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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 -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 - 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

FILE - Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers (12) passes as offensive lineman Darrell Simmons Jr. blocks TCU defensive lineman Dylan Horton (98) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Iowa State's primary focus in spring practice has been to improve an offense that struggled as the Cyclones made a fast descent to the bottom of the Big 12 last season. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Cyclones turn to revamped staff to get offense going again

By Eric Olson Apr. 19, 2023 09:54 AM EDT

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

FILE - San Francisco 49ers second-round draft pick LaMichael James, a running back from Oregon, smiles during a news conference at the NFL football team's training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. LaMichael James was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
49ers Rookies Football

Jan. 09, 2023 04:19 PM EST

FILE - SEC Nation host Tim Tebow listens to his co-hosts during the SEC Nation broadcast in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. Tebow, who won the Heisman in 2007, was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb, File)
USC's Reggie Bush, Tebow make College Football Hall of Fame

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 09, 2023 04:17 PM EST

Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis is presented a belt after being named the most valuable player in the team's win in the Cheez-It Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Changes on horizon for bowls as CFP expands to 12 teams

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 05, 2023 03:11 PM EST

FILE - Ohio State head coach Ryan Day walks before an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Day says the Buckeyes had a productive week of practice last week and realize the opportunity they have in front of them with a Peach Bowl showdown against top-ranked Georgia.(AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
Peach Bowl: Defending national champ Georgia faces Buckeyes

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2022 05:44 PM EST

FILE - Pittsburgh quarterback Nick Patti (12) passes as New Hampshire defensive end Josiah Silver (96) and defensive back Noah Palm (44) defend during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Sept. 25, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Patti is expected to start in the Sun Bowl on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, after Kedon Slovis transferred to BYU. The same thing happened last season, on the bigger stage of the Peach Bowl, after Kenny Pickett declared for the NFL draft. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Pitt's Patti subs again as postseason QB in Sun Bowl vs UCLA

Dec. 29, 2022 10:48 AM EST

FILE - Oregon quarterback Bo Nix drops back to pass against Oregon State during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Nov 26, 2022, in Corvallis, Ore. Nix and the No. 15 Oregon Ducks will face Drake Maye and the North Carolina Tar Heels in what’s expected to be a high-scoring Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 28. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman, File)
Nix, Maye expected to light up Holiday Bowl at Petco Park

By The Associated Press Dec. 27, 2022 03:22 PM EST

After flip from ND to Oregon, 5-star signs with Oklahoma

Dec. 22, 2022 07:48 PM EST
Peyton Bowen, the highly rated defensive back who backed off a verbal commitment to Notre Dame and said he was going to attend Oregon, ended up signing with Oklahoma...

Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley stands on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
NIL casts cloud over college football's early signing period

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 21, 2022 06:06 PM EST

FILE - Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31) plays during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Anderson was selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Alabama's Young, Anderson sticking around for Sugar Bowl

By John Zenor Dec. 19, 2022 02:20 PM EST

Fresno State Jake Haener scrambles against Wyoming defensive end DeVonne Harris during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)
Fresno State's Haener looks to finish turnaround in LA Bowl

By Joe Reedy Dec. 16, 2022 09:15 PM EST

In this Oct. 2, 2015 photo, a student walks past the entrance to the Colorado School of Mines, a public research university devoted to engineering and applied science, in Golden, Colo. Quarterback John Matocha, who has led Colorado School of Mines to the Division II championship game, leads The Associated Press D-II All-America team. Matocha has passed for 4,558 yards and 50 touchdowns with only six interceptions for the Orediggers (13-2), who face Ferris State in the title game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Mines QB Matocha, Ferris DE Murphy lead D-II All-Americans

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 14, 2022 02:30 PM EST

Today in Sports History-McGregor wins featherweight title

By The Associated Press Dec. 12, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 13 1942 — The Washington Redskins win the NFL Championship with a 14-6 victory over the Chicago Bears. 1958 — Gordie Howe of the...

North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye (10) runs with the ball against Clemson during the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Heisman 2023: Maye? Harrison Jr.? Who challenges Williams?

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 11, 2022 10:44 AM EST

North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye (10) is brought down by Clemson linebacker Trenton Simpson (22) in the first half during the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
UNC losing offensive assistants Longo, Bicknell to Wisconsin

By Aaron Beard Dec. 08, 2022 03:42 PM EST

FILE - Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer paces the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. DeBoer earned AP All-Pac-12 coach of the year honors on Thursday, Dec. 8. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Williams, Phillips highlight AP All-Pac-12 team

By John Marshall Dec. 08, 2022 01:00 PM EST