David Ubben

How often do college football players actually transfer?

How often do CFB players actually transfer now?

I looked at the top 50 prospects at every position from the Class of 2021 and tallied how many times each transferred.

Then we told some of their stories.
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NEW: @davidubben.bsky.social and I played around with #CFB26 Dynasty Mode.

Here's what's new, what we like and what we'd still like to see.

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🎮 We've played the new #CFB26 playbooks and they're a LOT of fun.

New motions, Gadget, more Wildcat, throwbacks. (Check out Penn State)

"The possibilities here are endless" - @davidubben.bsky.social

We discuss on the new Bunch Formation. Watch/Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation

🎙 New Bunch Formation with @davidubben.bsky.social

- The 10 most impactful transfers you need to know

- What to expect at this week's CFP meeting

- We Remember Some Guys and debate the ethics of the Rocco's Jell-O Shot Challenge at the CWS.

🎧 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation

The EA Sports College Football 26 teams we are most excited to play The pressure is on Brent Venables and Oklahoma to perform on the actual field, but on the virtual field, the Sooners are guaranteed fun.

Which teams are we most excited to play with in #CFB26?

@davidubben.bsky.social, Antonio Morales and I give our picks (some I've already tried out).

Oregon, SMU, Rice, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Navy, WKU and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...

The EA Sports College Football 26 teams we are most excited to play The pressure is on Brent Venables and Oklahoma to perform on the actual field, but on the virtual field, the Sooners are guaranteed fun.

Which teams are we most excited to play with in #CFB26?

@davidubben.bsky.social, Antonio Morales and I give our picks (some I've already tried out).

Oregon, SMU, Rice, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Navy, WKU and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...

YouTube video by Bunch Formation Is Deion Sanders Colorado program "a circus" or is that just perception?

At this point, calling Deion Sanders' program at Colorado a circus seems devoid of reality.

Discussed with @chrisvannini.com on this week's Bunch Formation.

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From the CFB community on Reddit: [AMA] DAVID UBBEN & CHRIS VANNINI, senior reporters for The Athletic, co-hosts of the new Bunch Formation podcast! Ask questions, answers start at 1pm ET on Thurs (6/... Explore this post and more from the CFB community

AMA: @chrisvannini.com & @davidubben.bsky.social, senior reporters for The Athletic, co-hosts of the new Bunch Formation podcast will answer your questions!

Get them in now, answers start 1pm ET on Thursday: www.reddit.com/r/CFB/commen...

Upcoming AMA: @davidubben.bsky.social & @chrisvannini.com, senior reporters for The Athletic and co-hosts of new Bunch Formation podcast, will be answering your questions on Thursday (6/5) @ 1pm ET.

Post will be up on Wednesday to get in your questions early.

🎙 New Bunch Formation pod

I played EA Sports College Football 26, and I've got a lot of thoughts.

@davidubben.bsky.social and I talk CFB26 and explain what's really behind the College Football Playoff drama spilling into public.

🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts: linktr.ee/bunchformation

. @davidubben.bsky.social says App State-Michigan is barely a Top-25 game of the 2000s. I say it's easily Top 10. We argued about it on the latest Bunch Formation pod.

🎧 Full pod episode: linktr.ee/bunchformation

✍️ Full list of games: www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

🎙 NEW episode of Bunch Formation, w/ @davidubben.bsky.social and me

📊 Why the CFP changed to straight seeding for 2025 and what it means for 2026

🔥 We argue over the Top 25 coaches and games of the 2000s

✉️ Mailbag on G5, title game date and more

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Vince Young delivered a national title to Texas with one of the greatest individual performances in the history of college football.

The win over USC is No. 1 in our ranking of the 25 best games of the past 25 years: http://dlvr.it/TKwSnQ

Whoever made the list hates defense.

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🎙 The first episode of our new podcast BUNCH FORMATION is live!

@davidubben.bsky.social and I get into:

❌ The end of USC-Notre Dame?

🐏 Does Belichick drama matter?

