Texas A&M’s elite 2026 running back commit, four-star Jonathan Hatton, and KJ Edwards are destined for productive college careers, and Hatton has shut down his recruitment and will sign with the Aggies in early December. Keeping two elite prospects at a premium position is a challenging task in today’s landscape, and with the 2025 season opener against UTSA just 17 …

The pressure on Grundy Center is going to be incredible this fall, as the three-time defending Iowa high school football state champions seek to join some exclusive company. But to get there, the Spartans will have to hold off the challenge of not just one, but two 2024 state champions. West Lyon moves down from Class 2A to 1A this …

Being a walk-on player in college football is a tough gig. There are no guarantees that you’ll have a spot on the roster from year to year, and there are even fewer guarantees that you’ll ever see the field.  The Oklahoma Sooners have college football’s most famous and most successful walk-on player of all-time as one of their alumni, former …

St. John’s Prep’s Chris Vargas throws a 4th-quarter touchdown St. John’s Prep’s star freshman quarterback lead the way for the Eagles in a 28-0 win over BC High at home Friday night. St. John’s Prep sophomore quarterback Christopher Vargas had one of the biggest moments of his young football career on Wednesday, Aug. 13 after he became aware that he …

LSU football cornerback DJ Pickett will make an immediate impact in 2025. The five-star freshman was one of LSU’s most talented defenders the moment he arrived on campus. But he’s not the only freshman with a chance to see the field. LSU safety CJ Jimcoily could eventually earn a spot in the rotation, too. Jimcoily was a three-star in the …

Five-star prospects are few and far between. There are 32 in 247sports.com’s Class of 2026, and that’s about par for the course. It’s the third consecutive year with 32 five-star recruits after there were 33 in the Classes of 2021 and 2022. With approximately 14,000 high schools playing football and more than a million athletes on those teams, a player …

LSU football needs to up its explosive play rate in 2025. LSU ranked No. 25 nationally with 431.5 yards, but not much of that yardage came from the big play. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier was effective in the quick game and intermediate areas, but LSU lacked the personnel to push the ball down the field. LSU’s lack of a run …

NORMAN — It’s been an interesting week on the OU football beat. Allegations circulated Monday evening after a series of screenshots showing Venmo activity from Sooners quarterback John Mateer’s account on Nov. 20, 2022, surfaced. The Venmo receipts twice referenced “sports gambling” and a specific game. Mateer, then a true freshman at Washington State, has since deleted all of his Venmo …