The Fourth of July has become one of the hottest stretches on the college football recruiting calendar. Aside from the flurry leading up to the early signing period in December, few windows generate more sizzle. This holiday weekend proved no different, lighting up the trail with fireworks — both literally and metaphorically.
From the start of July through Sunday, more than 160 prospects in the 2026 class made their decisions, including 27 players ranked in the current Top247 and eight five-star recruits.
While Joey Chestnut was polishing off another Mustard Belt, college programs were firing up their own recruiting grills for a big feast. All the headline commitments reshaped the team rankings race, shaking up the leaderboard with roughly five months to go until the early signing period.
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Cody Nagel
Among the biggest winners — and movers in the top 20 — were Alabama, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Oregon, Syracuse and Tennessee, each making strides to strengthen their 2026 classes and solidify their positions in the recruiting race.
It takes a good amount to change a ranking at this point in the cycle. Knowing that, the below movement is pretty remarkable — with huge leaps from Oregon, Alabama and Syracuse and corresponding drops from teams who…
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Author : Cody Nagel
Publish date : 2025-07-07 23:45:00
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