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1. Georgia/Bama
2. Michigan
3 Oregon/Washington
4. Florida State

On the fringe: Texas

Pretty much written in stone. However, should Texas win out and Bama beat Georgia, then Texas gets in and there won’t be an SEC team in the playoff- only because Texas beat Bama straight up.

I don’t see Ohio State getting in regardless of what happens going forward.

Michigan owned OSU up front when they salted the game away. Couple that with a missed FG and OSU lost.

IMO McCord isn't good enough either

In a way you are right. Back a few years ago, if you won the Sugar, Rose, etc, you still might be voted in.

Now that isn't possible if it isn't a BCS championship designated bowl game. I think that thought is what will expand the field to 16 teams. Some of those other bowl games will lose attendance and then companies willing to pay for naming rights. I don't know who sponsors the Peach bowl...Allstate maybe? Those companies aren't going to be willing to put up several millions of dollars if people don't go or watch.

It will be interesting to see what happens over the next several years.

What is he, 1-5? 1-6? against top teams?

The Peach Bowl is sponsored by Chick-fil-A...it's in Georgia after all!

With the impact of legalized sports gambling throughout the country, I'd argue sponsorship does not likely to decrease. There may even be an increase in bowl games if possible.

I meant meaningless in the sense that if it is not a playoff game for the national championship, it is meaningless to most Ohio State fans.

1-6 vs top 5 teams. A James Franklin-like effort.

When Lou Holtz said OSU was soft maybe in a funny way he was trying to warn Ryan Day while there was still time left.

Holtz was on Woody Hayes' staff and was a good coach in his own right. I wish Day had listened because Holtz was exactly right. An overall frustrating game today.

Key points:

-Kyle McCord isn't it. He's not good enough. It's nothing personal. I don't know if he can improve or not but just imagine him with no Harrison. I want someone else either from the transfer portal, campus, or off the street. Maybe I could try out! I'm in my thirties but it's all good. I could be like the QB from Notre Dame, lol.

-The defense was flat out embarrassing! They looked like they were going through the motions! Completely apathetic and didn't care. I'd fire Jim Knowles as soon as he gets back to Columbus, I am not kidding. Dude didn't make any have time adjustments and did not blitz at all. I have NO IDEA what schemes he was calling but it looked like zone and soft ass coverage instead of man. If I didn't know any better I'd think he was Joe Woods.

-I've seen Ryan Day be successful. It's frustrating. Not all of it is his fault but some of it is. I was really encouraged when we had the drive where we just kept running it. That was beautiful. We should have kept doing that. It is ironic that when we kept it away from McCord is when we had our greatest success. That should tell you something about where our strengths lie. If we're a running team then that's fine.

Indeed. You'd think I would have remembered that since I live about 4 miles from the Georgia state line, but there are a lot of things I don't remember these days.

I thought the DL was a main culprit in the loss. By the 2nd half, the offense figured it out a bit (after a really sluggish start of course), but the D couldn't get off the field. Got bullied when it counted.

Ryan Day cannot continue as HC on one of the top 5 college football programs in the country in the last 15-20 years. If He was coaching a top 10-25 that would be acceptable. But, he's not. Ohio State players fans, and alumni deserve better.

the buckeye fans don't "deserve" anything.
They, the team, can't find better,
he's lost seven games in Four years.
I don't know what more people expect from Ohio State in football, year after year they bring it, and they are in or at the top of the toughest conference every year, and they have won two titles since 2000. They are in the 4 team playoff almost every time, and no other team in the U S A can claim what they can, except maybe 2, or 2 and a half, Clem, GA, AL,
What can you expect more from Ohio State, they would be wise to lock up Ryan Day for a few more years.

Oh, and their @uarterback, ..........Kyle McCord, he ain't all of that this year, they lost the michizgan game on two of his bad plays, interceptions, one for almost seven points.

Will Johnson is a sophomore, so he isn't draft eligible. Plus, most don't sit out going into the playoffs.

