Coming off the most successful season of his tenure in Happy Valley, where does Penn State head coach James Franklin among his peers in the profession going into 2025? Franklin continues to be a coach who inspires debate about his place in the college football world, and there are worthy arguments to be made both in his favor and against …

Savannah Christian’s Elijah Griffin looks over the New Hampstead offense on Friday, August 23, 2024 at Pooler Stadium. Savannah Christian Prep defensive lineman Elijah Griffin is the No. 3 prospect on the USA Today High School Sports Top 100 composite football recruiting rankings for the class of 2025. Griffin was the 2023-24 Coastal Empire High School Sports Awards Defensive Football …

Feb. 4—The first Wednesday in February used to be an unofficial holiday for college football fanatics, at least the subset who follow recruiting closely. Over the years, that group grew from small to a significant portion of the fanbase at places like Ohio State, making National Signing Day a major event from coast to coast that hijacked the attention of …

LSU football has a new director of football operations. JR Belton was promoted to the role on Tuesday, per a report from CBS Sports and 247Sports. He had served as the program’s recruiting director for the duration of Brian Kelly’s tenure in Baton Rouge. In his new position, Belton will work with Kelly and general manager Austin Thomas to oversee …

Opposing fanbases made fun at the expense of Ohio State by claiming them as the “offseason champs” before the 2024 college football season began. It wasn’t meant to be a compliment, but a knife in the back of coming up short on more than one occasion (in their eyes) despite having a slew of talent on the roster. The Buckeyes …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a three-star linebacker from Missouri. Mason Marden of Saint Louis announced on Tuesday that he’s received a scholarship offer from Michigan State. He took to social media platform X to make the Spartans’ offer known. Marden ranks as the No. 59 linebacker prospect in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2026 class. He’s …

The sponsor of a Georgia Senate bill that would exempt college athletes from state income tax for compensation they make through NIL deals said he’s “basically calling it the Kirby Smart bill.” Brandon Beach, a Republican who represents Senate District 21 that includes north Fulton County and Cherokee County, said Georgia football and other state programs are at a recruiting …

The close to the recruiting season is officially here for Florida football. February’s National Signing Day is fast approaching. Even though the occasion has lost much of its hype due to the emergence of Early National Signing Day in December, it still presents one last opportunity for Billy Napier and the Gators to secure the final uncommitted recruits — and …

To have one player make it to the Super Bowl from a local high school is quite an accomplishment. But to have two from the same school in the same game is a “rare feat,” says Mallard Creek High School Football Coach Kennedy Tinsley. Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Jordan Davis and Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Lineman DJ Humphries both played …