2025 three-star tight end Brody Lennon was used to watching the tight end position. For most of his first two high school football seasons at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio, Lennon, a defensive end, was tasked with stopping one. But as a junior, Lennon found a home as a “complete tight end,” he said, one could be an in-line …

Those who take football recruiting visits to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs are often overwhelmed by the beauty of the 18,000-acre campus at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. One cannot blame a person for immediately thinking that is the place to be. Orlando Christian Prep transfer Thomas Young tried to push the gorgeous backdrop out of …

Tuesday’s grand unveiling of the annual Blue-Chip Ratio offered a glimpse at the teams history says are capable of winning college football’s 2024 national title. Unsurprisingly, the highest percentage of four- and five-star prospects in recent years began with Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia. But there was a big-name brand noticeably absent from the list that could have the ingredients …

Bills pass rusher Von Miller didn’t record a single sack in 2023, but he says it’s unfair to judge him because he was still dealing with the effects of his 2022 knee injury. Miller says the torn ACL he suffered in 2022 was so bad that it could have cost him the entire 2023 season. He played through it as …

On Thursday, EA Sports College Football 25 released its 25 offensive power rankings in the upcoming game. Tennessee did not make the list. Last season, the Vols ranked 19th in total offense, 36th in scoring offense, 50th in passing offense, ninth in rushing offense and tied for 73rd in red zone offense, according to NCAA statistics. EA Sports College Football 25 …

Jun. 27—Jahmale Clark will be a Minuteman in 2025. The Trotwood-Madison senior-to-be defensive back announced Thursday he has verbally committed to Massachusetts over Kentucky, Miami (Ohio) and Youngstown State. The 5-foot-10, 160-pound Clark is among more than two dozen area players in the class of 2025 to have at least one Division I FBS offer, and he is the ninth …

USATSI Former South Florida tight end Teigan Martin died from injuries sustained in a Monday car crash, USF announced Wednesday. Martin was a reserve for the Bulls during the 2023 season after spending the 2022 season at Liberty. The 6-foot-6 Minnesota native was a former multi-sport star in high school at Mayer Lutheran in Mayer, Minnesota, and considered a two-star …

Jun. 27—Ohio State’s 2025 recruiting class grew to 20 members Thursday with the verbal commitment of Brody Lennon. A 6-foot-4, 220-pound tight end from Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio, he chose the Buckeyes from more than a dozen suitors including Indiana, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Penn State and West Virginia. He is a three-star prospect who is ranked 22nd among …

The typical discussion surrounding a quarterback entering his second season is often capped by question marks. Can he push the ball more? Can he take fewer sacks? Did his team do enough to help him? How many #winz does he have? There is generally a growing optimism — justified or not — within the fan base and organization that the …

In a recent interview, Adam Breneman asked Lincoln Riley about the significant changes on USC’s defensive coaching staff. Riley explained the key criteria he used to select the new coaches. He emphasized the qualities he considered crucial for his ideal candidates. His goal: Develop players and restore dominance on defense to Troy. At the end of last season, Lincoln Riley …

EA Sports is bullish on the Florida football defense heading into the 2024 season. The video game company rated the Florida Gators as the 25th-best defense in the country for its upcoming College Football 25 video game. UF struggled defensively under first-year defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong last season, particularly in the second half of the year, when the Gators lost …

Nick Saban’s salary in his new role with Alabama athletics is official. The retired Alabama football coach will now make $500,000.04 for his annual salary at a monthly rate of $41,666.67, according to payroll documents The Tuscaloosa News obtained through an open records request. According to the form, in his position, this salary is part of a 40-hour work week. …

Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program. But when fans follow recruiting, they’re at the whim of the analysts who decide who are the best of the best coming out of high school. But coaches may have other ideas, players could be diamonds in the rough, and there’s also the development piece where players get better than previously …

Jackie Taylor (left) was a toddler when her father was killed. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) The memory of Sean Taylor has re-entered the ACC, via his daughter. Jackie Taylor, who was 18 months old when her father was tragically killed at home in an attempted robbery, will wear his No. 21 as a member of UNC volleyball, the program …

High School Football: Carrollton Trojans – Julian Lewis JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Rivals Five-Star is in the books and now it’s time to start the position breakdowns and give thoughts on each prospect who competed at the summer’s biggest event. We start with quarterbacks: ***** RIVALS FIVE-STAR: Offensive commitment predictions | Prospects on flip watch | Best one-on-one matchups | …