Age has mellowed me a bit, and I have lost much of my OSU allegiance over time. I can't say much about Day. I think he is a good coach. Back in the 80's, OSU was still very solidly my 2nd team behind the Gators.

John Cooper was a good coach, but I got to the point that I knew that somewhere later in the season the team was going to get Coopered. That is what I called that late season stunner, so I get the angst many people are feeling. I just don't care about OSU enough anymore to get worked up over the situation.

I can't see a scenario where the Buckeyes make it either.

Too many undefeated teams going in to their conference championships. Even if they lose, they won their half of the division and played in the championship game.

The big 10 is now like old Conference USA was, going coast to coast. If the conference wants to do what is best for the conference and not what individual teams want, they probably need to split OSU and Michigan in to different divisions. The conference could do what the SEC did some years ago when it expanded. It kept teams having a tradition rival in the other division. As an example, TN and Alabama are in different divisions, but play each other every year due to the long standing tradition of the 3rd Saturday in October.

OSU and Michigan could still play each other every year, though they might need to move it earlier in the season. That way, the team that loses could still win their division and set up a rematch in the championship game, especially if the Big 10 remains a 2 horse race which for the most part it has for the last 50 years.

I say they might want to move the game in to maybe early Oct. You wouldn't want the 2 teams to meet the last game of the season, then meet again a week later. That just wouldn't have the same luster. Having 5-6 weeks would do much to rebuild the excitement and anticipation and make all the other games meaningful to help build the anticiption.

My hope for the Big 10 is the new teams bring some life to the league. It isn't about the top team or two in the league. It's about the quality through the rest of the league. In the SEC, most of the time there is some question as to who is actually going to win the game. The Big 10 is a betting league. There isn't much question on who is going to win the game, it is about will a team cover the spread?

Starting next year, the Big 10 won't have divisions at all. The 2 best Big Ten records will play for the conference championship at the end of the year. So OSU and UM could play twice in a row.

McCord enters the transfer portal.

And that wouldn't be good. That is why I said they would be wise to move the regular season game to earlier in the year.

In this era of expanding leagues you might not be able to maintain all of the same traditions. I don't think many would want to see OSU/Michigan playing in back to back weeks.

Kyle McCord enters transfer portal
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IMO, not a big loss. He improved as the season went on but is, and likely never will be, anything better than mediocre. He throws a nice ball when their is zero pressure but even just minor pressure and he can 't deal with it. Again, just my opinion, but he didn't win the starting job, he got it by default because the others competing against him just weren't any better.

Here is an article an a link on the transfer portal and who has already entered. I don't know most of these guys but one that I have seen over the years that I do like is Will Rogers the Qb from Mississippi State


NCAA football transfer window 2023: Live updates, news

College football's 30-day winter transfer portal window is officially open, as players have until Jan. 2, 2024 to enter the portal for their one-time transfers. It doesn't mean they have to find their new schools by then -- or that they can't return to their previous schools -- but they have 30 days to decide whether they want to be in the portal.

More than 2,100 NCAA football players entered the portal in last December's transfer window -- the most of any month since the transfer portal was created in fall 2018.

This year, we've already seen several players announce their intentions to enter the portal, some of whom were eligible to enter early because their head coach was fired (or left the program) or because they already have undergraduate degrees. A few of the quarterbacks who already are in the portal include Ohio State's Kyle McCord, Washington State's Cam Ward, Duke's Riley Leonard, Oregon State's DJ Uiagalelei and UCLA's Dante Moore,

Who's next to enter the portal? We're tracking notable players entering (and exiting) the portal, with the latest news and updates on how the 2024 season could be transformed:


Ohio State QB Kyle McCord

The junior enters the portal as one of the higher-profile players to do so this year. He started every game for Ohio State in 2023, throwing for 3,170 yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions. He went 11-1 as a starter and had three 300-yard passing games.

During his news conference on Sunday discussing Ohio State's bowl game, coach Ryan Day was noncommittal to McCord's future as OSU's starter.

