Jaiduan Cranford will play Division-I college football. The Metamora running back announced on social media Wednesday morning he has verbally committed to Northern Illinois. He held offers from NIU, Illinois State, Washington State and South Dakota. “COMMITED!!! let’s work,” the all-Mid-Illini Conference first-team selection posted on X.com. Cranford took a visit to Northern Illinois on June 5 and was offered a …

Senior Miles Kitselman enters his second season at Tennessee in 2025.  The 6-foot-5, 256-pound tight end appeared in 13 games during his first season at Tennessee in 2024. He recorded 22 receptions for 301 yards and four touchdowns. Kitselman also scored one rushing touchdown. He recorded a season-high 97 receiving yards and six receptions against Kentucky, including his longest reception …

The Oklahoma Sooners have seen a significant increase in the 2026 recruiting class over the last month, adding seven players since May 13. Ahead of a huge weekend with the ChampU BBQ, though, the Sooners saw a commit flip his pledge. Three-star interior offensive lineman Will Conroy flipped to North Carolina on Wednesday morning. Conroy initially committed to the Oklahoma …

The Florida Gators are staring down a .500 season in 2025, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). Florida football is projected to go 6.4-5.6, effectively a 6-6 regular season–ranking 12th in the SEC. It’s a tough outlook for head coach Billy Napier, who enters a pivotal fourth season under pressure to show progress. Despite the buzz surrounding quarterback DJ …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt has plenty of options for divvying up revenue sharing under the House settlement with a two-time national baseball champ and both men’s and women’s basketball coming off NCAA Tournament berths. Combined with a record of more losing seasons than bowl berths seemingly would make for an easy decision to invest anywhere but football. Not the Commodores. …

This time last year, Arizona State and Vanderbilt were routinely being picked to finish at or near the bottom of their respective conferences. It was understandable given Vanderbilt went 2-10 and Arizona State finished 3-9 the year prior. There was nothing obvious to indicate that significant improvement was on the horizon, yet it came anyway. The Commodores rose up to …

Two weeks after West Plains’ offensive lineman Keegan Collins announced his verbal commitment to Kansas State, another one of the best football players in the Texas Panhandle has come off the board. On Monday, Panhandle star Braxton Robinson announced his pledge to Army, joining the Knights 2026 recruiting class. Robinson, a rising senior, earned First Team recognition on the 2024 …

We continue to get closer and closer to the start of the college football season (73 days for Ohio State fans, but who’s counting?), but in the meantime, the Ohio State football team continues to go through summer workouts as it prepares to open up fall camp on July 31. (Reminder: The first three fall camp sessions are open to …

Roster movement in college football, which is a near six-month process during the offseason, is finally complete. There will be a few stragglers hopping on rosters from the transfer portal and JUCO ranks. But, for the most part, teams are officially set going into the 2025 season. With the College Football Playoff field set to be at 12 teams once …

Rivals.com Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith has predictions on next week’s Rivals Five-Star event, a wave of commitments coming for Illinois and good news on the way for Oregon. MORE: Breaking down the 10 biggest commits from the weekend CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

The Georgia Bulldogs have been on a recruiting hot streak and now another top UGA target has set his commitment date. On Tuesday, North Oconee EDGE Khamari Brooks locked in his commitment date and will choose between Georgia and Alabama. He is one of many Georgia targets that have recently announced their commitment dates. Brooks, a four-star prospect, is the No. 14 …

Class of 2026 four-star quarterback and Omaha native Jett Thomalla flipped his commitment from Iowa State to Alabama on Tuesday. This was according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. The Nebraska native is ranked as the No. 13 overall quarterback in the 2026 class and the top player in the state of Nebraska, according to the On3 industry rankings. The quarterback had …

Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams on cover of EA Sports College Football ’26 EA Sports chose Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and Alabama’s Ryan Williams to be on the cover of College Football ’26. We talk to the athletes about what this moment means to them. We’re about three weeks away from the release date for College Football 26. And the biggest …

Class of 2026 four-star defensive back CJ Bronaugh decommitted from the Nebraska football program on Tuesday evening. The announcement was made by On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Bronaugh is the No. 14 overall corner in the 2026 class, and the No. 12 overall player in his class from the state of Florida per the On3 recruiting rankings. The corner originally committed to …

Michigan State football is bringing back the positive vibes thanks to a recent hot streak on the recruiting trail. The Spartans are in midst of an incredible recruiting run that has resulted in a their 2026 class jumping up the charts into the top 25 range nationally. Based on social media interactions I’ve cam across, this recent surge has brought …