A Penn State football commit recently received his fifth star. Class of 2027 running back Kemon Spell was bumped up to a 5-star recruit on the 247 Sports composite rankings after a wave of updates on recruiting services. Following the update, Spell is listed as the No. 1 running back, No. 1 Pennsylvania native and No. 10 overall recruit in …
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5-star OT Jackson Cantwell visiting Georgia days before his commitment
The Georgia Bulldogs are pursuing talent in both the spring transfer portal and the 2026 recruiting class.The Bulldogs are positively trending for five-star offensive tackle recruit Jackson Cantwell, who is the top prospect in 2026 class. Cantwell has scheduled an unofficial visit to Athens, Georgia, before his upcoming commitment announcement. Georgia is among the final schools for Cantwell. He is …
Read More »Big 12 Spotlight: Recruits that may be impacted by recent portal movement
The movement of players during the spring transfer portal window won’t just impact other college football players, but high school prospects as well. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney looks at five recruits that may be impacted by recent portal additions in the Big 12. MORE: Recruits that may be impacted by recent portal additions in the Big Ten | …
Read More »Are teams avoiding players who don’t “love football”?
Football fans are often surprised to learn that some of their favorite football players don’t love the sport as much as they do. They love what football can give them — mainly, the money. There’s nothing wrong with that. Few possess the physical skills to play football at the highest level. Those God-given abilities don’t always come with an innate …
Read More »Robert Griffin III reportedly set to join Fox Sports as a college football analyst
Robert Griffin III will reportedly be calling college football games again in 2025. According to the Athletic, Griffin is set to join Fox Sports for its college football coverage. Griffin would replace Brock Huard on the network’s No. 2 team as Huard is leaving his post to coach his son’s football team. Advertisement Griffin will be paired with Jason Benetti. …
Read More »Some top in-state recruits choosing schools other than Wisconsin. Why?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel An aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. An aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., home of the Wisconsin Badgers. When offensive tackle Gavin Meier of Janesville Parker committed to the University of Minnesota in late March, it continued a notable trend of top-ranked in-state players choosing to play at schools other …
Read More »Four-star DL Tyson Bacon decommits from Tennessee football
Four-star defensive lineman Tyson Bacon decommitted from Tennessee football after being pledged to the Vols’ 2026 recruiting class since October. Bacon’s stock has risen the past few months. Since committing to Tennessee, he received scholarship offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia, Alabama and other Power Four programs, according to 247Sports. Now Bacon is re-considering his options. “First off I want …
Read More »West Virginia transfer Jack Sammarco commits to Alabama football
The Alabama Crimson Tide landed their first commitment of the spring football transfer portal Wednesday night, as former West Virginia tight end Jack Sammarco announced that he would be taking his talents to Tuscaloosa for the 2025 season. Sammarco is transfer addition No. 11 for Alabama so far this offseason, as well as the second tight end alongside Peter Knudson …
Read More »2026 four-star linebacker prospect schedules Tennessee football visit
Tennessee is recruiting towards its 2026 football signing class. Four-star linebacker Brayden Rouse included Tennessee in his top four schools, along with Alabama, Michigan and Texas. He also scheduled official recruiting visits to his top four schools, including Tennessee on June 20. “I’ve narrowed my recruitment down to four schools,” Rouse said. “I’m grateful to all the coaches who have …
Read More »NFL Draft consensus big board position rankings for Raiders needs
You never really know what each team’s draft board is going to look like. So each team is going to differ from the next. The best we can do is collect all the info we have form talent evaluators and see where the pieces land. The other thing we can do is focus our attention on those areas in which …
Read More »Recruiting Rumor Mill: Front-runners emerging for top prospects
So much is happening on the recruiting trail that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. MORE GORNEY: UCLA will emerge from Nico Iamaleava drama as the big winner Advertisement CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team …
Read More »QB Brendon Lewis’ journey from Colorado to Nevada to Memphis football
It finally hit Brendon Lewis early in 2024 — time was running out. Like the rest of the Nevada football team, Lewis hadn’t had a great 2023 season. The Wolf Pack went 2-10, coach Ken Wilson was fired and everyone’s future was in flux. As he tells it, that’s when his mentality flipped. “I realized I don’t have a lot …
Read More »Takeaways from Notre Dame HC Marcus Freeman’s final spring presser
The biggest news on Wednesday for Notre Dame football was head coach Marcus Freeman letting everyone know that the quarterback race will continue through the fall. However, that wasn’t all that the Irish coach discussed during his time with the media, as he touched on multiple different topics regarding Notre Dame football. It seemed like it was a very successful …
Read More »Texas A&M’s 2026 class is ranked 2nd in On3’s SEC industry rankings
Texas A&M’s 2026 recruiting class is officially contending for the No. 1-ranked cycle by the end of the year, and after flipping four-star cornerback Victor Singelton, who was previously committed to Illinois, the Aggies’ 2026 class rose to 4th in the 247Sports class rankings and 6th in On3’s rankings. On Wednesday, On3’s updated industry rankings focused on the SEC. Coach …
Read More »Ranking the top 300 NFL prospects
The NFL draft starts April 24 in Green Bay, Wis. By the time it ends sometime late afternoon on April 26, 256 players will have heard their names called as they realize the first step of their pro football dreams. Here’s the Beacon Journal’s list of the top 300 prospects heading into the draft, starting with a former Heisman Trophy winner atop …
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