In a Facebook posting earlier this month, Alryk Perry announced that he will be transferring from Syracuse and continuing his collegiate playing career elsewhere. That elsewhere was subsequently confirmed by the Syracuse Post-Standard to be Division II Valdosta State.
On his personal Twitter account Monday, Prevot announced that he has decided to transfer from Oregon and continue his playing career elsewhere. The defensive end’s decision to move on comes nearly two weeks after the hiring of Willie Taggart as head coach.
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Rob Likens has spent the past two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Kansas. Tuesday, Arizona State announced that it has added Likens to Todd Graham‘s coaching staff — as wide receivers coach. Likens will also serve as the Sun Devils’ passing-game coordinator.
Bryan Harsin has confirmed that Cory Young has decided to transfer out of his Broncos football program. Harsin intimated that, not surprisingly, an opportunity for a better shot at playing time triggered the redshirt sophomore’s decision.
Jaylan Foster, fresh off a Big South Freshman of the Year campaign with Gardner-Webb, announced on Sunday, via Twitter, he is taking his game to the Gamecocks t fulfill a dream he has had since a young age to play for a power conference program.
According to the Idaho Press-Tribune, the defensive back had previously been ruled academically ineligible for Boise’s Cactus Bowl matchup with Baylor; a team spokesperson subsequently said in a statement that “a violation of team rules” was the last straw and triggered the dismissal.
The College Football Playoff is entering its third year, with all 12 teams who have had the honor of fighting for a national championship hailing from the Power Five conferences.
As a result, there are reportedly some discussions from programs in the Group of Five — the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Sun Belt, and Mountain West — that are considering the possibility of starting their own playoff so they can get in on the action.
According to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, there are some schools that aren’t willing to settle for a New Year’s Six Bowl, so they hope to find a way to improve the postseason for their programs.
Lol, that's so biased. "Tuscaloosa, AL"
Football Scoop and multiple reports, only 10 days after accepting a job a Ole Miss’ wide receivers coach.
Hugh Freeze confirmed Lubick’s departure Monday morning.
Following up on reports that began gaining steam Tuesday morning, Indiana announced Wednesday that DeBord has been named as the Hoosiers’ offensive coordinator. The Muncie, Ind., native had spent the past two seasons in the same job at Tennessee. At IU, DeBord will also coach tight ends and carry the title of associate head coach.
It had been rumored for a handful of weeks that DeBord had been seriously leaning toward retiring from the profession. Instead of retiring, Jimmy Hyams of GridIronNow.com wrote, “DeBord… took the job at IU to be near family and grandchildren.”
On his Twitter account Tuesday, Na’jee Clayton intimated that he had decided to move on from Rutgers and would be joining Fleck’s Western Michigan football program. In a conversation with nj.com, the linebacker subsequently confirmed that Kalamazoo will serve as his new college football home
The program announced a new contract for Clawson that keeps him in Winston-Salem through 2024. Financial terms were not disclosed; USA Today‘s salary index placed him at $2.11 million in 2016.
The Wilson hiring, while not yet announced by the program, was seconded by FOXSports.com‘s Bruce Feldman.
According to Feldman, Wilson met with OSU today. An official announcement from the university is expected as early as Wednesday.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl last night drew a crowd of 54,077 for the Oklahoma-Auburn matchup at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, marking the game's lowest attendance figure since '39, when TCU-Carnegie Mellon drew 44,308 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Last season, the Sugar Bowl was also not part of the CFP semifinals, but was played on a Friday (Jan. 1), with the Ole Miss-Oklahoma State matchup drawing 72,117 fans (Austin Karp, Assistant Managing Editor).
REST OF THE NEW YEAR'S SIX: In Ft. Worth, Jimmy Burch noted Wisconsin yesterday beat Western Michigan in front of 59,615 fans at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium, and that figure "marked the lowest at any Cotton Bowl since 59,215 showed up" for UCLA-Texas on Jan. 1, 1998.
Meanwhile, yesterday's Rose Bowl, which featured USC-Penn State, drew a crowd of 95,218, marking the game's best crowd since '98 (Washington State-Michigan), which was the last season before the creation of the BCS system. The Capital One Orange Bowl on Friday night drew 67,432 fans to Hard Rock Stadium for Florida State-Michigan, which is down slightly from 67,615 last year for the game last year, which featured Clemson-Oklahoma in a CFP semifinal (THE DAILY).
SLAY BELLS: In Jacksonville, Garry Smits noted Georgia Tech's win over Kentucky on Saturday at the TaxSlayer Bowl -- formerly the Gator Bowl -- drew a crowd of 43,102 to EverBank Field, a figure that is the event's "lowest since 41,312 watched" Ole Miss-Florida in '58. UK fans "did their part, more than selling their allotment of 8,000 tickets and creating a sea of blue on one side of the stadium." Smits: "Georgia Tech and local fans ... not so much." Tech also was "involved in another sparsely-attended game," with 43,461 watching a loss to Miami in '00
CHARLOTTE'S WEB: In Charlotte, David Scott reported Belk Bowl organizers "were happy" with an attendance of 46,902 for Thursday's Virginia Tech-Arkansas game at Bank of America Stadium. It appeared that "at least 40,000 were dressed" in VT colors (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 12/30).
BEST OF THE REST: The Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Friday drew 68,496 fans to Nissan Stadium for the Tennessee-Nebraska matchup, marking a record for the event that started in '98. Last season's crowd of 50,478 for Louisville-Texas A&M was the low point since the game switched to an ACC-SEC format in '06. Meanwhile, the Florida-Iowa Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium yesterday drew 51,119 fans, down from 53,202 for Tennessee-Northwestern last season. Georgia's win over TCU in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Friday drew 51,087 fans, marking the game's lowest figure since 50,209 attended Southern Miss-Pitt in '97. LSU-Louisville on Saturday at the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl drew 46,063 fans to Camping World Stadium, marking the event's lowest figure since LSU-Wake Forest drew 38,142 in '79
boy is he going to be disappointed.....