UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA’s FBS Oversight Committee has recommended eliminating the spring transfer window and having just a 10-day window starting on January 2. The committee is also proposing that December be a recruiting dead period. The Division I Administrative Committee must approve these changes, with a vote expected before October 1. FBS coaches unanimously supported the January portal proposal earlier this year. If implemented, the changes would allow coaches to focus more on coaching during bowl season. The spring portal period had many players and coaches juggling transfers and spring practice.
UNDATED (AP) — The new College Sports Commission says it has cleared more than 8,300 name, image and likeness deals worth nearly $80 million. The commission, which is in charge of approving contracts worth $600 or more between college athletes and third-party companies that pay them, says 28,342 students signed up on its NIL Go platform between June 11, when it launched, and Aug. 31. The platform was created as part of the House settlement, which allows schools to pay athletes directly for their NIL, while also offering them a chance to make money from outside groups. NIL Go is in charge of analyzing the outside deals.
UNDATED (AP) — All those top-10 matchups last week left college football fans wanting more. They’ll have to wait. It could be three weeks until there’s another one. That’s not to say there aren’t compelling matchups in Week 2. No. 15 Michigan at No. 18 Oklahoma is the only Top 25 matchup. Other games worth watching are Oklahoma State at No. 6 Oregon, South Florida at No. 13 Florida and Iowa at No. 16 Iowa State.
UNDATED (AP) — The Boise State Broncos could be on the cusp of ceding their Group of Five supremacy to the team that just beat them. Alex Golesh has been quietly building South Florida since 2023 when he took over a program that had won a total of 15 games over five years. He put together back-to-back 7-6 seasons that ended with bowl wins and will go into Saturday’s game at No. 13 Florida with a dymanic quarterback in Byrum Brown, a retooled defense and the boost of confidence that comes with last week’s 34-7 win over Boise State.
UNDATED (AP) — Week 2 in the Southeastern Conference offers a breather after an intense opening weekend. The highlight is No. 15 Michigan facing No. 18 Oklahoma on Saturday. It's their first meeting since 1976. Michigan comes off a win over New Mexico, led by Justice Haynes' standout performance. Oklahoma impressed with a victory over Illinois State, thanks to quarterback John Mateer's strong debut. In other games, No. 20 Ole Miss visits Kentucky, and South Florida heads to Florida. The SEC had a strong start, going 14-2 in Week 1, with all 10 preseason poll teams staying in the Top 25.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU is 1-0 for the first time since winning a national title in 2019. And coach Brian Kelly wants the third-ranked Tigers to demonstrate they can maintain the same focus and intensity against Louisiana Tech that they displayed at Clemson in Week 1. LSU is listed as five-touchdown favorites against the Bulldogs. The previous week, the Tigers were slight underdogs on the road against another top-10 team. Kelly says LSU has a standard to uphold regardless of the opponent. He says he's reminded the Tigers that they came out flat against Nicholls State last year and that Louisiana Tech players are bound to treat this matchup as one of the biggest of their careers.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Gunner Stockton showed what the 2025 Georgia offense designed for his versatile skills at quarterback may look like in last week’s 45-7 opening win over Marshall. Stockton’s second chance for No. 4 Georgia comes on Saturday when the Bulldogs face Austin Peay in their final Southeastern Conference warmup game. On Sept. 13, Georgia opens its SEC schedule at Tennessee and returns home one week later to face Alabama. Stockton passed for two touchdowns and ran for two scores while leading Georgia with 73 rushing yards last week, prompting coach Kirby Smart to say “He’s a warrior.”
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has opportunities to improve after its loss to Ohio State with a game at home against San Jose State on Saturday. The Longhorns dropped from preseason No. 1 to No. 7 in the AP Top 25. They don't face another Power Four opponent until October 4th against No. 13 Florida. Senior defensive back Michael Taaffe emphasizes playing to a standard regardless of the opponent. Texas struggled with red zone scoring and quarterback Arch Manning faced challenges. San Jose State lost to Central Michigan last week.