"When you come up short, the bottom line is you got to look at everything, because you didn't get it done, and that's the thing that is just sobering here," Day said. "At 11-1, you come up short on the last possession, it's just not good enough. So you got to look at everything, and we will look at everything."


Florida State QB AJ Duffy

The redshirt freshman quarterback told ESPN on Sunday night he intends to enter the transfer portal. Duffy, who threw just seven passes over two seasons at FSU, will be immediately eligible with three years of eligibility remaining. He was the No. 60 overall recruit in the 2022 class.


Baylor TE Drake Dabney

Dabney, who caught 33 passes for 552 yards and five touchdowns this season, announced on Sunday night his intentions to enter the portal. He was a three-star high school recruit in the 2020 class.



Portal entrants from before the window officially opened

Colorado OL Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan


Christian-Lichtenhan is a 6-foot-10, 315-pound junior, originally from Davis, California. He redshirted in his freshman season at Colorado in 2020, but played in five games along the offensive line during the 2021 season. He started in eight games in 2022, and was the starting left tackle this season for coach Deion Sanders. He is departing from an offensive line that struggled mightily in pass protection during 2023.

Washington State QB Cameron Ward


Ward transferred into the WSU program from Incarnate Word prior to the 2022 season, where he was a second team FCS All-American player and the Southland Conference offensive player of the year. He went 10-3 in 2021 with Incarnate Word and threw for 4,648 yards, 47 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

He continued that success in 2022 at Washington State and was an All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention player. He started all 13 games and threw for 3,231 yards and 23 touchdowns.

Arizona State QB Drew Pyne


After starting his career at Notre Dame, Pyne transferred to Arizona State last season. But because of injuries, he was sidelined for the most of 2023, only appearing in two games in September. In those two appearances, he threw two touchdowns and three interceptions. Pyne expects to have three seasons of eligibility left once he graduates with his degree.

South Alabama WR Caullin Lacy

The South Alabama wide receiver had over 1,300 receiving yards for the Jaguars this season to pair with seven touchdowns. He's in the portal as a graduate transfer.

UCLA QB Dante Moore


Moore was the No. 2 prospect overall in the 2023 class out of Detroit, Michigan. He originally committed to Oregon out of high school, but flipped to UCLA and signed with the Bruins. Moore appeared in nine games this season as a true freshman and threw for 1,610 yards, 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Prior to his commitment, he showed interest in Michigan State, Texas A&M, LSU, Miami and Michigan among others.

Oregon State QB DJ Uiagalelei


The former Clemson QB, who was one of the big names in the portal last season is planning to leave the Beavers. In his lone season in Corvalis, DJU was improved in almost every category compared this previous two seasons starting at Clemson. In 2023, Uiagalelei threw for 2,638 yards and accounted for 27 total touchdowns.

NC State QB MJ Morris and DT C.J. Clark


Morris, a sophomore, began the season as NC State's backup with plans to be a backup and redshirt. He ended up starting four games before opting to sit out the rest of the season to preserve his redshirt. Morris played last season as a true freshman after Devin Leary went out for the season with an injury. Morris has thrown for 1,367 yards with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions, completing 57.8 percent of his passes during his career at NC State.

Clark was a starter on the defensive line for the Wolfpack. He had 22 tackles in 2023.

Clemson WR Beaux Collins


Collins, a junior, will be immediately eligible for his final year. He has caught 91 passes for 1,290 yards and 11 touchdowns over three seasons.

Duke QB Riley Leonard


Leonard, a junior, started all 13 games for the Blue Devils during the 2022 season and threw for 2,967 yards, 20 touchdowns and six interceptions. He also had 699 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns and was an All-ACC honorable mention selection for his performance. He played in seven games this season, missing games because of a toe injury suffered against Louisville, and finished the season with 1,102 yards passing, three touchdowns and three interceptions. He added on four rushing touchdowns and 352 yards on the ground.

Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall


Coastal Carolina starting quarterback Grayson McCall entered his name in the transfer portal as a grad transfer on Wednesday. McCall dealt with an injury this season that allowed him to play in just seven games where he threw for 1,919 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions under new coach Tim Beck. McCall threw for 2,700 yards, 24 touchdowns and two interceptions in 11 games during the 2022 season. He has 10,005 career passing yards and 88 career touchdowns.

Duke DT Aeneas Peebles


Peebles, a graduate transfer, played 411 snaps this season, racking up four sacks, 40 total tackles and a forced fumble. He had 3.5 sacks over the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

Indiana OL Matthew Bedford


Bedford, who started 10 games this season and played both right guard and right tackle, is the 17th Hoosiers player to enter the portal since Nov. 27, according to ESPN's Tom VanHaaren. That includes four of their starting offensive linemen. Bedford allowed just one sack in 2023.

Temple QB E.J. Warner


The Owls' sophomore quarterback is moving on after starting two years for Temple. He was AAC rookie of the year in 2022. In his career, he has thrown for 6,104 yards with 41 touchdowns and 24 interceptions.

Cincinnati DB/LB DeShawn Pace


Cincinnati defender Deshawn Pace announced that he will enter the transfer portal. He plays the STAR position for the Bearcats, a safety and linebacker combination, and led the team in total tackles in 2023 with 80 tackles. Pace also led the team in tackles for loss with 11 and had five pass breakups on the season.

Northern Illinois WR Trayvon Rudolph


Rudolph, who had 46 catches for 499 yards and two touchdowns this season, intends to enter the transfer portal, a source told ESPN's Pete Thamel. Rudolph caught 51 passes for 892 yards and seven scores in 2021.

Minnesota QB Athan Kaliakmanis


Kaliakmanis had 1,838 passing yards with 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions, while completing 53.1% of his attempts for Minnesota, which finished 5-7. He added two rushing touchdowns. He took over as Minnesota's top quarterback after starting five games as a freshman in 2022, going 3-2 with 946 passing yards and three touchdowns. He has two seasons of eligibility left.

Wake Forest QB Mitch Griffis


After replacing Sam Hartman, who transferred to Notre Dame last year, Griffis struggled this season. He went 124-for-207 for 1,553 yards with nine touchdowns and seven interceptions as Wake Forest finished 4-8. Wake Forest backup QB Santino Marucci also announced he would be transferring.

Purdue WR Deion Burks


A sophomore from Minnesota, Burks has decided to leave Purdue. With 47 catches for 629 yards and seven scores, Burks was the Boilermakers' leading receiver in 2023. Burks was a three-star recruit in the Class of 2021.


Miami QB Tyler Van Dyke and RB Donald Chaney Jr.


After an up-and-down career with the Hurricanes, Van Dyke entered the transfer portal, saying, "I am looking forward to the next chapter and what my future holds." A fourth-year junior, had been the starter since the 2021 season. He threw for 2,931 yards, 25 touchdowns and six interceptions in 10 games in 2021. His performance that season earned him ACC Rookie of the Year and ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. Injuries and inconsistency hampered his next two seasons as Van Dyke threw 17 interceptions over the last two seasons and has played for three different offensive coordinators.

Chaney, a sophomore, had 478 yards rushing this season and two touchdowns. He was, at certain times, the Canes' feature back, and he had double-digit carries in three games and 106 yards against Georgia Tech and 85 yards against Florida State.

Notre Dame C Zeke Correll and DE Nana Osafo-Mensah


Correll, who started 10 games for the Irish this season, enters the portal as a graduate transfer and will have one year of eligibility remaining. Correll was a veteran presence on the Notre Dame line but missed the final two games of the season with a concussion. He was a four-star prospect, ranked No. 148 in the 2019 ESPN 300.

Osafo-Mensah started one game this season before finding a reserve role on the Irish defense. In five seasons in South Bend, he had 47 tackles and five sacks.

Boise State WR Eric McAlister


A sophomore receiver, McAlister had a big season for the Broncos in 2023. He had 47 catches for 873 yards and five scores. He averaged 18.6 yards-per-catch in 2023.

