From the origins of Appalachian State mascot Yosef to Florida's coach getting arrested in Cuba during the 1912 Bacardi Bowl, these are just a few of the hard-to-believe stories for college football's top teams.
Former North Carolina State starting cornerback Nick McCloud is joining Notre Dame as a grad transfer.
Remember when Texas A&M's Kenny Hill looked like the next Johnny Football? Or when Trevor Knight dominated Alabama's defense? Here are some of our favorite out-of-nowhere performances.
If college football is forced to play in the spring, it won't be the first time that has happened. You just have to go back to the 19th century.
If Power 5 leagues agree to a shortened conference schedule this football season, Notre Dame's AD says he's confident the Irish would "play a high-quality, full schedule, the same number of games other teams will play."
The Notre Dame tight end's father was on the Bears' practice squad. Now Kmet gets the chance to fill a bigger roll.
After going through the 2019 season with the least productive tight end group in the league, the Bears continued revamping their roster by taking Notre Dame's Cole Kmet in the second round of the NFL draft.
These players were transcendent talents who seemed destined for NFL superstardom. But for whatever reason, it didn't pan out.
Herschel was transcendent, Eric Dickerson was electric and The Boz was, well, The Boz. Let's look back at the players who defined a fascinating decade of college football.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 3-0 | 8-5 |
| BYU | 1-0 | 7-6 |
| Army | 1-0 | 5-8 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | 11-2 |
| New Mexico State | 0-2 | 2-10 |
| UMass | 0-3 | 1-11 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tyree | RB | Signed | 86 |
| Jordan Johnson | WR | Signed | 85 |
| Michael Carmody | OT | Signed | 84 |
| Michael Mayer | TE-Y | Signed | 84 |
| Rylie Mills | DE | Signed | 83 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | D. Tranquill | Wuerffel Trophy |
| 2015 | J. Smith | Dick Butkus Award |
| 2012 | M. Te'o | Chuck Bednarik Award |
| 2012 | M. Te'o | Dick Butkus Award |
| 2012 | T. Eifert | John Mackey Award |
