What exactly would you, the reader, consider the goal for the 2024 season? Of course, if you ask Kirk Ferentz and his staff their end goal for the upcoming college football season, it would be to bring home the Big Ten championship. Now, even as fans, we all know that is a massive stretch for the Hawkeyes, who last won …
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Alabama lands commitment from 2025 4-star IOL Micah DeBose
The Alabama Crimson Tide football program received some huge news on the recruiting trail on Saturday night. During an official visit to Alabama, 2025 four-star interior offensive lineman Micah DeBose announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide. DeBose chose Alabama over other programs such as Florida, Ohio State, and LSU. Alabama has landed commitments from four offensive linemen in the …
Read More »In-state four-star RB Jabree Wallace-Coleman commits to Penn State
Penn State saw one running back commitment flip from the Nittany Lions to Auburn last week, but that spot in the Class of 2025 has already been filled by another running back recruit. Jabree Wallace-Coleman, from Philadelphia’s Imhotep Institute, committed to Penn State on Saturday evening. Wallace-Coleman, a 6′-0″, 205-lb running back, committed to the Nittany Lions following his official …
Read More »Another 4-star predicted to commit to Georgia football
It’s decision time for the class of 2025 and the Georgia Bulldogs are projected to land a lot of elite prospects. The latest top recruit that has been predicted, per 247Sports, to commit to Georgia football is four-star offensive tackle recruit Nick Brooks. The 6-foot-7, 345-pound offensive lineman has incredible size. Brooks plays high school football for John F. Kennedy …
Read More »Former Browns ball boy Tommy Rees says it ‘kind of still feels same’ as tight ends coach
BEREA — Tommy Rees can still remember what it was like the first time he was out on the Cleveland Browns’ practice fields. “Yeah, shagging Phil Dawson’s kicks and out here catching for the quarterbacks and got my first paycheck and all that,” Rees, the new Browns tight end coach/pass game specialist, recalled at the end of minicamp. “So I …
Read More »WATCH: Pat McAfee sounds off on the potential elimination of walk-ons in college football
Pat McAfee’s latest viral rant has a tangential connection to the Wisconsin Badgers. The rant was in support of walk-ons — a key pillar to the foundation of the Wisconsin football program. Related: Big Ten football offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator rankings for 2024 season The timing is relevant because recent court proceedings and industry chatter point toward college football moving …
Read More »2025 K Colton Chmelar has committed to Texas A&M
AggiesWire_CMTD_FB Boom! Texas A&M has added maybe the strongest leg in the 2025 recruiting class, as a kicker has remained a position of need after a season that saw several missed kicks that impacted multiple games during the 2023 season. With new head coach Mike Elko at the helm, the Aggies have secured 14 commitments in the 2025 cycle, led …
Read More »Fact or Fiction: Five-star WR Dakorien Moore is a Texas lock
Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney and national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson along with Jason Suchomel of Orangebloods.com and Ryan Young of TrojanSports.com tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE GORNEY: Biggest recruiting visits this weekend | QB Dominoes | Elite 11 thoughts | Elite 11 awards | Recruiting Rumor Mill ***** …
Read More »Shaquille Leonard waiting on an opportunity to sign with an NFL team
Free agent linebacker Shaquille Leonard is still hoping to play in the NFL this season. The 28-year-old Leonard told the Indianapolis Star that if a team calls him, he’ll be ready. “I’m more so just sitting back, getting the body healthy, and whenever the opportunity presents itself, we’ll give it a try,” Leonard said. “I just continue to be me …
Read More »Ranking Indiana football’s 2024 schedule from easiest opponents to toughest: Part 2
BLOOMINGTON — The difficulty level of Indiana football’s schedule ramps up at the end of the season. The Hoosiers have back-to-back matchups against Michigan, the defending national champions, and Ohio State with an open week in between. They scored 10 points combined on 385 yards of offense against their rivals last season. Indiana’s new staff would be thrilled to pull …
Read More »Longhorns TE Amari Niblack set for massive breakout season
After spending the first two years of his collegiate career with the Alabama Crimson Tide, tight end Amari Niblack has found a new home on the Forty Acres with the Texas Longhorns. Niblack announced his intentions to leave Alabama and enter the transfer portal shortly after the legendary Nick Saban’s retirement in January. It was a massive blow for the …
Read More »Meet Wisconsin football’s incoming class of 2024 freshmen: offense
Wisconsin football finished the class of 2024 recruiting cycle ranked No. 23 in the nation and No. 4 in the Big Ten. The class, the first full cycle of Luke Fickell’s tenure with the program, finished with the program’s first-ever blue-chip ratio of 50%. Recruiting is the lifeblood of any successful college football program. The incoming class of 2024 has …
Read More »Meet ‘massive’ Chris McClellan, Missouri football’s potentially pivotal new defensive tackle
Owasso High always made sure the first person it sent off the team bus first before games was the same person. Chris McClellan. There’s a pretty simple reason. McClellan, a new Missouri football transfer at defensive tackle, now stands at 6 foot 3, 320 pounds. When he transferred to Owasso, a high school north of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for his senior …
Read More »Meet Wisconsin football’s incoming class of 2024 freshmen: defense
Wisconsin football’s recruiting class of 2024 has now all arrived on campus with training camp for the upcoming season right around the corner. The Badgers’ class finished the cycle ranked No. 23 in the nation and No. 4 in the Big Ten. The group is a strong statement by head coach Luke Fickell in only his first full recruiting cycle since …
Read More »Florida, Michigan football recruits on campus
Jun. 22—The final recruiting weekend of June has Illinois hosting a half-dozen Class of 2025 prospects. Beat writer Scott Richey spotlights the Florida-heavy group: Nicolas Clayton, OLB, F.W. Buchholz (Fla.) Clayton played an important defensive role for Buchholz in its run to the FHSAA Class 4S state quarterfinals. The Bobcats finished the season 13-1 with Clayton posting the best season …
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