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Latest portal cycle shows top transfer QBs don’t come cheap

Close to 200 Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks entered the NCAA transfer portal by the deadline last week. That doesn't mean it was a buyer's market.

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press January 21, 2026

AP file photo by Rick Scuteri / Quarterback Sam Leavitt, who played the past two seasons at Arizona State after redshirting as a Michigan State freshman in 2023, has transferred to LSU for his final year of college football.

Vols add transfer quarterback from Colorado; Carter returning

The Tennessee Volunteers are no longer moving forward with only two quarterbacks on scholarship.

By David Paschall January 18, 2026

Colorado Athletics photo / Former Colorado quarterback Ryan Staub committed Sunday to continue his career at Tennessee.

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Vols, Wildcats experiencing different fallout from Saturday’s outcome

It was only one college basketball game in mid-January. Yet it sure produced two very different news conferences afterward.

By David Paschall January 18, 2026

Kentucky Athletics photo by Chet White / Kentucky sophomore guard Collin Chandler and Tennessee freshman forward Nate Ament battle for the ball during Saturday afternoon's 80-78 win by the Wildcats in the Food City Center.

Lady Vols shake off slow start at Alabama, win sixth straight game

The Tennessee women's basketball team has won six consecutive games, including five straight to start SEC play, and the Lady Vols are unbeaten in their past four road games.

By The Associated Press January 18, 2026

Tennessee Athletics by Kate Luffman / Tennessee forward Janiah Barker had 11 rebounds and 10 points to help lead the 20th-ranked Lady Vols to an SEC road win against No. 21 Alabama on Sunday.

Big Ten, SEC lead CFP expansion debate with deadline looming

The leaders entrusted with making decisions about the College Football Playoff's future gave every indication Sunday that they remain stuck in a yearlong debate.

By EDDIE PELLS / The Associated Press January 18, 2026

AP photo by Mike Stewart / SEC commissioner Greg Sankey presents the league's football championship trophy to Georgia coach Kirby Smart, left, after the Bulldogs beat Alabama in the title game on Dec. 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Vols blow 17-point lead in loss to Wildcats: ‘It sucks to let the fans down’

The Kentucky Wildcats handed the Tennessee men's basketball team its only loss of 2025 inside the Food City Center. They dealt the Volunteers their first home loss of 2026, too.

By David Paschall January 17, 2026

Tennessee Athletics photo / Tennessee senior guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie had a game-high 24 points during Saturday's 80-78 home loss to Kentucky.

Vols add offensive depth with latest portal commitments

Tennessee's football program had a gargantuan NCAA transfer portal haul Saturday.

By David Paschall January 17, 2026

West Virginia Athletics photo / Former West Virginia offensive lineman Donovan Haslam committed Saturday to Tennessee for his final season of eligibility.

CFP title game will cap season, but college football’s chaos far from over

Once the legal wrangling over paying players got settled last summer, there was hope college football might finally stumble into something resembling stability.

By EDDIE PELLS / The Associated Press January 17, 2026

AP photo by Lynne Sladky / People walk past a display Friday at a fan festival in Miami Beach for the College Football Playoff national championship game between Indiana and Miami, which is set for Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Georgia men withstand second-half charge to beat Arkansas

The 21st-ranked Georgia men's basketball team jumped out to a quick double-digit lead, then outlasted a second-half run by Arkansas to pick up an SEC home win Saturday.

By The Associated Press January 17, 2026

AP photo by Colin Hubbard / Georgia's Jake Wilkins drives past forward Karter Knox of visiting Arkansas during Saturday's SEC matchup at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens.

Vanderbilt men fall to Florida in second straight loss after 16-0 start

The Vanderbilt men's basketball team has officially hit its first rough patch of the 2025-26 season.