26 QBs to watch in the 2026 transfer portal
From top targets to top backups, we've tiered QBs ahead of the transfer portal officially opening Jan. 2.
From top targets to top backups, we've tiered QBs ahead of the transfer portal officially opening Jan. 2.
Youngstown State QB Beau Brungard, the Missouri Valley Football Conference offensive player of the year, heads the list of student-athletes on The Associated Press FCS All-America team.
The Toledo Rockets have named Mercer's Mike Jacobs as the school's next football coach, calling the Ohio native "an extraordinary fit" for the program.
— L.J. Phillips Jr. rushed for a pair of touchdowns, Mikey Munn made two of South Dakota's four interceptions and the 11th-seeded Coyotes blanked sixth-seeded Mercer 47-0 in the second round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.
We've reached Week 14 of the 2025 college football season! Top games include Navy at Memphis and Texas A&M at Texas. Check out the full schedule now.
The Longhorns reduced the Razorbacks to bacon after their Week 13 win.
— It took until nearly Thanksgiving to gain bowl eligibility, but Clemson finally notched its sixth win of the season on Saturday.
— Devontae Houston ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns, Jacolby Criswell threw for 244 yards and another score, and East Tennessee State closed its regular season with a 28-26 victory over The Citadel on Saturday.
— J.T. Fayard threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns, Gerald Modest scored two touchdowns on the ground, and Wofford took down Chattanooga 35-13 on Saturday in each team's season finale.
— Deuce Knight accounted for 401 yards and six touchdowns, tying a school record, and Auburn beat lower-division Mercer 62-17 on Saturday.
— Marcel Reed threw three touchdown passes in the first quarter before sitting down early in the second as No. 3 Texas A&M built a huge early lead and rolled to a 48-0 win over FCS school Samford on Saturday.
— Taron Dickens threw three touchdown passes in breaking the Southern Conference single-season passing TD record and leading Western Carolina to a 48-6 win over VMI in a regular-season finale on Saturday.
We've reached Week 13 of the 2025 college football season! Top games include Tennessee at Florida and Missouri at Oklahoma. Check out the full schedule now.
— Braden Atkinson threw five touchdowns to four different receivers, tallying 326 yards passing, and seven different players found the end zone as Mercer defeated Chattanooga 63-17 in a rout on Saturday.
— Gerald Modest's 2-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner in Wofford's 16-14 victory over The Citadel on Saturday for the Terriers' third straight win.
— Chris Parson threw for 265 yards and a touchdown, added 53 more yards on the ground, and Austin Peay took down Samford 30-16 on Saturday.
— Trey Hedden threw a pair of touchdown passes to Evan James and Furman defeated VMI 32-14 on Saturday.
— Jackson Byrd threw the first three touchdowns of his collegiate career and East Tennessee State defeated Western Carolina 52-35 on Saturday.
A month before the playoff matchups are set and things are unsettled: The latest AP Top 25 college football poll has 19 teams in new spots, including Texas at No. 10.
The spotlight was on the Big Ten with a couple of playoff-bound teams barely escaping the weekend.
— Braden Atkinson threw three touchdown passes, CJ Miller ran for three scores, and Mercer defeated Western Carolina 49-47 on Saturday in a shootout to win the Southern Conference title.
— Devontae Houston ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns and East Tennessee State beat Samford 38-14 on Saturday.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 8-0 | 9-3 |
| Western Carolina | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| East Tennessee State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Wofford | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Chattanooga | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Furman | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| The Citadel | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Samford | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| VMI | 0-8 | 1-11 |