Not mad. He's still a traitor though. I mean, Arch could have spotted him the 400K My biggest takeaway is that Kirk Bohls now works for the Chronicle?
Trying to understand where this fits in. Highly touted redshirt freshman who is projected to start next season. https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/news/elijah-barnes-expected-to-enter-the-transfer-portal/ Edit: Texas apparently asked him to take a pay cut from his original deal coming out of HS. This sh*t is completely nuts.
All of this is ridiculous. The Washington QB just signed a deal for $4MM two days ago and then entered the transfer portal today. What's even the point of any of this? https://www.espn.com/college-footba...e-deal-washington-demond-williams-jr-transfer The whole system is an epic disaster.
This is utterly disgusting. Apparently both schools and players can renege on NIL agreements. "Madness" doesn't begin to describe this. In both college and professional sports, basketball fandom is far more about individual players than football. The jersey matters in basketball, but not as much as football. "One and done" permanently punctured interested in college basketball. Even though CFB fans care less about individual players compared to the team itself, churning so many players each and every year is going wear done fan interest.
Ranked #26 on espn's portal list: Brown had a fascinating journey before finally breaking through in 2025. The top-100 recruit from Mater Dei High School began his career at USC as a running back and had a solid freshman season before transitioning to wide receiver in 2023. He transferred to Arizona State for a fresh start in 2024 and to play running back again but struggled with a nagging hamstring injury. After bulking up 25 pounds without losing speed, Brown put it all together and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as the league's second-leading rusher with 1,446 yards from scrimmage and six TDs. He initially declared for the NFL draft in December, but he eventually opted to enter the portal ahead of his final season of eligibility. Scout's take: Very similar to Isaac Brown at Louisville and Hollywood Smothers at NC State. Brown is on the shorter side, but he has elite short-area quickness and 0-to-60 burst. He's a home run threat in the open field. Brown might not be an every-down pounder, particularly between the tackles, but he plays big for his size. He has really good ball skills and is a threat on the perimeter in the passing game and can make people miss in a phone booth as an inside runner.
More shenanigans. Per On3, kid agreed on a deal, turned around and asked for more which Texas agreed to, then turned around and asked for 4x more.
His agent just dropped him as a client. https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ops-demond-williams-jr-amid-qb-portal-dispute
This guy is so dynamic, they'll forgive him in a heartbeat assuming he locks back in. His $4.5 million is secure.
Holy crap, that's 2 of the 3 guys I said days ago would be a great fit at UT...and the 3rd guy decided to stay at Louisville (for now).
