Jalen Hurts' career:
- 4 CFB Playoff trips
- 1 national championship
- 38-4 as a starting QB
- 9,477 yards, 80 TDs passing
- 3,274 yards, 43 TDs rushing
- Heisman finalist
What a run. What a player.
Well before he emerged as a 4-star Nebraska signee, Malachi Coleman was a name in the foster care system. He's been homeless. He's been abused.
That's why 100% of his NIL money goes to kids in foster care:
"I want foster kids to know they have hope."
To recap Mike Gundy's last few months:
- He's said his players can "fight off" COVID-19 because they're young.
- He's said players need to return because of "money" and "budgets"
- He's called OAN "refreshing" news coverage.
- He's had his star RB threaten to boycott
Nick Saban on SVP: "We played Florida State, the No. 3 team in the country. And if Francois doesn't get hurt in the 4th quarter, they may be in the Top 10 right now. People kind of forget about that game. At the time it was sort of the opener of the century."
Mario Cristobal took two months to hire his coordinators, but he ended up with:
Josh Gattis - 2021 Broyles Award winner
Kevin Steele - Former Broyles Award finalist.
Yeah, that'll work.
Can someone explain USC at No. 8 and UCLA at No. 12 to me? It makes no sense:
- Similar SOS
- UCLA has a win over the team USC lost to
- UCLA has more Top 25 wins (2 to 0)
- UCLA doesn't have a defense ranked 108th nationally in yards allowed per play
Deion Sanders is expected to be extremely active in the transfer portal. And remember his current Jackson State roster has seven former four and five-star recruits, including the No. 1 overall player from the 2022 class Travis Hunter.
Colorado just became a transfer hot spot.
Matt Rhule on Kenneth Murray: "That kid comes right over and hugs me. ... One of the best players in college football really. People keep talking about what's wrong, what's wrong. Right after they beat us he was right there."
"That's why I love college coaching."
Excuse me,
@SWiltfong247
just said live on
@247Sports
Signing Day show that No. 1 overall recruit Travis Hunter could flip from FSU to Jackson State.
Woah.
These are the WRs that were on the field for Alabama vs. LSU in 2019:
Ja'Marr Chase: No. 5 in 2021
Jaylen Waddle: No. 6 in 2021
Devonta Smith: No. 10 in 2021
Henry Ruggs: No. 12 in 2020
Jerry Jeudy: No. 15 in 2020
Justin Jefferson: No. 22 in 2020
Terrace Marshall: No. 59 in 2021
Remember that 2019 LSU/Alabama game? Here are the WRs/CBs that were in it:
LSU
J'Marr Chase
Justin Jefferson
Terrace Marshall
Derek Stingley
Kristian Fulton
Alabama
Henry Ruggs
Jerry Jeudy
Jaylen Waddle
Devonta Smith
Patrick Surtain
Trevon Diggs
Just insane.
McKenzie Milton is a "medical miracle." He waited 1,017 days to come back from one of the most brutal injuries you'll ever see.
So what does Milton do? Come off the bench and immediately lead back-to-back scoring drives to tie a top 10 team.
College football is the best, man.
Jimbo Fisher talking NIL on
@247Sports
NSD show: "It didn't affect recruiting at all. This $30 million thing is a joke. This idea there's some fund out there & it was written on BroBible by a guy named sliced bread and now all of a sudden the country believes it?"
Quite a quote
I shouldn't get mad at these rankings. They don't matter. But how is Baylor ranked behind Ohio State and Notre Dame?
Notre Dame has no Top 25 wins. Ohio State doesn't have a conference title.
Baylor has three Top 15 wins AND a Big 12 title.
Nick Saban is talking at the Texas HS Coaches Association convention today. He was asked about NIL. Apparently, Bryce Young is doing quite well.
“Our QB has already approached ungodly numbers, and he hasn’t even played yet. If I told you what it is … it’s almost 7-figures."
Missouri star WR Dominic Lovett intends to enter the transfer portal, sources tell
@247Sports
. Lovett finished third in the SEC this season with 846 yards.
Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson is expected to enter the transfer portal, multiple sources tell
@mzenitz
and I for
@247Sports
.
