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Iowa DC Phil Parker wins Broyles Award
Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker is the 2023 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, presented to the top assistant coach in college football....

Tate Rodemaker was robbed of an opportunity to join the pantheon of iconic backup quarterbacks
If anyone should be feeling the price of inflation today, it should be backup quarterbacks, whose stock just skyrocketed. Last week, Matt Rhule made headlines in his press conference by announcing that the (NIL) cost for “a good quarterback in the portal costs $1 million to $1.5 million to $2 millio...

Ron DeSantis is not going to curry any sympathy to Florida State’s cause
Far be it for me to try to think like a Floridian, but there’s no other way to understand the state’s latest misadventure with Captain Ron. Following the selection committee’s snub of Florida State for a spot in the College Football playoff, the great people of Tallahassee chose Gov. Ron DeSantis as...

Oregon just got hit with a Title IX lawsuit and the allegations are rough
On Friday, 32 members of the University of Oregon’s women’s beach volleyball and rowing teams filed a class action lawsuit in federal court that accuses the University of depriving female athletes of “equal treatment and benefits, equal athletic aid, and equal opportunities to participate in varsity...

Transfer Roundup: WR Julian Fleming joins Ohio State exodus
Former five-star wide receiver recruit Julian Fleming announced that he is leaving Ohio State....

Reports: Texas S Derek Williams to miss first half of CFP semifinal
The Texas Longhorns will be without defensive back Derek Williams for the first half of the College Football Playoff semifinal after his appeal for a targeting ejection was denied, according to multiple reports Tuesday....

Penn State DE Chop Robinson to enter NFL draft, skip Peach Bowl
Penn State standout defensive end Chop Robinson is entering the NFL draft and won't play in the Peach Bowl later this month....

NCAA proposal would allow direct compensation from schools to athletes
NCAA president Charlie Baker unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would allow some schools to directly compensate their athletes for the first time....

Call bowl games what they are: Glorified spring practices
There are two reasons making a bowl game is important. The first is the extra month of practice time. For the sake of the student-athletes, NCAA rules limit programs to a finite number of practices and getting three to four more weeks of prep is akin to an extra spring practice. Now that the transfe...

NCAA wants to try something new with NIL
The NCAA has proposed a new rule to its NIL format that would allow for Division I schools to directly enter deals with its athletes. ...

James Pearce Jr. is 3rd Vols player hit with traffic violation
Tennessee’s sophomore defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. was arrested on the evening of Dec. 4 for a traffic violation. ...

It’s time Dr Pepper eliminated the chest pass from its Tuition Giveaway contest
Gerrit Cole doesn’t throw bounce passes from the mound. LeBron James has never tossed an off-speed slider on a backdoor cut. So then, why do we have to watch college students throw footballs like basketball-chest passes to win scholarship money?...

Heisman finalists: Jayden Daniels, Marvin Harrison Jr., Bo Nix, Michael Penix
LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., Oregon quarterback Bo Nix and Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. were announced Monday as the four finalists for the 2023 Heisman Trophy....

Alabama QB Tyler Buchner in portal — to play lacrosse
Tyler Buchner is entering the transfer portal, but schools who need a quick fix at quarterback need not apply....

Georgia QB Brock Vandagriff entering transfer portal
Former five-star quarterback Brock Vandagriff is leaving Georgia with a degree and entering the transfer portal....

Stuck behind 7th-year QB Cam Rising, Utah QBs hit portal
Utah quarterbacks Bryson Barnes and Nate Johnson are entering the transfer portal with the planned return of Cameron Rising for his seventh college season in 2024....

USC QB Caleb Williams will not play in Holiday Bowl
The college career of Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is now complete after three seasons, with head coach Lincoln Riley announcing Monday that the former Heisman Trophy winner will not play in this month's Holiday Bowl....

Clemson adds pair of $1M position coaches
Clemson named former Ole Miss head coach Matt Luke as the Tigers' offensive line coach on Monday, and his salary indicates how badly head coach Dabo Swinney wanted him....

Ohio State QB Kyle McCord enters transfer portal
Ohio State starting quarterback Kyle McCord entered the transfer portal on Monday....

Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel enters portal, weighing 2024 draft
Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel entered the transfer portal while weighing his plans for the 2024 season....