USC WR Raleek Brown


Brown, a sophomore who saw limited action in 2023, has decided to leave USC. He had only three catches on the year. He was a highly ranked recruit in USC's 2022 recruiting class. Ranked No. 64 overall, Brown was the highest-ranked offensive recruit in the class.

Indiana OL Matthew Bedford, Carter Smith, Kahlil Benson, Zach Carpenter


Part of an exodus of Hoosiers players after the firing of coach Tom Allen, Indiana has four of five starting offensive linemen entering the portal. Benson and Carpenter will be graduate transfers, while Smith and Bedford have multiple years of eligibility left.

Kansas State QB Will Howard and RB Treshaun Ward


Howard, who led Kansas State to a Big 12 title in 2022, has decided to move on as a graduate transfer. Howard led Kansas State with 2,643 passing yards and 24 touchdowns with eight interceptions, completing 61.3% of his passes. After sharing time with Adrian Martinez to begin the 2022 season, he emerged as the Wildcats' top quarterback for their run to a conference title. Howard, who will have one year of eligibility left, has 5,786 career passing yards with 48 touchdowns -- a team record -- and 25 interceptions, as well as 934 career rushing yards and 19 touchdowns.

Ward will move on as a graduate transfer after four seasons at Florida State before playing for the Wildcats in 2023. He has had more than 500 yards rushing in a season the past three seasons and 17 career touchdowns.

Baylor QB Blake Shapen


After starting 23 games over three seasons in Waco, Shapen has decided to transfer. As a true junior this season, he will have at least one season of eligibility remaining. He had 2,188 yards passing with 13 touchdowns in 2023. Shapen is a former four-star recruit from the Class of 2020.

Mississippi State QB Will Rogers


Will Rogers, who has thrown for 94 career touchdowns, is leaving Starkville after the Mississippi State coaching change. Rogers played in every game in the 2021 and 2022 seasons before injuries limited his 2023 season. In eight games this season, Rogers threw for 1,626 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. In four seasons with the Bulldogs, Rogers threw for 12,315 yards, completing 69.4% of his passes.


Michigan State QBs Katin Houser and Sam Leavitt; OT Spencer Brown


Houser, a redshirt freshman, who played in seven games this season, plans to transfer and has three years of eligibility remaining. He played in 11 games this season and finished with 1,132 passing yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions.

Indiana QB Brendan Sorsby


A day after the Hoosiers fired coach Tom Allen, their starting QB is moving on as well. Sorsby, who started parts of the 2023 season, played in 10 total games and finished with 1,587 yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions. He also had 286 yards rushing and four touchdowns on the ground. He was a three-star recruit in the Class of 2022.

Utah QB Nate Johnson


With Cam Rising returning for a seventh year and Bryson Barnes, who started for for most of the 2023 season also back, Utah freshman signal-caller Johnson has decided to move on. Johnson started three games this season, going 2-1, and accounting for 734 total yards and 12 touchdowns. From Clovis, California, he was a four-star recruit and ranked 93rd overall in the 2022 ESPN 300.

Texas A&M QB Max Johnson


Johnson, who started 12 games at LSU in 2021, then eight over two seasons at Texas A&M, is entering the portal as a graduate transfer. He was the Aggies' starter in 2022 for three of their first four games before being injured and redshirting. Johnson then battled Conner Weigman for the starting job this season. After Weigman was injured in late September, Johnson was again the starter for the next five games before injuring his ribs. In total, Johnson has thrown for 5,853 yards and 47 touchdowns over four collegiate seasons. Johnson was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2020, ranked No. 129 overall in the ESPN 300.

Texas Tech QB Tyler Shough


Shough started his career at Oregon before going to Texas Tech. He has accounted for 36 touchdowns in five collegiate seasons and was an ESPN 300 recruit in the Class of 2018.

