College football’s first big recruiting weekend of summer will be a blast: High stakes for Alabama, USC, more

The next four weeks on the college football recruiting calendar is basically the equivalent of an extended Mardi Gras, the College Football Playoff and NFL Draft put together in a blender and spit out as recruiting nirvana. The jockeying for official visits were months upon months in the making, and there will be plenty of the prospects who wind up committing rather than making their second, third, or even fourth scheduled official visit.

So as Visitpalooza gets into full swing with recruits traveling to their destinations Thursday night or Friday, the 247Sports experts from coast to coast broke down the biggest visits they’re tracking during the first full-fledged recruiting weekend of the the 2025 cycle. Do not expect the Class of 2025 recruiting rankings to look the same a few days from now. 

Crimson Tide hosting QB Keelon Russell

“There are several tasty storylines during the first full week of official visits, but Duncanville Top247 QB Keelon Russell’s trip to Alabama ranks at the top. The SMU commit made his official visit to the Mustangs last week, and Rhett Lashlee and his staff will likely be counting the minutes this weekend as Russell visits Tuscaloosa. 

Alabama has been the most dangerous contender in this race over the last two months, and Kalen DeBoer has the ability to make a strong pitch having just developed Michael Penix. Russell has been vocal about wanting to play on a big stage and win at a high level, and the Crimson Tide could make their move with the top passer in the state of Texas this…

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Author : Brian Dohn

Publish date : 2024-05-31 16:51:22

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