The most highly-regarded defensive player in the 2026 college football transfer portal is switching schools ahead of next season, and now two major programs hav

While the College Football Playoff continues, many players will be entering the transfer portal as they search for a change of scenery ahead of the 2026 season.

The College Football Playoff's final four teams are all coached by former assistants of the seven-time national champion.

The Tampa, Fla., native appeared in 33 games for the Crusaders and was named a 2025 Patriot League Second Team All-Conference selection.

With Kiffin now at the helm, LSU navigates what could be a busy offseason. That includes taking a look at the transfer portal, which opened on Friday and runs through Jan. 16. The new head coach has been known to use the portal, bringing in 32 transfer players last offseason with the Rebels, while losing 28.

Through the first part of Bowl Season, ESPN has seen strong returns on its non-College Football Playoff games. The biggest one, of course, was the Pop-Tarts Bowl. An average of 8.7 million people tuned in for the game,

The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times, and it is 31-19 on its top-rated college football money-line picks since the beginning of the 2024 season. Anybody following those college football betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

QB Brad Jackson threw for 173 yards for Texas State in a 41-10 win over Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday.