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2026 offseason timeline
40 storylines · 2051 wire events · February 2026 – November 2026
Spring44 June95 July337 August346 September and beyond1269
Spring: the roster resets 43 wire events, 8 of them MAJOR or louder.
Player Mar 6
Massachusetts — QB Logan Inagawa transfer commits from Drake
Major CFBD /player/portal
Player Mar 17
Northwestern — QB Nicco Marchiol transfer commits from West Virginia
Major CFBD /player/portal
Player Mar 23
Duke — QB Blaine Hipa transfer commits from Princeton
Major CFBD /player/portal
Player Mar 31
Texas — IOL Paris Patterson Jr. transfer commits from SMU
Major CFBD /player/portal
Player Apr 16
Texas — LB Darius Snow transfer commits from Michigan State
Moves sec CFBD /player/portal
Player Apr 17
Texas — CB Nick Hudson transfer commits from Brown
Major CFBD /player/portal
Player May 6
LSU — QB Kaden Martin transfer commits from Middle Tennessee
Moves sec CFBD /player/portal
June: the portal settles 89 wire events, 8 of them MAJOR or louder.
Player Jun 1
Utah — QB Brandon Rose transfer commits from Massachusetts
Major CFBD /player/portal
Program Jun 26
Kansas State — Kansas State promotes Logan Pawloski to head coach
Moves big 12 Official
Program Jun 26
Penn State — Chaz Coleman dismissed from Tennessee
Moves big ten Reported
Program Jun 26
Ohio State — Tennessee dismisses Ohio State transfer target
Major Reported
Program Jun 26
Memphis — DL Chris Stokes dismissed from team
Major Reported
Program Jun 26
Tennessee — Tennessee dismisses Chaz Coleman
Major Reported
Program Jun 27
Clemson — NCAA adopts 14-week football season
Moves acc Official
Program Jun 28
Georgia — Georgia releases projected depth chart
Major Reported
July: media days and the paper season 331 wire events, 8 of them MAJOR or louder.
Program Jul 1
Ohio State — Five-star recruit commits to Ohio State
Moves big ten Reported
Program Jul 3
Oklahoma — Tomorrow may mark the nation's 250th year of existence, but today is a milestone of equal importance...
Moves sec r/CFB
Program Jul 3
Iowa — Happy 7-3 to all who celebrate! Today we remember the game in which Iowa beat South Dakota State 7-3 with 2 safeties and a field goal
Moves big ten r/CFB
Program Jul 4
Texas — Five-star OT commits to Texas
Moves sec Official
Program Jul 4
Michigan — 2026 5 ⭐️ Brandon McCoy will stay at Michigan despite Dusty’s departure.
Moves big ten r/MichiganWolverines
Program Jul 5
Tennessee — Golesh leaves USF for Tennessee OC role
Moves sec Reported
Program Jul 6
Penn State — Khalil Taylor flips to Nebraska
Moves big ten Reported
Program Jul 7
Tennessee — Former Tennessee commit flips to SEC rival
Moves sec Reported
August: camp 341 wire events, 8 of them MAJOR or louder.
Program Aug 5
Georgia — Jalon Walker out for season
Moves sec Reported
Program Aug 11
Ohio State — [Marich] Michigan HC Kyle Whittingham on his comments about not hating Ohio State from Big Ten media days: “Do we have a better chance of winning if I hated them? I don’t understand. Whatever gives us the best chance to win, I’m all for it. I want to beat them worse than anybody.”
Moves big ten r/CFB
Program Aug 12
cfb — NCAA adjusts targeting/OPI penalty rules
Moves cfb Official
Program Aug 15
Clemson — Clemson freshman defender out for season
Moves acc Reported
Program Aug 16
Michigan — Michigan player out for season
Moves big ten Reported
Program Aug 17
Pittsburgh — day 1 of move in week and i’ve already seen the best flyer in the history of flyers
Moves acc r/Pitt
Program Aug 19
TCU — TCU QB1 named for UNC game
Moves big 12 Reported
September and beyond 1247 wire events, 8 of them MAJOR or louder.
Program Sep 1
Clemson — Clemson names starting QB for Week 1
Moves acc Official
Program Sep 1
Michigan — McCoy out for season
Moves big ten Reported
Program Sep 2
TCU — TCU player sues NCAA for eligibility
Moves big 12 Reported
Program Sep 2
Kentucky — Afari joins eligibility lawsuit
Moves sec Reported
Program Sep 2
Baylor — NCAA eligibility battle ongoing
Moves big 12 Reported
Program Sep 3
Oklahoma — Court grants Fely restraining order
Moves sec Reported
Program Sep 3
Texas Tech — Sorsby admits NCAA gambling ban
Moves big 12 Reported