Texas A&M WR Raymond Cottrell


Cottrell entered the portal after the firing of Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher. Cottrell, a freshman from Milton, Florida, had just one catch for 13 yards (it went for a touchdown) this season. A four-star recruit in the Class of 2023, Cottrell was the 23rd overall receiver in the class.


https://www.espn.com/college-footba...nsfer-window-live-news-updates-takeaways

McCord was probably told they were going to find another QB

I’m guessing they said the job isn’t guaranteed to be yours, I doubt they flat out said you aren’t starting next year.

I saw this coming. During the Michigan game, he missed a couple wide open wr’s. - Didn’t even look in their direction. I could see Ryan Day questioning him when he went back to the sideline.
I think that McCord improved over the course of last season. This whole NIL/Transfer Portal thing is taking away from the quality of college football.

Is Kyle McCord actually Wayne from Letterkenny?

Yours seems to be the correct explanation.....

OSU's McCord enters transfer portal after Day noncommittal about quarterback position

https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...0Ew1FBbOvSdHeB9Yjhv_HMRmi1FiJWAB1tGrF3Sw

College football transfer portal: Best fits for top 10 quarterbacks on market in loaded 2024 class
Here's where some of the best quarterbacks available on the transfer market could land


The NCAA winter transfer window opened on Monday, Dec. 4, and the portal filled with several notable quarterbacks almost immediately. In fact, this seems like the most loaded crop of signal callers to hit the market since the NCAA implemented the transfer portal a couple of years ago. From high-upside young guns to grizzled veterans, programs that are desperate for immediate help should not have much trouble finding it.

As of Dec. 6, 17 quarterbacks hold a four-star grade in 247Sports' transfer rankings. Five of the top-10 transfer prospects, regardless of position, are quarterbacks. By comparison, there were 16 total four-stars for the entire 2023 cycle.

Scroll down the list of the 10 best available quarterbacks and you'll see a litany of former five-star prospects or guys that have put up staggering numbers with starting experience at the FBS level. With some major schools looking for a new stud to lead their offense entering the 2024 season, it felt appropriate to take a look at the best fit for each uncommitted top-10 transfer quarterback.

Aidan Chiles, Oregon State
247Sports transfer grade: 96 | Best potential fit: Michigan State

This one is pretty elementary. Jonathan Smith, who recruited Chiles to Oregon State and coached him during his true freshman season with the Beavers, left to take the Michigan State job. From that point it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Chiles would follow him. Smith made an effort to give Chiles plenty of opportunity last season as the freshman played in nine regular-season games. Chiles would often enter a few drives into each contest, regardless of score, and spell starter DJ Uiagalelei. Chiles finished the year completing 24 of his 35 pass attempts for 309 yards and four touchdowns. He also finished fifth on the team in rushing with 79 yards and three touchdowns. Chiles has already had a year under Smith's scheme. This one fits like a glove.


Dante Moore, UCLA
247Sports transfer grade: 95 | Best potential fit: Michigan

Moore doesn't need to start right away. That much was made clear during his time at UCLA. The former five-star prospect showed plenty of promise as a true freshman, throwing for 1,610 yards and 11 touchdowns in five starts, but he struggled with turnovers and the Bruins ultimately turned to more experienced options later in the season. Moore could immediately step into a starting role at Michigan if J.J. McCarthy leaves for the NFL, but there's a strong chance that McCarthy returns for one more year in an effort to improve his draft stock. That would be ideal for Moore. He would get a year to learn Michigan's playbook and refine his skills without the pressure of taking a program to immediate success. This would also provide a return closer to home for Moore, who signed with the Bruins in 2023 out of Detroit.

Cameron Ward, Washington State
247Sports transfer grade: 94 | Best potential fit: Ohio State

Ward is sure to have a long list of suitors, but the Buckeyes would be hard to turn down if they come calling. Ryan Day cut his chops as a quarterbacks coach and has developed some of the most notable names at the position in recent history, including Justin Fields and C.J. Stroud. Ward brings legitimate chops as a high-volume passer, posting 6,963 yards and 48 touchdowns with just 16 interceptions in 25 games as a Cougar. He also seems like a much better fit for what Day likes to do than former starter Kyle McCord, who also recently entered the portal. While rushing ability isn't a prerequisite to play quarterback at Ohio State, it helps to have some mobility. Ward is great out of structure and can extend plays with his legs when the first reads aren't there, giving OSU's elite wide receiver corps more time to get open downfield.