Jefferson, a preseason all-SEC selection, has thrown for 7,923 yards and 67 TDs in his career.
Oklahoma has now landed Tennessee's No. 1 recruit from the 2020 class (Key Lawrence) and its No. 2 recruit from the 2019 class (Wanya Morris) as transfers.
Lincoln might as well fly to Knoxville and sign The Rock at this point.
Auburn has named Cadillac Williams its interim head coach, a source confirms to
@247Sports
. Former Tigers All-American has been the program's RB coach since 2019.
There have been 12 transfers taken in 40 picks of the
#NFLDraft
. 3 of the 12 (25%) have been from Florida State.
Perhaps more impressive? The only 2 non-P5 transfers to be drafted came from FSU: Jared Verse (Albany) & Braden Fiske (WMU).
Remarkable hit rate & ability to ID
UCLA transfer commit Dillon Gabriel has flipped to Oklahoma, per a source.
@BrandonDrumm247
had it first at
@OU247
.
Gabriel is a top 10 transfer this cycle.
Wisconsin offensive lineman Nolan Rucci has entered the transfer portal,
@mzenitz
and I have learned for
@247Sports
.
He ranked as a five-star recruit in the 2021 class.
Ohio State DE J.T. Tuimoloau is only the second FBS player since 2000 to post at least 2 INTs, 2 sacks and a forced fumble in a single game, per Sports Reference data.
Ohio State released a ton of documents today about the Big Ten initially canceling the fall season. Among them, Buckeyes AD Gene Smith admitting via text the Buckeyes were exploring going independent in 2020 like Nebraska.
K.J. Costello just broke the SEC's single-game passing record.
Did anyone really think the Air Raid wouldn't work in the SEC? Mike Leach just broke the defending national champions in Week 1.
Something to note with Theo Wease, Jadon Haselwood and Austin Stogner: Oklahoma hasn't canceled their aid, per a source.
When aid is canceled, it usually means a player wouldn't be welcomed back or isn't coming back. The Sooners are (obviously) hoping to reel them back in.
Oregon State edge rusher Sione Lolohea has entered the transfer portal,
@mzenitz
and I have learned for
@247Sports
.
Lolohea was a second-team all-Pac-12 selection this year, posting 47 tackles and 8.5 TFLs.
Have joined
@BrianDohn247
in putting in a Crystal Ball pick for Penn State to land Ohio State wide receiver transfer Julian Fleming.
Fleming is the No. 32 overall player in the
@247Sports
transfer portal rankings. A bit more here (VIP)
@AdamSchefter
Seems fair.
- Don't work out and get cut when you get to camp for being out of shape.
- Work out and potentially get injured and have your contract voided.
Great system.
On the Big 12 can't play defense front. Texas just held the SEC's No. 1 rushing offense to 2.4 yards per carry. Georgia averaged 6.09 a tote during the season.
“I don’t know if I’m going to be able to play ball no more.”
Trey Sanders suffered a broken hip, a fractured pelvis, a burst bladder and internal bleeding after a 2020 car wreck.
A few years later, the former 5-star finally feels all the way back.
Washington star CB Jabbar Muhammad has entered the transfer portal,
@mzenitz
and I have learned.
An all-Pac-12 selection after coming over from Oklahoma State, Muhammad is the 2nd Huskies starter to transfer since Kalen DeBoer's departure to Alabama.
The Baylor scandal under Art Briles is one of the worst and most disgusting in modern athletics history.
It took the NCAA five years to investigate what occurred. Basically, the NCAA's rules boxed it into doing nothing much at all.
So I ask: What is the point of the NCAA?
Missouri State HC Bobby Petrino has emerged as a candidate in Texas A&M's offensive coordinator search, sources tell
@247Sports
. He's expected to interview with the Aggies in the coming days.
Washington State transfer QB Cameron Ward is expected to take an official visit to Miami on Tuesday, a source tells
@247Sports
.
Ward is the No. 5 overall player in the
@247SportsPortal
transfer rankings.
Liberty star quarterback Kaidon Salter has withdrawn from the transfer portal,
@mzenitz
and I have learned for
@247Sports
.
