowl Subdivision's least productive offenses. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Chance to revive Iowa offense excites ex-Wolverine McNamara

By John Bohnenkamp Mar. 02, 2023 06:21 PM EST

FILE - Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken watches before an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt on Oct. 15, 2022 in Athens, Ga. The Baltimore Ravens have hired Monken to be their offensive coordinator, the team announced Tuesday, Feb. 1 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)
Mike Bobo returns to run Georgia offense, Monken goes to NFL

By Paul Newberry Feb. 14, 2023 12:59 PM EST

FILE - Florida State head coach Mike Norvell lifts the trophy after the team's win against Oklahoma in the Cheez-It Bowl NCAA college football game, on Dec. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Norvell, whose team ended last season with a six-game winning streak, was rewarded with a three-year contract extension that will pay him an average of $8.05 million annually through 2029, rhe school announced Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Norvell gets raise, 3-year extension from Florida State

Feb. 08, 2023 06:01 PM EST

East wide receiver Joseph Ngata of Clemson catches a pass during football practice for the East West Shrine Bowl, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Clemson gives raises, contract extensions to football staff

Feb. 03, 2023 01:28 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

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 University of Colorado introduced a pilot program that makes the credit review for transfer students a more seamless process. It may have been the move that ultimately lured Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders to Boulder. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Coach Prime comes up big in 1st recruiting class at Colorado

By Pat Graham Feb. 01, 2023 07:49 PM EST