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President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding
President Donald Trump tried to put some teeth into his latest attempt to save college sports.

7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux — the world’s tallest basketball player — is transferring from Florida
Florida’s Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and the most popular athlete on campus, announced Tuesday he is entering the transfer portal.

Transfer portal gives new coaches a shot at a quick turnaround — and LSU’s Lane Kiffin tops the 2026 rankings
How 12 of the 17 Power Four programs with new coaches fared in the college football transfer portal, which officially closed Friday.

Florida hires Jon Sumrall as its new coach, but he’ll stay with Tulane for the postseason
New Florida coach Jon Sumrall has made four conference title games in four years as a head coach at Troy and Tulane.

Florida State is keeping coach Mike Norvell, who vows to make fundamental changes
Florida State has lost 13 of its last 16 ACC games, dropping Mike Norvell’s record to 7-17 since winning the conference in 2023.

Olivier Rioux, the 7-foot-9 Florida center, becomes the tallest player in college basketball history
Olivier Rioux, the 7-foot-9 Florida center, became the tallest player in college basketball history Thursday when he made his debut in a 104-64 victory over North Florida.

Auburn fires coach Hugh Freeze after 12th loss in his last 15 SEC games
Hugh Freeze failed to fix Auburn’s offensive issues in three years on the Plains, scoring 24 or fewer points in 17 of his 22 conference games.

Florida fires coach Billy Napier, who went 22-23 in 4 seasons — including 5-17 vs. ranked teams
Florida AD Scott Stricklin pulled the plug on Billy Napier's tenure, which most of the Gators faithful thought lasted longer than it should have.

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little hits 70-yard field goal in preseason game
Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little made a 70-yard field goal to end the first half against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game on Saturday night.

Travis Hunter now practicing regularly on both sides of the ball for the Jacksonville Jaguars
At the start of training camp, Travis Hunter was working a day on offense and then a day on defense. Getting him to do both within minutes, sometimes seconds, was...