Will Howard, Kansas State
247Sports transfer grade: 92 | Best potential fit: USC

There's a lot of buzz between Howard and USC already as Trojans coach Lincoln Riley searches for Caleb Williams' replacement. Howard doesn't exactly share Williams' skillset, but he's still a good scheme fit. Most notably, he has the rushing chops that Riley desires. Howard finished the 2023 season with 351 yards rushing and nine touchdowns. He's also a perfect bridge quarterback for the Trojans, which have a lot of young talent and depth they'd love to hang on to. Most notably, former five-star Malachi Nelson, a top-15 player in the class of 2023, seems like a QB-in-waiting for USC. Adding Howard would give Nelson another year to develop and ascend into the job naturally without scaring him away with a potential multi-year transfer.


Riley Leonard, Duke
247Sports transfer grade: 92 | Best potential fit: Notre Dame

Leonard's name was connected to Notre Dame from the moment he stepped into the portal. He's set to take an official visit to South Bend, Indiana, this week, and there's a chance he makes a decision pretty quickly after that. The timing would obviously line up well for the Fighting Irish. Leonard generated some legitimate NFL Draft buzz leading up to the season and delivered early with a big win against Clemson. Unfortunately, he suffered an ankle injury against -- ironically enough -- Notre Dame that kept him either shelved or severely limited the rest of the year. He would give Notre Dame's offense an entirely new look. The Irish have had some decent pure passers in recent years, including 2023 starter Sam Hartman, but Leonard blends effective passing with top-shelf athletic traits. He ran for 699 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2022 when he was fully healthy and had four rushing touchdowns in four games prior to his injury this season.

Dequan Finn, Toledo
247Sports transfer grade: 91 | Best potential fit: Miami

This may be an out-of-the-box selection, but all indications are that Miami is looking for a quarterback to replace veteran starter Tyler Van Dyke. The Hurricanes probably don't want someone long-term, as it seems they have a lot of faith in true freshman Emory Williams -- he started a couple games when Van Dyke got benched -- and they certainly want to keep him around for the future. Finn only has one year of eligibility remaining. Finn, the 2023 MAC Player of the Year, would be a jolt of energy and creativity for a Miami offense that has lacked those qualities at the quarterback position. He has 88 total touchdowns over the last three years and can get it done both on the air and the ground. While his big-play ability can lend itself to some mistakes and inconsistency, that's a gamble worth taking.

Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
247Sports transfer grade: 91 | Best potential fit: Oregon

Gabriel seems like a tailor-made Bo Nix replacement. He even has better collegiate credentials than Nix, who transferred to Eugene, Oregon, after a fairly up-and-down career at Auburn. Gabriel has thrown for 14,865 yards and 125 touchdowns in five seasons split between UCF and Oklahoma. He has the experience that Ducks coach Dan Lanning seems to covet when combing the market for a new signal caller, and he and Nix share a ton of similarities. Both are excellent on their feet. Gabriel averaged 4 yards a carry with 12 rushing touchdowns in 2023. Gabriel has played in a quick-read Air Raid system for basically his entire career, not too far removed from the RPO-heavy playbook that Oregon employs. Nix thrived in the very same structure that maximized his short-area accuracy and allowed him some creativity when the play broke down.


Kyle McCord, Ohio State
247Sports transfer grade: 91 | Best potential fit: Pittsburgh

There isn't much buzz out there on McCord. Miami could make sense here given reasons listed above. Pittsburgh also seems like a great match, however. He signed with the Buckeyes in 2021 out of Philadelphia, and his family has deep ties to the northeast, so he could covet a return closer to home. Pittsburgh's coaching staff, for their part, always seems to seek out veteran pocket passers with plenty of starting experience. The Panthers have brought in three transfer quarterbacks since Kenny Pickett left, and two of them had extensive starting experience at a program that ran a heavy pro-style offense. McCord is a natural fit for Pitt's smashmouth scheme -- much more so than he was at Ohio State.