Salter led the Flames to a Conference USA title this season and was one of the top overall QBs in the country.
Alabama had nine players enter the transfer portal in the last 15 minutes:
Eli Holstein, QB
Malik Benson, WR
Shazz Preston, WR
Miles Kitselman, TE
Seth McLaughlin, OL
Terrence Ferguson, OL
Monkell Goodwine, DL
Earl Little, DB
Kristian Story, DB
Alabama running back Trey Sanders has entered the transfer portal,
@247SportsPortal
has learned. He was a five-star recruit and the top overall running back in the 2019 class.
He's listed as a graduate transfer.
Florida RB Trevor Etienne has entered the transfer portal,
@mzenitz
and I have learned for
@247Sports
.
Etienne ran for 753 yards and 8 TDs this year on 5.7 yards per carry.
Clemson DB Andrew Mukuba has entered the transfer portal,
@mzenitz
and I have learned for
@247Sports
.
Multi-year starter who's posted 143 tackles, 4.5 TFLs and 1 INT in his career.
Texas had these 2nd-half leads its last three games:
Texas 38, Oklahoma 20
Texas 24, Oklahoma State 13
Texas 21, Baylor 10
It went 0-3. I would say unbelievable, but that's been Texas football since 2010.
Notre Dame's recruiting class is No. 4 in 2022 and No. 2 in 2023. Brian Kelly was recruiting the way he needed to in order to win a national title in South Bend.
Shocking to see him make this move now. LSU's fairy god mother must be generous.
Pooka Williams (
@laapookaaa
) is the only FBS player since 2000 to run for 250-plus yards on 15 or fewer carries against a Top 25 team. That's why he's (again) the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week:
USC transfer QB Jaxson Dart has committed to Ole Miss,
@247Sports
can confirm. The Rebels have had him in the boat for a few days, per sources.
Dart is the No. 3 overall transfer in the
@247SportsPortal
.
Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall has entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer,
@mzenitz
and I have learned for 247Sports.
Will be one of the top QBs on the open market.
Source: Alabama RB Camar Wheaton, a five-star in the 2021 class, is no longer listed in Alabama's student directory and has been away from the team. Via
@247Sports
You have to give Brent Venables all the credit for OU's 365-day turnaround.
OU lost this game 49-0 in 2022 during the program's worst season in 20 years. OU then added the No. 6 class in the country + 17 transfers. Now, OU is CFB Playoff contender again.
Beyond impressive
TCU star defensive tackle Damonic Williams intends to enter the transfer portal, multiple sources tell
@JClarkHFB247
and myself for
@247Sports
.
Williams was a 247Sports True Freshman All-American in 2022 and an all-Big 12 selection in 2023.
SMU transfer Tanner Mordecai plans to commit to Wisconsin, a source tells
@247Sports
.
One of the most productive passers in the FBS is headed to Madison.
@mzenitz
had it first.
Texas A&M is 3-2 with its losses coming against teams picked to finish sixth and seventh in the SEC West.
That $9-million-a-year HC contact extension felt silly last month. It seems crazy now.
My projected CFB Playoff field:
No. 2 Ohio State
No. 7 Penn State
No. 9 Oregon
No. 12 Wisconsin
They're going to be unbeaten. Good luck keeping them out.
Miller Moss is a prime example of why young QBs should stay and play in a bowl game.
Dude is 23-for-33 with 372 yards and 6 TDs.
He's making a case to be USC's QB1 next year. He's also, should he choose to, making a case to be QB1 elsewhere, too. Creating value either way.
Washington DB Mishael Powell has entered the transfer portal,
@mzenitz
and I have learned for
@247Sports
.
Powell posted 38 tackles and 3 INTs this year. Started every game for the Huskies.
Legitimate Devonta Smith vibes with Chris Olave this year.
Both seniors who could've been early-round draft picks who chose to come back. Both far from freakish athletes but just so dang smooth and good at everything.
Not saying Heisman. But Olave is WR1 in CFB this year.
Oklahoma is expected to add Alabama CB coach Jay Valai in the same role, a source tell
@247Sports
.
@mzenitz
and
@Charlie_Potter
both had previously reported Valai had been targeted by the Sooners.