Chris Hummer
@chris_hummer
National CFB writer & Transfer Portal for @247Sports/@CBSSports. Texas native. Hitting the corner 3 at a YMCA near you. Email: [email protected]
VIP Scoop: Miami has added a veteran defender to the roster ahead of fall camp. More on the Hurricanes' new roster addition: 247sports.com/college/miami/…
Nebraska is hiring Matt Pearce as recruiting coordinator, a source tells @247Sports/@CBSSports. Pearce was most recently Coastal Carolina's Director of Recruiting, where he helped sign the Sun Belt's No. 1 class in 2024. He's also a Nebraska alumnus. 247sports.com/college/nebras…

Saban to Fox News today: "I never really had a thought about getting back into coaching until two days ago. Miss Terry said I had to run the sweeper in the entire downstairs. While I was running the sweeper, the thought occurred to me, when you were a coach, you had a heck of a…
Nick Saban was asked three times by Fox News on Friday morning about whether he would return to coaching. Saban's final answer: "There is no opportunity that I know of right now that would enhance me to go back to coaching." 247sports.com/college/alabam…
Did Nico Iamaleava leave Tennessee because of money? "Not at all," he tells @CBSSports. "My family was strictly the main importance for me. I let my business team, my parents, handle that side of NIL. Just me being closer to family was the most important thing."
A bit more on the Boo Carter and Tennessee situation with @RJ_cfb and @JTalty. On an agent switch, a lot of uncertainty and what's caused all the tension. Important to note this is not a NIL dispute, per a source: "This is not a Nico situation." cbssports.com/college-footba…
President Donald Trump has signed his executive order on college sports: whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/20…
Colorado State is set to hire Baylor assistant linebackers coach Luke Johnson as its new defensive line coach, a source tells @CBSSports. Worked at Baylor the last two seasons after spending 2023 at Western Kentucky, where he worked with current Colorado State DC Tyson Summers.
Former Tennessee backup quarterback Gaston Moore has signed with USF, @chris_hummer and I have learned 247sports.com/season/2025-fo…
The Big 12's board is not interested in adding Memphis to the conference, soruces tell @CBSSports. Memphis drafted a proposal to join the Big 12 that includes providing the conference about $200 million in various sponsorships.
A Nevada federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to JUCO transfer Cortez Braham re: the NCAA's 5-Year Eligibility Rule. This is a major win for athletes amid recent NCAA victories against Jagger Giles and on appeal against Nyzier Fourqurean. heitnerlegal.com/wp-content/upl…
Blue-Chip Ratio 2025 🚨 The 18 CFB teams can actually win the national championship in 2025 🏆 @BudElliott3 breaks down the teams who have recruited well enough to win it all 🔗 cbssports.com/college-footba…
New Mexico defensive back transfer Nigel Williams has committed to Louisville, his rep @michaelsalvo of @nilsonsports tells @chris_hummer and me. Williams (@Nigel_jtw), who began his career at Northwestern, posted 58 tackles last season at New Mexico. 247sports.com/player/nigel-w…
A rundown of what to expect from the new-one time transfer portal window that will be open from July 7 to Aug. 5 and why Power Four front office officials agree it will essentially be a “big nothing-burger”: cbssports.com/college-footba…
Kansas cornerback Damarius McGhee has entered the transfer portal, per @chris_hummer and @mzenitz. Former top-90 overall recruit who began his career at LSU. Was a backup at Kansas last season.
.@chris_hummer ranked the Top 25 true freshmen of the century 📈 Do y'all agree with the Top 10? Full Top 25 breakdown 🔗 cbssports.com/college-footba…
The Pac-12 has formally invited Texas State to join the conference, a source tells @CBSSports. Texas State is expected to accept, but the deal will likely not be finalized until Monday, when its board is expected to meet. (@ASJSportsATX first to report)
Included in FSU's rev share contract drafts is this unusual language that basically gives the school the right to extend a player's contract, at will, without further negotiation. "That locks a kid in for the rest of his eligibility with no ability to negotiate."
Florida State's rev share contract drafts have drawn sharp criticism from those in the NIL space, multiple sources tell @CBSSports. Unusual stipulations include: - FSU's ability to extend a contract at the same rate throughout an athlete's eligibility window - A lack of…