Posts by Craig Smoak
WVU Football Bolsters Defense via Transfer Portal; In-State High School Player of the Year Commits to Mountaineers
By: Justin Walker, Clark Johnson & Jon Martin | WV Sports Chat Rich Rodriguez and the West Virginia football program needed to add depth to their defense through the transfer portal. They did just that over the weekend, getting commitments from four more defensive players. WVU also received commitments from two more offensive players. One…
Read MoreMeet the newest Knight, Alonza Barnett III
The uphill climb of the UCF Knights’ new QB By: Felix Rodriquez Long before he became a coveted quarterback in the transfer portal, Alonza Barnett III’s journey was filled with a multitude of obstacles that tested his resolve. But ever since playing high school football at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, head coach…
Read MoreOSU Wrestling: Jax Forrest Pins on Debut, Cowboys Shutout Sooners
By Marshall Scott | Pistols Firing Blog STILLWATER — Jax Forrest wrestled his final high school dual about a month ago, pinning his opponent in 19 seconds. After enrolling at Oklahoma State a semester early, he wrestled his first collegiate dual on Sunday, and that opponent lasted only 47 seconds. Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma 37-0…
Read MoreFootball Portal Additions, MBB Destroys Baylor
By: Garrett Ross Willie Fritz and the Coogs keep cooking in the transfer portal. Houston landed Florida transfer and kicker Evan Noel on Monday, a significant acquisition. Noel was the No. 1 overall kicker in the 2025 recruiting class, and given how many times kicker Ethan Sanchez saved the Coogs with his leg last season,…
Read MoreUCF football continues to work the portal, while MBB looks to make some noise in the Big 12
By Adam Eaton Wave two in the portal The UCF Knights coaching staff continued to work the transfer portal, searching for additions in key areas to bolster the 2026 roster. The most significant needs are along the offensive and defensive line, where the Knights lost key players to graduation and transfers. To rebuild, the Knights…
Read MoreWVU Football Had a Busy Week in Transfer Portal
By: Justin Walker, Jonathan Martin & Clark Johnson | WV Sports Chat Rich Rodriguez and the West Virginia Mountaineers are flipping the majority of the roster for the second consecutive year. Many of the new roster additions are coming from the high school and JUCO ranks, but WVU is still doing plenty of work in…
Read MoreWillie Fritz Works Portal; Kelvin Sampson Makes NC HOF
By Garrett Ross | 365 Sports Willie Fritz and the Coogs have added five players to the roster via the transfer portal, while 16 players have exited the program since its opening on January 2nd. Houston has been focusing on reinforcing their offensive line while adding some depth to the backfield. The headliner of the…
Read MoreCincinnati Football falls to Navy in Liberty Bowl, 35-13
By Keegan Nickoson | Bearcat Journal The weather was sloppy in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday evening, as was Cincinnati’s execution, discipline, play-calling and decision-making — basically all of it — in the Bearcats’ 35-13 loss to Navy. In a season that has taken a sharp downward spiral over the past two months, Friday’s rainy loss…
Read MoreThe Knights get active in the transfer portal, starting with QB
By Adam Eaton | Sons of UCF UCF solidifies QB1 with Alonza Barnett III The UCF Knights wasted very little time locking down the QB position with the signing of Alonza Barnett III from James Madison University. With the portal opening on January 2nd, Scott Frost and staff made the redshirt senior Barnett a priority, hosting him on January…
Read MoreMorris, Mestemaker Combo Prolific at Attacking an Area of the Field OSU Has Lacked In
By Marshall Scott | Pistols Firing Blog After seeing Drew Mestemaker highlights throughout the year, I dived into some stats with the hypothesis that Oklahoma State was going to get a big boost in the deep ball department with Mestemaker’s commitment to follow his coach up I-35 to Stillwater. That hypothesis proved true, but I…
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