Daily Archives: June 2, 2024

Sting Factor: Ranking the decommitments of May

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Nine prospects decommitted from Power Five programs in May and Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney issues a Sting Factor for each of them. MORE GORNEY: Ten programs hosting huge visit weekends | Recruiting Rumor Mill ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …

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Recruiting Rumor Mill: National College Showcase

DETROIT – Rivals was in attendance for the National College Showcase at Wayne State in Detroit on Thursday. Several college assistants and head coaches were in attendance for the event. Minnesota coach PJ Fleck, Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith, Michigan coach Sherrone Moore, Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker and several others were seen checking out the talent. Here’s a rundown …

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Florida football gets crystal ball prediction for blue-chip 2026 QB

Florida football has been grinding away on the high school recruiting trail under the direction of head coach Billy Napier and his army of staffers. The program’s efforts are beginning to show signs of success thanks in part to a crystal ball prediction from 247Sports for four-star quarterback Will Griffin out of Tampa (Florida) Jesuit in the 2026 cycle. UPDATE: …

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Rivals Rankings Week: Who’s No. 1 in every state?

The updated state rankings for the 2025 class have been released. Take a look at who ranks No. 1 in each state. NOTE: Rivals currently has rankings for 36 states plus Washington D.C. More states could be added for the 2025 class during future rankings updates. ***** RIVALS RANKINGS WEEK MONDAY: Who should be No. 1? TUESDAY: Five-Star Countdown | …

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Texas has one of the top quarterback rooms in the country

When it comes to the best quarterback rooms in college football there is little doubt that the Texas Longhorns would be among them. After all, they have a former five-star signee as the starter and his backup was the No. 1 overall prospect of the 2023 recruiting class. Even with Quinn Ewers returning to the Longhorns for the 2024 college …

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New York Rangers’ ‘special’ season comes to unexpected end

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 2, 2024, 01:06 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Fla. — The New York Rangers didn’t see this end coming. They were the Presidents’ Trophy winners on the strength of a 114-point regular season. They breezed by the Washington Capitals, and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes handily to reach an …

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Four-star LB JaMichael Garrett to visit Auburn on Sunday

Auburn football’s weekend has become much more interesting. Six of Auburn’s top 2025 targets are in town this weekend for official visits, and one of Alabama’s top 2026 recruits is set to join them on Sunday. JaMichael Garrett, a four-star linebacker from Gulf Shores High School (Alabama) shared on X (formerly Twitter) Friday night that he will close out the …

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4-star QB Noah Grubbs commits to Notre Dame football

The Fighting Irish football program kicked off June 2024 on a positive note, with Noah Grubbs, a four-star recruit in the class of 2026, committing to the team. It’s a big recruiting win for the Irish and head coach Marcus Freeman and quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli, who landed the 6-foot-5 talent out of Lake Mary (Fla.) over Michigan, Florida, Miami …

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2026 Georgia linebacker set for another Ohio State visit

One of the biggest coaching moves Ohio State made this offseason was to promote James Laurinaitis to linebackers coach. This move has already paid dividends on the recruiting trail as the Buckeyes landed a commitment from 2025 four-star linebacker Tarvos Alford in late March. In the 2026 class, Ohio State has put out offers to 12 linebackers thus far.  Amongst …

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Lenoir savagely claps back at former 49ers WR Snead

Lenoir savagely claps back at former 49ers WR Snead originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir didn’t mince any words when talking about former 49ers wide receiver Willie Snead IV. Snead recently made a string of comments on social media that appeared to shade San Francisco, while also adding he wished to return to the AFC North …

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New era, new-look student section coming to IU football, Memorial Stadium this fall

BLOOMINGTON – Leaning into momentum created by Curt Cignetti’s hiring and subsequent team-building success, IU Athletics plans to alter the footprint of Memorial Stadium’s student section. In an effort to centralize that section, as well as bring it closer to the band and DJ providing gameday atmosphere, Indiana will expand the traditional student section on the northeast side of the …

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How the Florida Panthers got back to Stanley Cup Final

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 1, 2024, 11:10 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The New York Rangers spoke at length about delivering their “best game” to avoid elimination in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Florida Panthers let their on-ice play do the talking. The Panthers weathered an early push by the …

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North Dakota State head coach gives early thoughts on matchup with Buffs

Now that we’ve entered the month of June, it’s time to begin thinking more about Colorado football’s 2024 season opener against the North Dakota Bison. The Buffs are currently favored by about one touchdown, signaling that many are expecting a fairly close game on Aug. 29 at Folsom Field. Recently, new NDSU football head coach Tim Polasek, who was hired …

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Florida Panthers win 2nd straight Eastern Conference title

SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots, Sam Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko scored, and the Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive year after beating the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night. The Panthers — who lost the final to Vegas last year — won the Eastern Conference Final in six games. …

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