🔥 Debating the Top 25 teams and players of the 2000s

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The Top 25 Teams And Players Of The 2000s, USC-Notre Dame's future and Bill Belichick drama Bunch Formation: A College Football Podcast · Episode

The first episode of Bunch Formation with @chrisvannini.com and me is live.

Introducing the show, Bill Belichick and top 25 teams and players of the last 25 years.

Why the USC-Notre Dame dispute is making us furious.

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🎙 Welcome to... BUNCH FORMATION: a new college football podcast from @davidubben.bsky.social and me!

We're back. Recording in person this week. Please follow the pod and join The Bunch!

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He 'knows how to win.' But what is Bill Belichick's approach to college football at UNC?

What lies ahead as Bill Belichick joins a rapidly changing sport?

How does the “33rd NFL team” actually operate?

How much is Jordon Hudson around?

@williamsjustin.bsky.social and I talked to players who spent spring at UNC & coaches around the ACC to find out. www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

He 'knows how to win.' But what is Bill Belichick's approach to college football at UNC?

What lies ahead as Bill Belichick joins a rapidly changing sport?

How does the “33rd NFL team” actually operate?

How much is Jordon Hudson around?

@williamsjustin.bsky.social and I talked to players who spent spring at UNC & coaches around the ACC to find out. www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

Life, love and why I spent four days driving across America with a 3-week-old baby I opened the car door and knew I was in trouble.

Call your mom. ❤️

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What's actually in Bill Belichick's new book?

I read all 289 pages and offered up 10 takeaways and some of the best quotes.

Spoiled milk, fat coaches, bowl opt-outs, Mahomes vs. Brady and what is conspicuously missing from Belichick's coaching memoir. www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...

What's actually in Bill Belichick's new book?

I read all 289 pages and offered up 10 takeaways and some of the best quotes.

Spoiled milk, fat coaches, bowl opt-outs, Mahomes vs. Brady and what is conspicuously missing from Belichick's coaching memoir. www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...

Shedeur Sanders, the 2025 NFL Draft’s biggest name, is also its biggest mystery The demeanor of a QB who had reality TV cameras around his life and in his house as a kid serves as a Rorschach test for NFL front offices.

The most-talked about prospect in the draft also has the widest range of outcomes.

Why NFL front offices are so split on Shedeur Sanders ahead of draft night: www.nytimes.com/athletic/630...

Deion Sanders does things his way at Colorado — will recent controversy change dynamic? The saga over the retired jerseys has been hotly debated in public and in private, but much is tolerated when a program is winning.

Greats from the proudest era of Colorado football ever feel slighted by Shedeur Sanders' jersey retirement.

“We’re celebrating mediocrity. Where are the wins? Where are the top-10 finishes?"

What does it mean for Deion Sanders moving forward? www.nytimes.com/athletic/630...

Watching Lee Corso on ‘College GameDay’ felt like the Saturday ahead: Anything could happen When Corso whipped out his Ticonderoga No. 2 pencil or dropped a “not so fast, my friend,” we were home.

Wrote about spending so many Saturday mornings with Lee Corso and why those of us who love college football love Lee.

On a legend who can never be replaced: www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...

Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is expected to transfer to UCLA, a source briefed on the process tells @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social and @davidubben.bsky.social.

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Inside 72 hours at Tennessee: How did it fall apart for Nico Iamaleava and the Volunteers? After three days of drama and spring ball at Tennessee, head coach Josh Heupel reiterated: "No one's bigger than the Power T."

After Nico Iamaleava's exit from Tennessee, only one of the top eight QBs in the Class of 2023 is still at the school he signed with out of high school.

Arch Manning.
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“On Friday, he lost the locker room."

Inside 72 hours at Tennessee: How did it fall apart for Nico Iamaleava and the Volunteers?

Good reporting from @davidubben.bsky.social and @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social:

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How did Nico Iamaleava’s $8 million marriage to Tennessee end with such an abrupt divorce?

Behind the scenes of a wild 72 hours on Rocky Top.

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