Your weekly serving of college football roster acquisition thoughts — recruiting, transfer portal, you name it — from 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins.  ‘Race for No. 1’ through a dream class prism Back in the day, college football recruiting media used to cover the pursuit of the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class like a horse race. Who led after May? Who led after June? …

The top prospect in the state of South Dakota has committed to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Shawn Hammerbeck is a 6-foot-6, 260-pound offensive lineman for Winner High School in Winner, SD. Hammerbeck selected the Husker over Kansas State, Minnesota, and Texas Tech. Reports have Nebraska looking at the offensive lineman as a tackle, although he has been identified as a possible …

Three-star linebacker Myles Johnson from the 2025 recruiting class has decommitted from Alabama football, Johnson announced on Wednesday. It comes shortly after the decommitment of four-star athlete Zymear Smith. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Brewton, Alabama native out of T.R. Miller High School originally committed to Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide on Oct. 14, 2023. Alongside Anthony Rogers, Johnson was one …

How ESPN projects 49ers players will perform statistically in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers collectively are expected to dominate the 2024 NFL season. But how will San Francisco’s many stars perform individually? ESPN’s Mike Clay recently released statistical projections for all 32 NFL teams and their players, and here’s how some notable 49ers are supposed …

Dyersburg defensive lineman Kalen Edwards has committed to Kentucky football, he announced Wednesday on the ‘X’ platform, formerly Twitter. The 6-foot-4, 330-pound senior and former Auburn commitment chose the Wildcats over Auburn, Ole Miss and Louisville. He decommitted from Auburn in March. He also had offers from Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, Georgia and Oregon. Edwards is a four-star prospect ranked as …

Jul. 3—WINNER, S.D. — Multi-sport standout Shawn Hammerbeck, of Winner High School, has announced his verbal commitment to play college football at the University of Nebraska. Hammberbeck, a rising senior, made his decision public at noon Wednesday with a post on X (formerly Twitter), choosing the Cornhuskers over several other Division I scholarship offers. According to the recruiting site On3, …

Wednesday was Dereon Coleman’s 17th birthday, but it was the University of Miami doing the celebrating. Coleman, Jones’ junior quarterback, announced his commitment to the Hurricanes on Wednesday. Jones junior quarterback Dereon Coleman committed to the University of Miami on Wednesday. “Miami just fits my personality and my gameplay,” Coleman said. “My whole life I’ve trained to be a Miami …

One of the biggest recruiting developments of the 2025 cycle is set to drop tomorrow as the top ranked wide receiver, Dakorien Moore, will announce his commitment Thursday, July 4, at 8 p.m. CT. The Duncanville (Texas) standout, and No. 4 overall prospect, is set to choose between Texas, LSU, Oregon, and Ohio State. With 24 hours to go before …

One Alabama Crimson Tide football commit in the 2025 recruiting class will no longer be heading to Tuscaloosa to continue his football career at the collegiate level. On Wednesday, 2025 four-star athlete Zymear Smith announced that he was decommitting from Alabama. The expectation is that Smith will ultimately commit to Mike Locksley and the Maryland Terrapins. He has received two …

There will be some fireworks on the Fourth of July. Will they be green and yellow? That much is left to be determined. On Wednesday afternoon, 5-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore announced that he would be making his college commitment on 4th of July at 6 p.m. PT. He is set to choose between the Ducks, Texas Longhorns, Ohio State …

A steady force lands on list of most important Eagles in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we’ll be counting down the top 25 most important Eagles for the 2024 season. 25. Brandon Graham24. Nakobe Dean23. Milton Williams22. Jake Elliott21. Nolan Smith20. Cooper DeJean19. Reed Blankenship18. Tyler Steen17. Devin …

LSU already had one top target making a decision on July 4 in four-star defensive lineman Zion Williams, and now he’ll be joined by the top receiver prospect on the board. Five-star receiver Dakorien Moore, the top wideout and No. 3 overall player in America, is set to choose between LSU, Texas, Oregon and Ohio State. Moore was previously committed …

The Giants’ decision to let running back Saquon Barkley walk in free agency was a calculation that with how much they’ve invested in quarterback Daniel Jones, they’re not paying him to hand off. That’s how Giants General Manager Joe Schoen described it in a personnel meeting shown in the most recent episode of Hard Knocks. As Schoen discussed why he …

With Josh Wallace — who came in late last offseason via the transfer portal — having moved on, one of the big question marks facing Michigan football this offseason is the cornerback who will be playing opposite Will Johnson. The Wolverines have some younger options, but none are proven as Wallace was during his time at UMass. But there’s one …

The Giants stuck with Daniel Jones as their quarterback this offseason and General Manager Joe Schoen revealed one of the reasons why during the premiere episode of the latest Hard Knocks season. Jones struggled on the field in the first five weeks before missing time with a neck injury and then returned to tear his ACL in Week Nine. While …