Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks added another blue-chip member to the 2026 recruiting class early on Wednesday morning, picking up a verbal commitment from 4-star safety Xavier Lherisse. From Melbourne, Fla., Lherisse chose Oregon over the likes of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Alabama Crimson Tide, and Auburn Tigers. He stands at 5-foot-10, 185 pounds, and is the 10th …

Alabama football will have its fair share of production back in 2025, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Linebacker Deontae Lawson, cornerback Domani Jackson, defensive lineman LT Overton and safety Keon Sabb are just a handful of NFL draft-eligible returners for a Crimson Tide unit that shined in its first season with defensive coordinator Kane Wommack. But Alabama …

We have entered week three of the college baseball season, and as usual, rankings aren’t of the utmost importance this early in the season, but it is still interesting to see how teams stack up with one another. There is no unanimous No. 1 team in America as four out of five polls have the Texas A&M Aggies in first …

One LSU football commit is flying up the recruiting rankings. Earlier this week, On3 released a brand new On300 rankings for the 2026 recruiting class. Future LSU wide receiver went from unranked to being the No. 182 ranked player in the country. Darby was already a blue-chip on other sites, but now he gets his flowers from On3. Darby is …

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The top wide receiver in the 2026 recruiting class is visiting LSU football in the spring. According to On3’s Steve Wiltfong, Tristen Keys chose the Tigers as one of four teams to visit in the spring. The visit is scheduled for March 18. Keys will also travel to Tennessee, Texas A&M and Michigan. Earlier in February, Keys told On3 he …

The top offensive lineman in the class of 2026 announced his official visit schedule, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers did not make the cut. Jackson Cantwell is a five-star offensive tackle for Nixa High School in Nixa, Missouri. All four recruiting services rank Cantwell as the No. 1 offensive tackle in the class of 2026. On3 and Rivals also rank him …

The Oklahoma Sooners added a difference maker in the transfer portal with the arrival of quarterback John Mateer. The hope is the combination of Mateer and new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle will pay huge dividends in revitalizing the Sooners offense. Oklahoma finished No. 97 in the nation in points per game last year, averaging just 24 points per game. In …

Tennessee is working to expand its 2026 football recruiting class. 2026 wide receiver Tristen Keys announced he will visit Tennessee on March 10. He was offered a scholarship by Tennessee on April 2, 2024 and unofficially visited the Vols twice during the 2024 football season. On3 and 247Sports rank Keys as the top 2026 wide receiver, while Rivals lists him …

Jackson Cantwell, a five-star offensive line recruit, has finalized most of his official visits. Among them is a June 6th trip to check out the Georgia Bulldogs. He has also scheduled visits with Miami, Missouri, Michigan, and Oregon. A visit to Ohio State is planned, but the date is yet to be confirmed. Leading up to his official visits, Georgia …

He arrived with the blueprint and the coaching chops. Insert plan, change a program. Three seasons later, his team is down 34 points in the second quarter as the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. “It’s not about getting knocked down,” says Oregon coach Dan Lanning, “It’s about what you do next.” So here we are, and the …

Carson Beck cannot have nice things. Seriously, thieves steal his nice things, and then John Q. College Football Fan laughs at the college quarterback. When a crew of car bandits stole two of Beck’s rides and one belonging to his girlfriend last week, I detected no cries of “Justice for Carson!” Instead, a collective shrug ensued, as folks mused why …

Tennessee football will have almost its entire 2025 signing class on the field in spring practice, allowing freshmen to get a head start toward the regular-season rotation. Granted, most early enrollees develop steadily, play sparingly as freshmen and sometimes take a redshirt year. But a few flash so brightly in spring practice that it leads to significant playing time, and …

Class of 2027 four-star quarterback Trae Taylor is close to deciding where to play college football. The Huskers are very much on his mind as he narrows down his targets. Illinois, LSU, Michigan, Nebraska, and Texas A&M are all vying for his services. The Illinois prep star is coming off a stellar season for Carmel Catholic High School, during which …

SOUTH BEND — Half a lifetime ago, long before he would land at Notre Dame football as the replacement for the reigning Broyles Award winner, Chris Ash slept on the couch in the Drake football office. This was 1997, and funds were limited at the Division I-AA program. Yet Ash, just a year removed from an inspirational career as a …