Will Rogers, Mississippi State
247Sports transfer grade: 90 | Best potential fit: Washington

Washington is already a heavy favorite to land Rogers' services, providing the Huskies an immediate answer once Michael Penix Jr. leaves for the NFL Draft in the spring. Rogers is one of the most decorated quarterbacks in SEC history. He broke the conference's completions record in October 2022 and he leaves Starkville with 1,301 total completions. His 12,315 career passing yards ranks second in SEC history, as well. Rogers spent a lot of time in an Air Raid system under former Mississippi State coach Mike Leach, which means he's comfortable pushing the ball down the field. That's perfect for a Washington team that saw Penix boast a 10.4-yard average depth of target and lead the nation with 2,186 air yards in 2023. The Huskies also employ a lot of play action, which was another staple of Leach's Air Raid.

Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
247Sports transfer grade: 90 | Best potential fit: Syracuse

This is a bit of a dart throw as Syracuse breaks in a brand-new coaching staff with Fran Brown taking over the program. Reports indicate that Brown is targeting Jeff Nixon, who coached at Baylor under Matt Rhule, as his offensive coordinator. That seems to indicate the Orange will run a spread-style offense in which some power run concepts will be schemed. Van Dyke ran something very similar at Miami, which means there would be a level of comfort. Van Dyke is also familiar with Syracuse assistant Nunzio Campanile, who recruited Van Dyke to Rutgers out of high school. Moving to Syracuse would also mean playing closer to home for Van Dyke, who signed with the Hurricanes in 2020 out of Glastonbury, Connecticut. Van Dyke would give Brown and the Orange a reliable veteran with plenty of ACC experience that could help the program transition and lay a foundation in Year 1.


https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...terbacks-on-market-in-loaded-2024-class/

Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr. wins 2023 Biletnikoff Award

The Buckeyes have the best receiver in college football.

https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...zOm-COI3IaleANJFfWe49_IIUL8rjqJIdXnf7tTM

Fire Ryan Day. That is all.

Great Thursday
Lousy Friday.

As far as Day, I have to disagree. He had a week or so to get a guy with very limited snaps ready.

Nobody really cared about this game because not beating Michigan or making the playoffs was the real fail. However, Ryan Day will be fired next year when he loses to Michigan again.

Jim Harbaugh was right, Ryan Day was born on third base.

My hope is that Day takes a portion of his $9M yearly salary and consults with a leading plastic surgeon to repair the absurd bags under his eyes.

That was a thud. Much the same as hearing a 50lb sack of wheat hitting the floor.

I cared so much about the game that I didn’t realize it was on. 3 points? Yeesh. However, I think the Buckeyes will be just fine. Another top 3 recruiting class and no competition in the Big10 next year. I wouldn’t fire Day as there isn’t a better replacement available.

There will be some added competition. Next year Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA join the Big Ten.

Maybe that will help the quality of league play. If you want to be a really good team who is a legit national contender...and I am not saying the Bucks haven't had teams that were, but you can't keep walking in to your conference title game and win. If the Bucks don't make it, or lose the title game now and then, then you know you have a deep league.

It's no secret I am a SEC fan, but was a big Bucks fan back when Woody was around and still like the team, I just don't like the Big 10. It's been a 2 team league forever. That isn't to say a few schools popped for a few years here and there, but it is a 2 team league. The Bucks don't get tested enough in the season.

I don't care how good you were supposed to be or who opted out of the game, if you go out and lose to Georgia by 60 points you are nothing but punk pretenders.

Florida State should be ashamed they even accepted the Orange Bowl bid. Pitiful, but that is pretty much what those folks are.

Eh.............ish.

I am getting older and slower. I don't have any idea what you are trying to say.

Anyway, hope you and the family had a nice Christmas and have a happy and healthy New Year.

In this situation, it means "kinda" in reply to your post. Tough to replace starters, even though the Browns do it weekly.