CALEB WILLIAMS

Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz says his confidence hasn’t wavered even during an offseason in which Oklahoma transfer Caleb Williams’ name got mentioned as his potential replacement. Mertz is now working with a new receiving corps and new offensive coordinator as he attempts to gain consistency and live up to the lofty expectations that accompanied his arrival. “My confidence never really has gotten tested to the point where I doubt myself,” Mertz said Monday.

Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst says he never personally spoke with Caleb Williams when the former Oklahoma quarterback was considering potential transfer destinations before choosing Southern California. Chryst added that he did keep incumbent quarterback Graham Mertz informed about the situation as Williams was making his decision. "He understands,” Chryst said Monday, the day before Wisconsin opens spring practice.

Lincoln Riley says he didn't — and couldn't — talk to Caleb Williams between the day the coach left Oklahoma and the day his once-and-future star quarterback entered the transfer portal five weeks later. “There's a long period of time where there's zero communication,” Riley said Wednesday while announcing his February signing period class.

Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher is angry about rumors that booster-funded NIL deals are fueling the Aggies’ recruiting success.

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Caleb Williams is transferring to Southern California, following his former coach Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to the Trojans.

Caleb Williams will be playing for Lincoln Riley after all. 7 overall prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, will be transferring from Oklahoma to join Riley at USC, the quarterback announced Tuesday. Williams entered the transfer portal on Jan. 3. Williams took over as the Sooners’ starter in October, replacing Spencer Rattler, who has since transferred to South Carolina. For the season, Williams completed 64.5% of his passes for 1,912 yards, 21 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.

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Former Eastern Michigan star quarterback and Super Bowl champion Charlie Batch isn’t holding back on his pursuit of bringing Oklahoma signal caller Caleb Williams to his alma mater. Batch tweeted to Williams, who recently entered the transfer portal, that his company, GameAbove Capital, would pay Williams $1 million to play for the Eagles for one year. “Hey @CALEBcsw (Caleb Williams’ twitter account), have you considered Eastern Michigan?” Batch wrote. Despite entering the portal, Williams said in a statement he hadn’t ruled out a return to the Sooners just yet. Eastern Michigan recently signed a naming rights deal with GameAbove, and EMU’s Convocation Center was recently renamed the George Gervin GameAbove Center.

Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams says he is entering his name in the transfer portal so he can speak with other schools but has not ruled out staying with the Sooners.

One of the nation’s top college football players has entered the transfer portal. Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams announced Monday that he is entering the transfer portal but is leaving the door open for a return to OU. “I think we all come to college to find our own path and prepare for the future,” Williams wrote on Twitter. And Shane Beamer, who was instrumental in recruiting Williams to Norman, has since left to become the head coach at South Carolina. For the season, Williams completed 64.5% of his passes for 1,912 yards, 21 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.

Kennedy Brooks ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns as No. 14 Oklahoma rode a dominant first half to beat No. 15 Oregon 47-32 in the Alamo Bowl.

Oklahoma hasn’t made the official, on-field jump to the SEC, but ex-Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler has. 1 high school QB recruit in the 2019 class, announced his plans to transfer to South Carolina on Monday. Rattler, a 6-1 pro-style QB from Phoenix, committed to Oklahoma with much fanfare in 2019. South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer was an assistant at Oklahoma from 2018 to 2020. South Carolina will take on North Carolina (6-6) in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30.

Highly touted quarterback Spencer Rattler will try to restart his college career with South Carolina in a major acquisition for Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer.

Iowa State running back Breece Hall is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the year for the second year in a row.

Oklahoma has introduced Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as its head coach.

Former Pinnacle quarterback Spencer Rattler announces he has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Spencer Sanders threw for a touchdown and ran for another and No. 7 Oklahoma State beat No. 10 Oklahoma 37-33 on Saturday night to keep alive its College Football Playoff chances and stop the Sooners’ streak of Big 12 titles at six.

Gerry Bohanon threw a touchdown and ran for two more scores as 18th-ranked Baylor won 27-14 to end fourth-ranked Oklahoma's FBS-best 17-game winning streak.

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley made a quarterback switch that put a Heisman Trophy hopeful on the bench and a freshman at the helm of a top-10 team.

Caleb Williams threw for 402 yards and six touchdowns and No. 4 Oklahoma finally put together a complete game, rolling past Texas Tech 52-21 on Saturday.

Caleb Williams threw two touchdown pass, ran 40-yards for a score on a pivotal fourth down and No. 3 Oklahoma rallied to beat Kansas 35-23 and avoid an enormous upset.

Caleb Williams had a big starting debut for No. 4 Oklahoma, throwing for 295 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score in the Sooners’ 52-31 victory over TCU on Saturday night.

Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler was a preseason Associated Press first-team All-American.

Last year, Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler’s benching against Texas was temporary.

Kennedy Brooks ran for 217 yards and two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter as sixth-ranked Oklahoma beat No. 21 Texas 55-48.

Gabe Brkic’s 30-yard field goal as time expired gave No. 4 Oklahoma a 16-13 win over West Virginia.

For about 45 minutes late Saturday afternoon, college football was on overload.